Mr Phipps, 51, says his three-bedroom detached home is lit up “like a tanning salon” for several hours a day when the sun shines. Continue reading Green Hell: “We’re blinded by next door’s solar panels”
Day: April 25, 2013
Quarantining Alberta Oil
“Today it makes economic sense for Canadian industry to invest the tens of billions required to build Keystone and other pipelines, and to develop the tar sands projects that will fill them with oil. Tomorrow, it may not.” Continue reading Quarantining Alberta Oil
Greenpeace UK: ‘Fracking remains a fantasy and a dangerous distraction from renewables’
“We believe the UK’s shale resources should be exploited, but that looks difficult given local opposition to drilling. There has to be a way of getting to communities.” Continue reading Greenpeace UK: ‘Fracking remains a fantasy and a dangerous distraction from renewables’
Top Climate Adviser Seeks Apolitical Debate on Australia Targets
Climate… apolitical? Continue reading Top Climate Adviser Seeks Apolitical Debate on Australia Targets
Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes
“In the study researchers tested the effect of nematode infection on mice fed a high-fat diet. Infected mice of normal girth gained 15 percent less weight than those that were not infected. Mice that were already obese when infected lost roughly 13 percent of their body weight within 10 days.” Continue reading Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes
Michael Mann ducks challenge to debate climate — but retweets Obama’s!
Michael Mann, you are a worm — no offense to worms intended. Continue reading Michael Mann ducks challenge to debate climate — but retweets Obama’s!
Poll: Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
“They say it’s not government’s role to try to influence what people eat, drink, Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.” Continue reading Poll: Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Actuaries: Global warming will barely affect insurance premiums — 0.5% per year
“In a submission to [an Australian] Senate inquiry into the nation’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the institute predicts that consistent with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s mid-range warning on global warming, climate change is likely to add about 0.5 per cent a year to insurance costs.” Continue reading Actuaries: Global warming will barely affect insurance premiums — 0.5% per year
San Francisco, Seattle lead US cities divesting from fossil fuel firms
“The cities of San Francisco and Seattle have pulled their money out of fossil fuel companies, taking a climate divestment campaign from college campuses to local government.” Continue reading San Francisco, Seattle lead US cities divesting from fossil fuel firms
Obama: ‘Climate deniers in Congress refuse to even debate the issue’
Who did you challenge? Continue reading Obama: ‘Climate deniers in Congress refuse to even debate the issue’
EPA fails to explain deletion of illegal diesel experiment on children from data base
In February we FOIA-ed EPA for an explanation of why/how a report describing an illegal experiment exposing children to diesel exhaust was deleted from its data base. EPA responded to our request today. Continue reading EPA fails to explain deletion of illegal diesel experiment on children from data base
Obama team kicks off global warming push: Goal is to limit emissions from deniers
“President Obama’s allies at Organizing for Action kicked off their campaign for climate change legislation with a video attacking “climate deniers” such as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for being on the opposite side of the issue.” Continue reading Obama team kicks off global warming push: Goal is to limit emissions from deniers