Much ado about nothing. Continue reading New Legislation Seeks To Eradicate PCBs In NY Schools
Month: December 2011
Bee ‘colony collapse disorder’ not blamed on climate change?
Did the Washington Post forget? Continue reading Bee ‘colony collapse disorder’ not blamed on climate change?
UK switch to low-carbon energy will cost £5,000 per person a year
Is that all? We thought it might be expensive. Continue reading UK switch to low-carbon energy will cost £5,000 per person a year
Failure: Cellulosic Ethanol
The taxpayer-supported cellulosic ethanol industry has fallen 98% short of its congressionally-mandated goal. Congratulations Vinod Khosla. Continue reading Failure: Cellulosic Ethanol
Kentucky utility: EPA mercury rules to cost it $100 million
What a deal: a minimum of $100 million in costs for just one utility in exchange for no benefits — even on a nationwide basis. Continue reading Kentucky utility: EPA mercury rules to cost it $100 million
Sunflower State Blackouts: Kansans to Sweat Under EPA Air Rules
That’s what Kansas largest power provider says. Continue reading Sunflower State Blackouts: Kansans to Sweat Under EPA Air Rules
Everything You Need to Know About PCBs (But Were Afraid to Ask)
A terrific summary and debunking of the PCB scare. Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About PCBs (But Were Afraid to Ask)
EPA omitted embarrassing data from fracking report
More lyin’ and cheatin’ from the Obama EPA. Continue reading EPA omitted embarrassing data from fracking report
Debunkey Monkey Redux: Proposed dioxin limit draws farm concerns
“EPA rules would scare people from common foods” — like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? Continue reading Debunkey Monkey Redux: Proposed dioxin limit draws farm concerns
Nope: Peregrines not saved by DDT ban, either
Dr. William Hornaday of the New York Zoological Society referred to [peregrine falcons] as birds that “deserve death, but are so rare that we need not take them into account” — in 1913. Continue reading Nope: Peregrines not saved by DDT ban, either
France walks breast implant scare back
And just how would breast implants cause breast cancer anyway? Continue reading France walks breast implant scare back
EPA mercury rule in legal jeopardy?
As we’ve said, there are no benefits from reducing mercury emissions from power plants. Continue reading EPA mercury rule in legal jeopardy?