“Every now and then, even Michelle Obama deserves a big slice of pizza.” Continue reading Michelle Obama: Let’s Move — to the pizzeria?
Day: March 5, 2013
Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
“Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.” Continue reading Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
EPA helped make anti-fracking movie ‘Gasland’
FOIA helps expose EPA again. Continue reading EPA helped make anti-fracking movie ‘Gasland’
U.S. utilities seen burning more coal as prices decline
“A recent increase in U.S. natural gas prices and a decline in coal is set to dent demand for gas as utilities use more coal to generate power, electricity traders said on Tuesday.” Continue reading U.S. utilities seen burning more coal as prices decline
Ropeik: The Messy (and Risky) Ways That Governments Try to Manage Risks
“Now, what does this look like in the real world? BPA is a great example.” Continue reading Ropeik: The Messy (and Risky) Ways That Governments Try to Manage Risks
Study: Climate Change To Open Arctic Sea Routes By 2050
“Commercial shipping will be possible from North America to Russia or Asia over the North Pole by the middle of the century, thanks to climate change, a new study says.” Continue reading Study: Climate Change To Open Arctic Sea Routes By 2050
Van Jones: Keystone XL a ‘planet cooker’
Sounds rational to me. Continue reading Van Jones: Keystone XL a ‘planet cooker’
Must-see Video: Greenpeace projects simulated nuclear disaster onto German nuke plant
Unadulterated scaremongering… but they get points for creativity. Continue reading Must-see Video: Greenpeace projects simulated nuclear disaster onto German nuke plant
Joe Barton on Gina McCarthy: ‘Professional, but politely noncompliant’
Gentleman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) got McCarthy to admit that she didn’t know how much CO2 was in the atmosphere and that she knew of no one harmed by mercury emissions. Continue reading Joe Barton on Gina McCarthy: ‘Professional, but politely noncompliant’
Al Gore bucks enviros, endorses Obama Energy nominee
Enviros loathe Ernest Moniz for his positions on fracking and nuclear power — but not Al Gore. Continue reading Al Gore bucks enviros, endorses Obama Energy nominee
Enviros label Obama Energy nominee a ‘shill’ for fracking
Ernest Moniz is accused of being part of “frackademia.” Continue reading Enviros label Obama Energy nominee a ‘shill’ for fracking