More likely, China would tell us to take a hike — like it did with the EU and its airline carbon tax. Continue reading WashPost: Carbon tax could force China to act on climate
Month: January 2013
Government Officials Can Still Own Assault Weapons Under Feinstein Bill
“Not everyone is exempted from owning military-style assault weapons under new legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.” Continue reading Government Officials Can Still Own Assault Weapons Under Feinstein Bill
Cities affect temperatures for thousands of miles
Even if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather… Continue reading Cities affect temperatures for thousands of miles
Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds
“Researchers say extra heat generated by huge cities explains additional warming not explained by existing climate models.” Continue reading Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds
Shale gas boom now visible from space
The flaring is a result, in large part, of the low price of natural gas in North America, which can make it uneconomic to build pipelines and tanks to handle the gas released by oil production. Flaring is often the safest way to dispose of it.” Continue reading Shale gas boom now visible from space
Barack Obama: ‘I go shooting all the time’
“President Barack Obama has claimed that he goes shooting “all the time”, while attempting to reassure American gun-owners that he respects their rights to use firearms.” Continue reading Barack Obama: ‘I go shooting all the time’
Shock study: Chemotherapy can backfire, make cancer worse by triggering tumor growth
Well, no a really a “shock.” Scientists have known for decades that chemotherapy drugs are carcinogens themselves. Continue reading Shock study: Chemotherapy can backfire, make cancer worse by triggering tumor growth
Stephen King: NRA Should ‘Clean Up Blood, Brains and Chunks of Intestine’ After Next Massacre
From his new essay entitled, “Guns.” Continue reading Stephen King: NRA Should ‘Clean Up Blood, Brains and Chunks of Intestine’ After Next Massacre
NYTimes on Gun Research: What We Don’t Know Is Killing Us
Do we really need more junk science from Robert Kellerman? Continue reading NYTimes on Gun Research: What We Don’t Know Is Killing Us
NYTimes: Enjoying Snow, While We Still Have It
“In general, he says, there has been an “overall decline in snowfall.” Continue reading NYTimes: Enjoying Snow, While We Still Have It
Beijing smog: When growth trumps life in China
New Yorker: What Nate Silver Gets Wrong
“Can Nate Silver do no wrong? Between elections and baseball statistics, Silver has become America’s secular god of predictions. And now he has a best-seller, ‘The Signal and the Noise,’ in which he discusses the challenges and science of prediction in a wide range of domains, covering politics, sports, earthquakes, epidemics, economics, and climate change.” Continue reading New Yorker: What Nate Silver Gets Wrong