Arrogance in action. Questioning of EPA administrator Lisa Jackson conveniently ended while I was in the question queue. The last person allowed to ask a question said he had no question because his question had already been answered. EPA then abruptly ended questioning though I and possibly others were still in queue. At that point, EPA had only answered six friendly non-questions questions from major media including, the NYTimes, WashPost, AP, Reuters, and National Journal. [AP report on new PM2.5 standard]
Day: December 14, 2012
Walgreens Fined $16.6 Million for Landfilling Pesticides, Bleach, Paint, and More in East Bay
It is, of course, perfectly legal for individuals to “dump” pesticides and bleach into the environment — at least Walgreens’ “dumping” was into a lined and monitored landfill. Continue reading Walgreens Fined $16.6 Million for Landfilling Pesticides, Bleach, Paint, and More in East Bay
The wind cries… bankruptcy?
With any luck the House GOP will do to the wind industry what the wind industry does to 450,000 birds annually. Continue reading The wind cries… bankruptcy?
Ideologic child abuse at anti-coal export protest in Seattle
“Children like me have things taken away by global warming…” Continue reading Ideologic child abuse at anti-coal export protest in Seattle
Solar firms probed for possible ‘misrepresentations’ in getting public money
PolitiFact R.I. rules Pew Environment Group's claim on menhaden population Mostly False
Has any enviro group ever said anything that was “Mostly True”? [Providence Journal]
IPCC AR5 draft report leaked: Enviros panic on admission of enhanced solar forcing
Alec Rawls participated in “expert review” of the Second Order Draft of AR5 (the next IPCC report), Working Group 1 [“The Scientific Basis”), and is now making the full draft available to the public. [WattsUpWithThat] [Guardian report]