New York City’s leaky gas pipes aren’t offsetting the emissions reduction of fuel switching from coal to gas. Continue reading Bill McKibben gets the math wrong on fracking
Day: April 3, 2013
Poll: How much of the current U.S. economy depends upon fossil fuels?
Help us out by taking this survey and commenting below. If fossil fuel and related-product (e.g., plastics) use magically stopped, would any part of the economy continue functioning? Continue reading Poll: How much of the current U.S. economy depends upon fossil fuels?
Michael Mann defends Marcott with ‘Just who is Marcott Extended Hockey Stick attack dog Steve McIntyre?’
Yesterday we challenged Mann to provide examples of how McIntyre “spun falsehoods” about the Marcott hokey stick. So far, this is his response. Continue reading Michael Mann defends Marcott with ‘Just who is Marcott Extended Hockey Stick attack dog Steve McIntyre?’
How Yale pollsters conned Republicans into supporting climate alarmism
Start with false premises, add traditional values and stir. Continue reading How Yale pollsters conned Republicans into supporting climate alarmism
NOAA Data: Northern Hemisphere cooling at -0.27 C/decade (1998 – 2013)
BP says oil & gas are the new ‘sustainable’ future; Selling wind business, Exited solar in 2011
Lefty Poll: 11% of Democrats think global warming is a ‘hoax’
That should take a little heat of Sen. Jim Inhofe for sharing the sentiment. Continue reading Lefty Poll: 11% of Democrats think global warming is a ‘hoax’
Study: GMO corn doesn’t hurt bees
“The natural occurrence of Cry proteins and the lack of detectable effects on nurse bees and their gut bacteria give no indication for harmful effects of this Bt maize on nurse honey bees.” Continue reading Study: GMO corn doesn’t hurt bees
Admission: NYTimes Food Nanny says ‘little or no reliable evidence that food manufactured with ingredients from genetically engineered plants is directly harmful to humans’
Foments worry nonetheless: “That’s not the same thing as saying that the potential isn’t there for novel proteins and other chemicals to generate unexpected problems.” Continue reading Admission: NYTimes Food Nanny says ‘little or no reliable evidence that food manufactured with ingredients from genetically engineered plants is directly harmful to humans’
FoodBabe fails to sway Kraft on yellow dye in Mac & Cheese
Kraft shrugs its shoulders to her baseless allegations that carcinogenic dyes are causing hyperactivity in children. Continue reading FoodBabe fails to sway Kraft on yellow dye in Mac & Cheese
Hair spray targeted by Utah air pollution regulators: ‘There will be a lot of angry women’
“This just wrecks the hair spray and it doesn’t help the inversion.” Continue reading Hair spray targeted by Utah air pollution regulators: ‘There will be a lot of angry women’
Irony: EPA fuel rules retarding the development of alternative-fuel vehicles
Required efficiency gains are actually ‘extending the viability of traditional automobile engines.” Continue reading Irony: EPA fuel rules retarding the development of alternative-fuel vehicles