Day: March 19, 2013

Germany ends tar sands research with Canada; Enviro ‘press releases were getting harsher and harsher’

Possibly the French should have fired harsh press releases at the invader in 1870, 1914 and 1940? Continue reading Germany ends tar sands research with Canada; Enviro ‘press releases were getting harsher and harsher’

Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA; 1 km-sized asteroid could ‘plausibly end civilization’

Please go back to worrying about what the temperature nowhere on Earth will be in 100 years. Continue reading Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA; 1 km-sized asteroid could ‘plausibly end civilization’

NYTimes Food Nanny: Soda a ‘disease vector’; Next to tobacco as largest cause of preventable death; 7-oz limit

Insanity: “If this is about freedom, it’s about the freedom of marketers to sell vectors of disease; we should all be in favor of restricting that freedom.” Continue reading NYTimes Food Nanny: Soda a ‘disease vector’; Next to tobacco as largest cause of preventable death; 7-oz limit

Billionaire Clean Energy Advocate Pledges to Spend Big in Mass. for Ed Markey

This is the Center for American Progress donor who got CAP chief John Podesta to get CAP employee Andrew Light to get Light’s wife WaPo reporter Juliet Eilperin to write a puff piece in the Washington Post flogging his dark horse candidacy for Secretary of Energy. Continue reading Billionaire Clean Energy Advocate Pledges to Spend Big in Mass. for Ed Markey

Manufacturers sue EPA over PM2.5 rule

“The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is challenging the stronger standards on fine particulate matter, or soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued in December. NAM filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.” Continue reading Manufacturers sue EPA over PM2.5 rule

Climate change skeptics say ‘sick’ science distorts facts

“They’re a very sick group,” [Willie] Soon said. “They’re not talking about science at all. It is all agenda-driven, science results.” Continue reading Climate change skeptics say ‘sick’ science distorts facts

Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK

“A presidential ethics panel has opened the door to testing an anthrax vaccine on children as young as infants, bringing an angry response from critics who say the children would be guinea pigs in a study that would never help them and might harm them.” Continue reading Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK

The Guardian on UK air pollution: ‘Why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?’

Because it’s not any sort of real crisis? Continue reading The Guardian on UK air pollution: ‘Why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?’

Statistical Malpractice Claim: Soda kills 180,000 globally

But not a single study credibly links soda consumption with diabetes, heart disease or cancer … all are multifactorial diseases, the precise causes of which rarely can be medically determined due to lack of data, biological understanding and/or resources. Because of these shortcomings, Continue reading Statistical Malpractice Claim: Soda kills 180,000 globally

Secondhand Smoke Goes Big Brother: Dartmouth researchers invent real time secondhand smoke sensor

“The researchers expect to soon convert the prototype, which is smaller and lighter than a cellphone, into a wearable, affordable and reusable device that helps to enforce no smoking regulations and sheds light on the pervasiveness of secondhand smoke. The sensor can also detect thirdhand smoke, or nicotine off-gassing from clothing, furniture, car seats and other material.” Continue reading Secondhand Smoke Goes Big Brother: Dartmouth researchers invent real time secondhand smoke sensor