Soros-backed ProPublica admits to receiving from IRS confidential docs on conservative groups — last November!

Appalling… and what took the holier-than-thou ProPublica so long to ‘fess up? Continue reading Soros-backed ProPublica admits to receiving from IRS confidential docs on conservative groups — last November!

Report: US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance

“A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers.” Continue reading Report: US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance

Study: Waist to height ratio ‘more accurate than BMI’

“Measuring the ratio of someone’s waist to their height is a better way of predicting their life expectancy than body mass index (BMI), the method widely used by doctors when judging overall health and risk of disease, researchers said.” Continue reading Study: Waist to height ratio ‘more accurate than BMI’

Food Police join dead-enders on salt: “It would be a shame if this [expert] report convinced people that salt doesn’t matter”

What can one expect? The Center for Science in the Public Interest has been attacking dietary salt since its inception in the 1970s. Continue reading Food Police join dead-enders on salt: “It would be a shame if this [expert] report convinced people that salt doesn’t matter”

Bad Day for Salt Nannies: NYTimes headline — ‘No Benefit in Sharply Restricting Salt, Panel Finds’

“In a report that undercuts years of public health warnings, a prestigious group convened by the government says there is no good reason based on health outcomes for many Americans to drive their sodium consumption down to the very low levels recommended in national dietary guidelines.” Continue reading Bad Day for Salt Nannies: NYTimes headline — ‘No Benefit in Sharply Restricting Salt, Panel Finds’

NBC: Heart Association, Institute of Medicine disagreement over dietary salt an ‘unusual medical brawl’

“An unusual medical brawl erupted on Tuesday when the influential Institute of Medicine issued a report questioning the basis of years of advice for Americans to cut their salt intake in half.” Continue reading NBC: Heart Association, Institute of Medicine disagreement over dietary salt an ‘unusual medical brawl’

Warmist Hypocrisy: ‘People who have predetermined opinions about climate change are only searching for information that supports their views’

Possibly that explains why the Union of Concerned Scientists published today the claim that atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa hit 400 ppm — even though it was debunked yesterday! Continue reading Warmist Hypocrisy: ‘People who have predetermined opinions about climate change are only searching for information that supports their views’

Junk Science Dead-Ender: American Heart Association vows to defy new salt report

An expert committee of the National Institute of Medicine concluded today that there is no evidence supporting drastic reductions in dietary salt intake. But the dead-enders at the American heart Association don’t care. Continue reading Junk Science Dead-Ender: American Heart Association vows to defy new salt report