Sen. John Kerry said yesterday that he wants the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) — i.e., United Nations governance of the sea and its resources. Continue reading Get LOST! Kerry to push UN control of the seas
Month: July 2011
Obama launches bogus TV campaign to save CFL bulbs
Can you really buy a flat screen TV with the money you supposedly save with CFL light bulbs? Continue reading Obama launches bogus TV campaign to save CFL bulbs
Whitebark pine tree faces 'imminent' extinction from climate change?
The Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the whitebark pine tree faces an “imminent” risk of extinction from climate change. But unless global warming caused trans-Pacific shipping and computer modeling, the claim does not appear to be supported by reality. Continue reading Whitebark pine tree faces 'imminent' extinction from climate change?
Climategate PR flack arrested in UK hacking scandal
“A man arrested as part of the Scotland Yard investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World gave advice to the University of East Anglia over the Climategate affair,” reports the Eastern Daily Press (UK).
Volt update: Only 2,745 sold
The Nissan Leaf has so far “outsold” the Chevy Volt, 4,134 to 2,745, reports the Los Angeles Times. As each buyer gets a $7,500 tax credit, these sales have so far cost taxpayers $51.6 million. It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry.
Romney: EPA carbon regulation a 'mistake'
While he won’t win an awards from skeptics for courage, Mitt Romney made a baby step in the right direction on EPA greenhouse gas regulation. Continue reading Romney: EPA carbon regulation a 'mistake'
Please don't smoke so loudly
So it wasn’t the floor seats at 1970s rock concerts that hurt my hearing; it was the guy next to me lighting up? Continue reading Please don't smoke so loudly
EDF attacks utility with fake asthma attack?
The Environmental Defense Fund, long-time EPA running dog and the group whose handiwork on DDT led to millions of dead Africans, is attacking utility giant AEP with a TV ad featuring what appears to be a faked asthma attack. Continue reading EDF attacks utility with fake asthma attack?
Made in China: POPs linked to birth defects?
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims to link placental levels of various “persistent organic pollutants” (POPs) with neural tube defects (NTDs) in a population of rural Chinese. Continue reading Made in China: POPs linked to birth defects?
New tobacco warning: Don't smoke around mice
Billions of people have been exposed to secondhand smoke during the past 400 or so years… so let’s ignore that and consider what happened to 32 mice over the course of two weeks. Continue reading New tobacco warning: Don't smoke around mice
Ombudsman trashes NYTimes anti-fracking story
The New York Times ombudsman takes the same dim view (but more politely) as JunkScience of the the Times‘ recent attack on fracking. It’s too bad, however, that the dubious fracking stories were on the Times‘ front page, while the ombudsman’s critique is on Page 10 of the Sunday Review section.
House GOP hits EPA on collusion with enviros, tox assessments
House Republicans have opened up two long-overdue lines of attack on the EPA. Continue reading House GOP hits EPA on collusion with enviros, tox assessments