Month: February 2013

Putin targets secondhand smoke, cigarette sales — hopes to reverse population decline

But not too many people die from smoking in their child-bearing years. Continue reading Putin targets secondhand smoke, cigarette sales — hopes to reverse population decline

Ted Cruz: Obama is ‘the most radical president we’ve ever seen’

“… but I think an awful lot of Republicans, failed to stand for principle and contributed to getting us in this mess…” Continue reading Ted Cruz: Obama is ‘the most radical president we’ve ever seen’

Graph shows changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide seem to follow temperature changes (not the other way around)

“I came across a graph of land/sea temperature changes and atmospheric CO2 changes for the past 5 decades (below) , which appears to be devastating to the CO2-centric theory of warming. Am I reading it wrong?” Continue reading Graph shows changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide seem to follow temperature changes (not the other way around)

EPA: We didn’t know there would be renewable credit fraud

“The first fraud case came to light in the fall of 2011. EPA put 24 companies on notice that more than 32 million RINs they had tried to use for compliance were bogus.” Continue reading EPA: We didn’t know there would be renewable credit fraud

Embarrassing: Canadians bearing climate gifts come to beg Obama Keystone XL approval

But King Obama, we already have a carbon tax and can regulate greenhouse gas emissions even more. Continue reading Embarrassing: Canadians bearing climate gifts come to beg Obama Keystone XL approval

Wind farms will create more carbon dioxide, say scientists

“Thousands of Britain’s wind turbines will create more greenhouse gases than they save, according to potentially devastating scientific research to be published later this year.” Continue reading Wind farms will create more carbon dioxide, say scientists

Enviro: Isn’t it ethical to use less heating?

“Turning the heating up is probably paying to heat the sky, as most energy disappears through the roof. Remind people of this and that you’d rather be chilly by choice than warm by compulsion.” Continue reading Enviro: Isn’t it ethical to use less heating?

Claim: Arctic sea ice is disappearing faster than anyone thought

“What this new paper shows is that our ice loss estimates may have been too conservative, and that the recent decline is possibly more rapid.” Continue reading Claim: Arctic sea ice is disappearing faster than anyone thought