“Recommendations and decisions to use “least toxic pesticides” and “pesticides as a last resort” have flourished in the last decade, but according to three scientific organizations – the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section of the Entomological Society of America (P-IE ESA) – these are not the correct approaches to the pesticide component of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.” [Weed Science Society of America]
Day: November 14, 2012
Obama declined to attribute Sandy to climate change…
… at this afternoon’s news conference. He did, however, reaffirm his belief in global warming. Continue reading Obama declined to attribute Sandy to climate change…
Frontline Responds to Complaints on Oct 23 “Climate of Doubt”: Here, the Rebuttal to Frontline that PBS Ombudsman Won’t Put Online (*update)
(*11/19/12 update: a slight variant of this piece below was placed online at WUWT on 11/17. It would have appeared before this one, but as Watts notes at the top of my guest post, we had a glitch happening with spam filters. Also, please note the edits below at complaint points 2 & 3, courtesy of a WUWT reader)
On October 25th, JunkScience readers saw a partial version of Tom Harris’ guest post at Anthony Watts site, a complaint about a specific error seen in the 10/23 PBS Frontline program “Climate of Doubt”. Several other posts at Watts’ site raise serious concerns about the program’s arguably unfair treatment of anthropogenic (man-caused) global warming critics.
I jotted down my own while watching the 10/23 broadcast, and distilled thirteen of those the following day into an email complaint to the PBS Ombudsman. My letter appeared at the PBS Ombudsman site November 5th, seen about halfway down the page here, accompanied by Frontline’s point-by-point rebuttal. What follows is my rebuttal to Frontline, which, I’ve been assured, will not appear at the Ombudsman site. Continue reading Frontline Responds to Complaints on Oct 23 “Climate of Doubt”: Here, the Rebuttal to Frontline that PBS Ombudsman Won’t Put Online (*update)
Claim: Global warming causes diabetes
“The link between diabetes and climate change is highlighted in a new report from the IDF and supported by Bupa, which aims to put non-communicable diseases (NCDs) high on the international agenda.” [The Guardian]
PCBs, other pollutants delay pregnancy?
Given much higher exposures during the mid-20th century, would there have been baby-boomers or Gen-Xers if this were true? [NIH News]
Vitter to replace Inhofe on key Senate committee
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) will replace skeptic champion Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) as ranking minority member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Vitter is also a reliable skeptic, but he is admittedly not as well-versed on climate as Inhofe. [Dredging Today]
Horner: Who is ‘Richard Windsor’?
Chris Horner exposes EPA chief Lisa Jackson’s ploy to avoid FOIA requests for her e-mail. [Planet Gore]
Carbon Tax is Pointless and Inflationary
By Steve Milloy
November 14, 2012, Investor’s Business Daily
Climate alarmists hope that Hurricane Sandy and President Obama’s re-election will coerce panicky congressional Republicans into a “carbon tax” deal in 2013. But simple math shows the tax would have no effect other than an inflationary one. Continue reading Carbon Tax is Pointless and Inflationary