” A think tank crunches the subsidy and bailout dollars and puts the true cost of Government Motors’ electric car at a cool quarter-million. And the few sold have been largely bought by the 1%.” Continue reading IBD: Taxpayers Taken For A Ride in ObamaCar
Month: December 2011
IBD: Mercury Madness
The EPA thinks it’s worth spending billions of dollars each year to reduce already minuscule amounts of mercury in the outside air. So why is it trying to shove mercury-laced fluorescent bulbs into everyone’s homes? Continue reading IBD: Mercury Madness
Science retracts chronic fatigue study
Perhaps journals should require “replicate first” rather than “retract later.” Continue reading Science retracts chronic fatigue study
Cynical: EPA ‘doesn’t order plants to shut down’
It’s “really a business choice by the owner.” Continue reading Cynical: EPA ‘doesn’t order plants to shut down’
RIP: Ron Smith
WBAL-AM talk show host and JunkScience.com friend Ron Smith energetically and humorously railed against global warming hysteria and other junk science scares. We’ll miss you, Ron. Continue reading RIP: Ron Smith
Examiner: Obama is achieving his goal of higher energy costs
“Obama’s environmental and energy policies are also a key reason why prices are constantly heading higher.” Continue reading Examiner: Obama is achieving his goal of higher energy costs
WSJ: Lisa Jackson’s Power Play
“The rest of the purported benefits—to be precise, 99.99%—come by double-counting pollution reductions like soot that the EPA regulates through separate programs and therefore most will happen anyway. Using such “co-benefits” is an abuse of the cost-benefit process and shows that Cass Sunstein’s team at the White House regulatory office—many of whom opposed the rule—got steamrolled.” Continue reading WSJ: Lisa Jackson’s Power Play
EPA sets ‘poison standards’ for power plants?
The New York Times trashes 450 years of toxicology in a single headline. Continue reading EPA sets ‘poison standards’ for power plants?
Scientist in Bird Flu Study Not Convinced Censorship is Safeguard
“In our opinion, nature is the biggest bioterrorist.” Continue reading Scientist in Bird Flu Study Not Convinced Censorship is Safeguard
Romney on climate change in 2007: ‘It’s getting warmer’ [VIDEO]
Romney’s shortcomings on energy and the environment (as of 2007) on display. Continue reading Romney on climate change in 2007: ‘It’s getting warmer’ [VIDEO]
DDT causes lung problems in babies?
DDT hasn’t been used in developing countries for decades. Now it causes lung infections? Continue reading DDT causes lung problems in babies?
Sun sets on BP Solar
So much for Beyond Petroleum. Continue reading Sun sets on BP Solar