Canada and the Ukraine successfully blocked the banning of chrysotile asbestos from the UN’s politically incorrect list of chemicals that can be banned from import as hazardous. The two countries argued that chrysotile asbestos shouldn’t be banned because it can be handled safely. Of course, there’s not a chemical on the Rotterdam list that can’t be handled and/or used safely. Chemical bans are arbitrary, silly and harmful.
Month: June 2011
New BPA scare: Male mice less hunky to females?
Is your significant other turned off after you consume canned food? Do you have trouble finding your way home after touching a cash register receipt? Continue reading New BPA scare: Male mice less hunky to females?
A Lesson in Limited Government: Dow Chemical vs. Natural Gas Industry
Today’s lesson in why “limited government” is the best government comes courtesy of Dow Chemical and the natural gas industry. Continue reading A Lesson in Limited Government: Dow Chemical vs. Natural Gas Industry
NYTimes assault on fracking continues
The New York Times continued its assault on hydraulic farcturing for natural gas (“fracking”) over the weekend and today with two front-page articles attempting to position the unconventional gas industry as a scam. Continue reading NYTimes assault on fracking continues
Pawlenty: Running from His Past Moves on Environmental Policy
GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty says he’s a skeptic; but he used to be a climate alarmist. Can he be trusted? The National Journal summarizes Pawlenty’s troubling climate past.
More Five-Star Green Hypocrisy
If Brown University Prof. Barrett Hazeltine wants to be a green activist he really ought to avoid participating in piggish consumption. Continue reading More Five-Star Green Hypocrisy
RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
A group of 15 so-called Republicans wrote President Obama urging him to double average fuel efficiency to as much as 62 miles per gallon by 2025. Continue reading RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison is urging Al Gore exploit poor, asthmatic children. Continue reading Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Detroit News: Stop EPA from killing coal
The Detroit News editorializes: “The Environmental Protection Agency’s crusade against coal-fired power plants is on a fast track to raise electricity bills in Michigan by as much as 20 percent and restrict the state’s economic growth… In Michigan, DTE estimates installing scrubbers on its coal plants will cost $2 billion, which will be passed on to consumers in higher monthly bills… But the real impact is on jobs and economic growth. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers forecasts 50,000 of its members will lose their jobs within three years, and 200,000 additional jobs down the supply line. In addition, coal-dependent states such as Michigan would risk losing business to states — and countries — that can now produce electricity cheaper. President Barack Obama made a big deal out of promising to put the kibosh on regulations that threaten jobs and growth. And yet he allows Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator, to continue to impose rules that put growth at risk… [Emphasis added]”
Gore: Children = Pollution
Quite an ironic way of thinking for the parent of four children and one of the planet’s most ravenous consumers:
Glass-fed beef?
Grass-fed beef has been replaced by glass-fed beef as a climate palliative. “Meat grown artificially in labs could be a greener alternative for consumers who cannot bear to go vegetarian but want to cut the environmental impact of their food,” reports The Guardian.