Day: May 16, 2013

RINO Boehlert: Senate GOP put a ‘black mark on our party’ by boycotting vote on EPA nominee

Boehlert serves on the board of Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection. Continue reading RINO Boehlert: Senate GOP put a ‘black mark on our party’ by boycotting vote on EPA nominee

Senate committee vote on EPA nominee likely today. But floor vote uncertain, though.

“At least four Republican senators plan to attend today’s second attempt at a committee vote on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to lead the EPA — including boycott ringleader David Vitter.” Continue reading Senate committee vote on EPA nominee likely today. But floor vote uncertain, though.

Could Supreme Court stall climate change regulations?

“The court’s decision on whether to take up any of the petitions, likely to come in October, could help shape or shatter the administration’s efforts to solidify its climate change agenda before President Obama leaves office in 2017.” Continue reading Could Supreme Court stall climate change regulations?

Two-Decade-Old Harvard Health Data Confounds U.S. EPA Nomination

“Buried in the questions Senate Republicans want answered by the nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a stumper: data linking microscopic particles in the air to premature death.” Continue reading Two-Decade-Old Harvard Health Data Confounds U.S. EPA Nomination

East Germany allowed Western pharma firms to test new drugs in hospital patients without consent

Looks like news of the Nuremberg Code might not have traveled the 317 km from Nuremberg to Berlin until 1996. Continue reading East Germany allowed Western pharma firms to test new drugs in hospital patients without consent