Junk Science War: Fracking Quakes and ‘Dirty Faces’

By Steve Milloy
November 17, 2011, PajamasMedia

Though I write to defend the natural gas industry from the junk science hurled at it and the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing (fracking), I do so with mixed emotions. Continue reading Junk Science War: Fracking Quakes and ‘Dirty Faces’

Waxman on Solyndra: Time to move on

Does he mean back to the future of cap-and-trade? Continue reading Waxman on Solyndra: Time to move on

Battery weight makes hybrids safer?

But hybrids aren’t safer for everyone. Continue reading Battery weight makes hybrids safer?

Obama ozone opt-out: ‘Worst thing’ a Democratic president ever did to greens

Was Obama’s delay of tighter ozone standards a “public rebuke” of EPA? Continue reading Obama ozone opt-out: ‘Worst thing’ a Democratic president ever did to greens

Anti-vaccine insanity: ‘Pox Parties’

“A movement that health experts call “an incredibly bad idea.” Continue reading Anti-vaccine insanity: ‘Pox Parties’

Brazil to ‘exterminate’ the rainforest?

Even if they do (and they’re not), isn’t it their land? Continue reading Brazil to ‘exterminate’ the rainforest?

Rooftop grass a substitute for civil engineering?

Washington, DC wants $10 million from the EPA to place grass on rooftops to reduce stormwater runoff. Continue reading Rooftop grass a substitute for civil engineering?

Browner: Tom Delay to blame for EPA greenhouse gas regs

But where should the idea for EPA regulation of greenhouse gases have come? Continue reading Browner: Tom Delay to blame for EPA greenhouse gas regs

Chu to Congress: Solyndra my call

Even though the Solyndra decision was above Chu’s pay grade, in tomorrow’s Congressional testimony (release tonight), Energy Secretary Steven Chu volunteers to take the blame for Solyndra. Continue reading Chu to Congress: Solyndra my call

Shocking: Illegal for Aussie businesses to blame price hikes on carbon tax

1984 hits Australia in 2011. Continue reading Shocking: Illegal for Aussie businesses to blame price hikes on carbon tax

Debunked: Childhood obesity not linked with adult metabolic syndrome

“Little evidence was found to support the view that childhood obesity is an independent risk factor for adult blood lipid status, insulin levels, metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes.” Continue reading Debunked: Childhood obesity not linked with adult metabolic syndrome

Obama praises Aussie carbon tax

“I think it’s good for the world” — spoken like a true 12-year old. Continue reading Obama praises Aussie carbon tax