Dubious — if true, pre-eclampsia would have occurred during all pregnancies in, say, 1960s Los Angeles when ozone levels could easily reach 500 ppb (vs. today’s standard of 70 ppb). Continue reading Study: One in 20 cases of pre-eclampsia may be linked to ozone
Month: February 2013
Insanity-laced new interview with RFK Jr: ‘We’re on a trajectory to creating a planet that is a science fiction nightmare…[if we burn all proven fossil fuel reserves] ‘then we are all dead’
He’s all for renewable energy — except where he lives. Continue reading Insanity-laced new interview with RFK Jr: ‘We’re on a trajectory to creating a planet that is a science fiction nightmare…[if we burn all proven fossil fuel reserves] ‘then we are all dead’
Open Richard III DNA evidence for peer review
Too bad the New Scientist doesn’t fee this way about climate science. Continue reading Open Richard III DNA evidence for peer review
Al Gore-backed green energy firm fined for violating minimum wage law
The law in California is $8/hour; the company paid $2.66/hour… in pesos. Continue reading Al Gore-backed green energy firm fined for violating minimum wage law
Will Chinese Pollution Lead to Coal-to-Gas Switching?
Not anytime soon. Continue reading Will Chinese Pollution Lead to Coal-to-Gas Switching?
House to Obama on Nuke Waste: No Yucca, no deal
“A leading House GOP member on nuclear issues said Wednesday that Senate nuclear waste management legislation that does not identify Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository will not pass the House.” Continue reading House to Obama on Nuke Waste: No Yucca, no deal
White House: Interior pick Jewell is ‘uniquely qualified’
An ex-Mobil Corp. engineer-cum-outdoor retailer CEO who went green. Continue reading White House: Interior pick Jewell is ‘uniquely qualified’
Dope smoking doubles risk of stroke in young adults?
The researchers must have been partaking as well. Continue reading Dope smoking doubles risk of stroke in young adults?
Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution associated with low birth weights worldwide
I defy anyone to measure a 9-gram difference in birthweight and medically attribute it to a 10-microgram/m3 difference in outdoor particulate matter. Continue reading Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution associated with low birth weights worldwide
Air pollution blamed for cockroach allergies in children
Outdoor air is the new tobacco — you can blame every ailment on it and no one in the MSM will question you. Continue reading Air pollution blamed for cockroach allergies in children
Happening Right Now: Beijing Air Quality Much Better Than Average U.S.
Still no bodies from when it was bad. Continue reading Happening Right Now: Beijing Air Quality Much Better Than Average U.S.
Study: Rainforest is toast if warming hurts CO2 uptake
“About 50 billion tonnes of carbon would be released for each degree Celsius of warming in the tropics.” Continue reading Study: Rainforest is toast if warming hurts CO2 uptake