But it’s been warming since about 1650! Continue reading Climate.gov: 335th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th-century average
Month: February 2013
Really Red: Chinese environment official challenged to swim in polluted river
Bao Zhenming, who declined to take up the challenge was offered over £20,000 to swim in the contaminated waterway. Continue reading Really Red: Chinese environment official challenged to swim in polluted river
Met Office: 2010 African rains caused by nat. variability but 2011 rains caused by manmade global warming
Part of the “Attribution of Climate-related Events Initiative.” Continue reading Met Office: 2010 African rains caused by nat. variability but 2011 rains caused by manmade global warming
Bastardi: Arctic sea ice almost exactly average for this time of year
“More proof of global warming.” 🙂 Continue reading Bastardi: Arctic sea ice almost exactly average for this time of year
Obama Settles on EPA, Energy Department Nominees
“President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy as early as this week, according to a source familiar with the process.” Continue reading Obama Settles on EPA, Energy Department Nominees
Claim: Biofuels wiping out grasslands; ‘Comparable to deforestation in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia’
“America’s prairies are shrinking. Spurred on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s. While that’s been a boon for farmers, the upheaval could create unexpected problems.” Continue reading Claim: Biofuels wiping out grasslands; ‘Comparable to deforestation in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia’
White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend
Reminds me of the “progress” reports on Stalin’s five-year plans. Continue reading White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend
China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
Fine… but where are the bodies? More than a month of atrocious PM2.5 air quality has produced no bodies. Continue reading China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
NYTimes Food Nanny Slams Obama Surgeon General for NOT Tobacco-izing Sugar
Sugar should be a “controlled substance”? Keep raving Mark Bittman! Continue reading NYTimes Food Nanny Slams Obama Surgeon General for NOT Tobacco-izing Sugar
Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
‘Richard Windsor’s’ heavily redacted emails provide moments of levity. Continue reading Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
James Taylor: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack the Integrity of Skeptics
Heartland’s James Taylor responds to the virulent attacks on the recent blockbuster survey of geoscientists and engineers on global warming. Continue reading James Taylor: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack the Integrity of Skeptics
6 in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation
Why doesn’t the UN work on this? Continue reading 6 in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation