The comrades are cracking up, reports Grist.
Month: June 2011
Sen. Lautenberg politicizes his dead sister to support EPA overregulation
Senate Republicans are apparently too polite to call out Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) on his shameless exploitation of his long-dead sister. Continue reading Sen. Lautenberg politicizes his dead sister to support EPA overregulation
Carbon 'markets' aren't
If you need more evidence that cap-and-trade isn’t really market-based, you need look no further than the latest collapse of the EU carbon market. Continue reading Carbon 'markets' aren't
Warmer: 'Fire Up the Grill, Not the Atmosphere'
In the wake of Brian Palmer’s BBQ-ing-causes-global-warming op-ed in today’s New York Times, we are even more excited about grilling several cows over many bags of charcoal this Independence Day weekend.
FDA panel right on Avastin
An FDA panel has rightly rejected Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer. Continue reading FDA panel right on Avastin
AAAS whines about FOIA requests for climate scoundrels Mann, Hansen
The global warming establishment feels real heat from skeptics and whines about it. Check out this release from the American Tradition Institute.
Chemicals on autopilot blame for autoimmune disease: Industry, chemists AWOL?
Does the chemical industry have any self-respect? Continue reading Chemicals on autopilot blame for autoimmune disease: Industry, chemists AWOL?
Cancer cluster among TSA screeners?
As much as we may dislike the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and its often over-the-top airport screening procedures, there is no reason to believe that airport body scanners present any sort of risk of harm to TSA workers. If there is a genuine surge in health effects among TSA employees who work near scanners, the surge is likely due to increased diagnosis and reporting of medical conditions as opposed to radiation exposure. There’s just not enough radiation exposure to workers from the scanners. The scanners can be opposed on grounds of intrusiveness and pointlessness but not safety.
EPA regulations — our economy's golden goose?
Every dollar spent complying with federal regulations returned anywhere from $2.13 to $14.90 during the 2000s, according to a new report from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). EPA rules accounted for approximately 84% of this alleged regulatory largesse. Needless to say, the OMB report is total nonsense. Continue reading EPA regulations — our economy's golden goose?
Climatewire: Unfair trade press (Part 2)
So I received the following e-mail from Climatewire deputy editor Lisa Friedman in response to my e-mail to editor John Fialka: Continue reading Climatewire: Unfair trade press (Part 2)
Climatewire: Unfair trade press
Why is perfectly legal funding for a climate skeptic a big trade press story but possibly illegal income paid to a government climate alarmist a non-story? Continue reading Climatewire: Unfair trade press
Black carbon and global warming?
The EPA’s Science Advisory Board has endorsed the EPA’s draft Report to Congress on Black Carbon, which concludes that black carbon emissions are the second or third leading cause of global warming. But check out the report’s charts on historical black carbon emissions (pages 4-37 to 4-39). Let us know if you find some correlation between historical black carbon emissions and historical temperatures.