Investment in so-called “clean-tech” was down — before the Solyndra failure. But prominent clean-tech venture capitalist Vinod Khosla remains undaunted. Continue reading 'Clean-tech' investor Khosla: What, me worry?
Month: October 2011
New cell phone scare: Poop
Ick… it’s Global Handwashing Day. Think twice about borrowing a cell phone in Birmingham or shaking hands in London. Continue reading New cell phone scare: Poop
SEAL team in Afghanistan to go green
It’s apparently not enough that Navy SEALs have to hope that their equipment works and that their commanders are prudent; now they’ll have to pray for sunny days, too. Continue reading SEAL team in Afghanistan to go green
GOP yard sale: Bill to sell Energy Department HQ introduced
This will get Steven Chu’s attention. Continue reading GOP yard sale: Bill to sell Energy Department HQ introduced
Hayden: All you need is elementary algebra
Physics professor Howard Hayden offers the editors of Physics Today a simple algebraic exercise to alleviate climate alarmism. Continue reading Hayden: All you need is elementary algebra
Romney vague, confused on environment, EPA
Why is it that Republicans can’t seem to wrap their brains around their tongues when it comes to the environment? Continue reading Romney vague, confused on environment, EPA
Obesity not associated with heart disease?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports bad news for the obesity industry. Continue reading Obesity not associated with heart disease?
Ozone not correlated with asthma hospitalizations, reports new JunkScience.com study
In the spirit of our 1999 debunking of the dioxin scare via original research, we now turn our sights on EPA’s air pollution hysteria. Continue reading Ozone not correlated with asthma hospitalizations, reports new JunkScience.com study
Media Matters ranks Junkman, Stossel as #1 in 'Fox's Top 10 Lies About The EPA This Year'
George Soros-funded Media Matters credits JunkScience.com’s Steve Milloy and Fox News’ John Stossel with telling the number one “lie” about EPA this year. Continue reading Media Matters ranks Junkman, Stossel as #1 in 'Fox's Top 10 Lies About The EPA This Year'
Climate propaganda for kids trashed in Michigan
Congrats to the Michigan Farm Bureau for successfully combatting “A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids,” a book that was being marketed to Michigan school districts for seventh graders. (Kalamazoo Gazette)
Global warming to bring back Black Death?
Nature reports that extant strains of Yersinia pestis are very similar to the Black Death bacterium that wiped out half of Europe in the 14th century — meaning that environment ought to be at the forefront of concern for the plague’s potential return. Continue reading Global warming to bring back Black Death?
2,4-D to make a comeback?
First it was Pepsi Throwback. Now it’s herbicide throwback. Continue reading 2,4-D to make a comeback?