“Garfield County health official Jim Rada said air quality falls within EPA standards and that nothing so far suggests the local population is at an increased risk of cancer.” Continue reading Energy Trade Group Slams Fracking Air Emission Study
Month: March 2012
Maker Pulls Pesticide Amid Fear of Toxicity
We’ve heard this nonsense before: “One of the most toxic chemicals on earth.” Continue reading Maker Pulls Pesticide Amid Fear of Toxicity
J.C. Watts: Pipeline ruling filled with politics
The White House sided with the EPA against the State Department. Continue reading J.C. Watts: Pipeline ruling filled with politics
WashTimes: Ending EPA’s land grab
“Supreme Court delivers lesson in humility to arrogant agency.” Continue reading WashTimes: Ending EPA’s land grab
Brazil charges Chevron with environmental crimes in oil leak
“Not even one sardine perished” in the spill.” Continue reading Brazil charges Chevron with environmental crimes in oil leak
WSJ: Supremes 9, EPA 0
“The Justices rebuke the bureaucracy’s water torture.” Continue reading WSJ: Supremes 9, EPA 0
Claim: NYC traffic pollution harms child behaviour
“This study provides evidence that environmental levels of PAH encountered in NYC air can adversely affect child behavior.” Continue reading Claim: NYC traffic pollution harms child behaviour
Monckton drives greens crazy in Sacramento
“‘Monckton’ and ‘debunked’ have been placed side-by-side in almost as many articles, letters, blogs and websites as the words ‘peanut’ and ‘butter.'” Continue reading Monckton drives greens crazy in Sacramento
Green Groups for Whites Only: Minority enviro accused Bill McKibben, Greenpeace, Sierra Club of racism
A native American environmental activist accused mainstream enviro groups (350.org, Greenpeace, Sierra Club) of exclusionary racism. Continue reading Green Groups for Whites Only: Minority enviro accused Bill McKibben, Greenpeace, Sierra Club of racism
Educating Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly (Rajendra… who?)
Last week on his Fox News “The O’Reilly Factor” program, Bill O’Reilly did not recognize Rajendra Pachauri in a video clip, and asked repeatedly who he was. This was in his Wednesday 3/14 ‘Dennis Miller’ segment, where the two were joking about Al Gore’s latest antics (transcript here, video here, the Gore part starts at the 5:15 point).
Continue reading Educating Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly (Rajendra… who?)
AP Report: More US drilling didn't drop gas price
A silly, Obama-friendly correlative study looking at drilling/gas prices since 1975 — about the time U.S. oil production began to tank. Continue reading AP Report: More US drilling didn't drop gas price
California grid manager sweats green energy reliance
Reduced profits for fossil fuel-backups means there’s less incentive to keep them available. Continue reading California grid manager sweats green energy reliance