Sure the world is full of multimillionaire and even multibillionaire socialists, but Carol Browner holds a dear place in our hearts. Continue reading Carol Browner: Not just another multimillionaire socialist
Month: June 2011
Last refuge of a climate scoundrel: NOAA issues 'scientific integrity' manual
Amid the still smouldering ruins of alarmist climate science, NOAA grasps for legitimacy by issuing a scientific integrity manual.
But of course, ethics can’t be taught — you either got ’em or you don’t. And we know where NOAA and its “scientists” have stood on the matter.
Check out NOAA’s draft Scientific Integrity Manual and Procedural Handbook (for reporting scientific misconduct) and let us know what you think/find.
Ohio Congressman: EPA Administrator Jackson is the Biggest Stumbling Block to American Job Creation
Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) released the following statement regarding EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s comments yesterday about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR) and Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) proposals: Continue reading Ohio Congressman: EPA Administrator Jackson is the Biggest Stumbling Block to American Job Creation
Murdoch's mother calls for carbon tax
When media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s mother was born, life expectancy in Australia was about 57 years. One hundred and two (102) carbon-happy years later, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch is calling for a carbon tax? Continue reading Murdoch's mother calls for carbon tax
Kiss of Electoral Death: Gore applauds Romney on climate
Mitt Romney will have a tough time shaking off the stink of Al Gore’s endorsement. Continue reading Kiss of Electoral Death: Gore applauds Romney on climate
Anti-pesticide cranks responsible for elevated childhood asthma?
Crawling culprit seen in urban kids’ asthma
Researchers have identified cockroaches as a potential explanation for dramatic variations between neighborhoods in asthma rates among New York City children.
Continue reading Anti-pesticide cranks responsible for elevated childhood asthma?
GOP Senator loses mind; Teams with Boxer on 'disease cluster' bill
In an appalling move, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Loopyville) to have the EPA study so-called “disease clusters.” Continue reading GOP Senator loses mind; Teams with Boxer on 'disease cluster' bill
AEP: New EPA power plant rules to raise electricity rates up to 35%
American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utility companies in the U.S., took bold aim (for a utility, that is) at the EPA’s impending rules for electric utility emissions:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed several new rules that will significantly increase the cost of electricity for AEP customers. AEP supports improving the environment by reducing power plant emissions, but believes that the nation can achieve the exact same air and water quality standards at much less expense.
Dead bodies demand organic food moratorium
From Dave Mastio, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Times:
Right now, someone nearby is buying organic bean sprouts. It may be the last thing he ever does. Last week’s E. coli outbreak in Germany — potentially traced to an organic farm — was more deadly than the largest nuclear disaster of the last quarter-century.
Indeed, in the past two years, two public safety stories have dominated global news headlines – an explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan. Yet in the recent German organic-food-disease outbreak, nearly twice as many people already have died as in the two other industrial disasters combined…
Santorum gets A+ on climate test
It looks like Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been reading JunkScience.com and Steve Milloy’s “Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop Them.” Continue reading Santorum gets A+ on climate test
Meatheads: MD Anderson grilling scare won't cure cancer or cover up failure
The University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center can’t “make cancer history” through treatment so it’s decided to blame meat? Continue reading Meatheads: MD Anderson grilling scare won't cure cancer or cover up failure
Will new hire moderate Inhofe on climate?
A new hire by Sen. Jim Inhofe for his committee staff seems to be somewhat of a global warming believer. Continue reading Will new hire moderate Inhofe on climate?