New York City mayor, Michael “Regulate the Pain Away” Bloomberg, is expected to propose a sweeping ban on plastic foam food packaging that immortal scourge of the 20th-century. Continue reading The Atlantic: Michael Bloomberg Is Coming for Your Coffee Cup
Day: February 13, 2013
AFSCME: Unions in a ‘New Dark Age’ At EPA: Lisa Jackson ‘anti-union’
The latest Jackson outrage against unions has to do with her failing to protect them from the budget sequester. Continue reading AFSCME: Unions in a ‘New Dark Age’ At EPA: Lisa Jackson ‘anti-union’
Chernobyl roof collapses under snow
“A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has collapsed under the weight of snow, officials say, raising new concerns about the condition of the facility that was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.” Continue reading Chernobyl roof collapses under snow
Bloom already off State-of-the-Union rose: Enviro says Obama promise to act unilaterally on climate ‘looking empty’
Cochrane: Routine Vitamin C effective in preventing common cold — in athletes
Routine supplementation of vitamin C in the general population is not justified for the prevention of colds. But athletes may benefit. Continue reading Cochrane: Routine Vitamin C effective in preventing common cold — in athletes
Study: Facial width predicts racial prejudice
The wider your face, the more likely you are to be a racist? The Nazis did this type of crap to assess racial purity. Now a Dartmouth post-doc is doing it to assess racist tendencies? Really? Continue reading Study: Facial width predicts racial prejudice
Rep. Broun boasts he’s the first to call Obama a ‘socialist’
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) boasted in a fundraising letter that he was the first member of Congress to call President Obama a “socialist who embraces Marxist-Leninist policies,” according to text acquired by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Continue reading Rep. Broun boasts he’s the first to call Obama a ‘socialist’
Peer-Reviewed Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis
“Don’t look now, but maybe a scientific consensus exists concerning global warming after all.” Continue reading Peer-Reviewed Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis
Lustig claims study ‘proving’ sugar causes diabetes out in two weeks
Not correlation — “the cause”, he claims. Continue reading Lustig claims study ‘proving’ sugar causes diabetes out in two weeks
Lustig admits Bloomberg soda ban won’t solve obesity
“It’s a good baby step.” Continue reading Lustig admits Bloomberg soda ban won’t solve obesity
Poseur Martyrs: Sierra Club Chief, Darryl Hannah, RFKJr Arrested at Keystone XL White House Protest
“Prominent environmental leaders, including the head of the Sierra Club, have been arrested after tying themselves to the White House gate to protest the Keystone XL oil pipeline.” Continue reading Poseur Martyrs: Sierra Club Chief, Darryl Hannah, RFKJr Arrested at Keystone XL White House Protest
Xcel Energy denies causing park air pollution
“Numerous other industrial and electric generating facilities with air emissions are located between the two parks and Sherco and are much close to the parks.” Continue reading Xcel Energy denies causing park air pollution