“An unusually hot melting season in 2010 accelerated ice loss in southern Greenland by 100 billion tons – and large portions of the island’s bedrock rose an additional quarter of an inch in response.” Continue reading Greenland ice loss lifts bedrock, say researchers
Day: December 9, 2011
House year-end bill wastes year of hearings, effort
Game, set and match to Lisa Jackson. Continue reading House year-end bill wastes year of hearings, effort
DC: Gingrich’s environmental proposals include altering climate with giant mirrors
Gingrich suggested building “a large array of mirrors [that] could affect the earth’s climate, ” to extend farmers’ growing season. Continue reading DC: Gingrich’s environmental proposals include altering climate with giant mirrors
Noonan on Gingrich: ‘A human hand grenade’
Peggy Noonan’s column on Newt Gingrich in today’s Wall Street Journal contains her most important thought — ever. Continue reading Noonan on Gingrich: ‘A human hand grenade’
Gingrich Cosponsored 1989 Climate Change Bill With Pelosi
“Alongside Pelosi, several other pro-choice advocates sponsored the bill [which included population control measures], including John Conyers, Barbara Boxer, Barney Frank, and Chuck Schumer.” Continue reading Gingrich Cosponsored 1989 Climate Change Bill With Pelosi
Food police cause food poisoning?
Did the food police cause 77 people to become ill from consuming Nestle ready-to-bake cookie dough in 2009? Continue reading Food police cause food poisoning?
WSJ’s Bussey: An Inevitable Keystone Pipeline
“Keystone XL, or a similar pipeline and set of worries, isn’t just inevitable. It’s something we should accept to prevent worse alternatives from coming to pass.” Continue reading WSJ’s Bussey: An Inevitable Keystone Pipeline
EID: Six Questions for EPA on Pavillion
Energy-in-Depth offers its view on EPA linking fracking with groundwater contamination in Wyoming. Continue reading EID: Six Questions for EPA on Pavillion
WSJ: More Ninth Circuit Mayhem
A ruling by the whacky Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals would allow enviros to shut down logging by requiring road stormwater run-off to be managed by logging-stopping permitting rather than logging-enabling “best practices.” Continue reading WSJ: More Ninth Circuit Mayhem
Stern: Gonzo future for carbon on corporate books
Nicholas Stern frets about the fossil fuel reserves listed on corporate balance sheets. Continue reading Stern: Gonzo future for carbon on corporate books
Buffett goes scavenging in solar
“In a lot of ways, this is classic Warren Buffett.” Continue reading Buffett goes scavenging in solar
Green: 20 Most Unscientific Scares
The Institute of Public Afairs’ Dr Kesten Green lists the 20 most unscientific scares. Continue reading Green: 20 Most Unscientific Scares