But oil companies and utilities get prosecuted. Continue reading Obama gives wind farms a pass on killing eagles
Month: May 2013
Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
The estimated cost to move 350-resident town 9 miles away is $130 million. What? Continue reading Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
Food Nanny Earthquake: Institute of Medicine admits no evidence for reducing sodium intake below 2300 mg/day
Keep sharp objects away from food nannies today! Devastating for 1500 mg/day nanny recommendation. Continue reading Food Nanny Earthquake: Institute of Medicine admits no evidence for reducing sodium intake below 2300 mg/day
Study: Extensive glacial retreat in Mount Everest region
The researchers admit they don’t know why. Continue reading Study: Extensive glacial retreat in Mount Everest region
Study: Climate models overestimate cooling effect of aerosols
So there should be even more warming that’s not occurring? Continue reading Study: Climate models overestimate cooling effect of aerosols
Lisa Jackson misled the Senate during her 2009 confirmation hearing
On May 11, Lisa Jackson urged divestment from fossil fuel — but she sang a different tune to get confirmed as EPA chief in January 2009. Continue reading Lisa Jackson misled the Senate during her 2009 confirmation hearing
Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson endorses fossil fuel divestment in commencement speech
Did she ever confess her anti-fossil fuel bias to Congress or the public while she was EPA administrator? Continue reading Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson endorses fossil fuel divestment in commencement speech
Claim: Cooling ocean temperature could buy more time for coral reefs
We’re gonna need some big ice cubes. Continue reading Claim: Cooling ocean temperature could buy more time for coral reefs
No need to stress out over salt; guidelines too strict, Creighton University prof says
“Many Americans worry needlessly about their salt intake because national sodium guidelines are too strict, a Creighton University scientist said Monday.” Continue reading No need to stress out over salt; guidelines too strict, Creighton University prof says
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy — Does it make sense?
Not according to this 1999 Chicago Tribune op-ed by JunkScience.com friend Michael Fumento. Continue reading Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy — Does it make sense?
WaPo columnist gives Ed Markey ‘poor marks’ for ‘simplistic’ views on natural gas exports
“We have to extract shale gas in the environmentally safest way possible. But the safest way can’t be ‘not at all,’ no matter how fervently some enviros may wish it.” Continue reading WaPo columnist gives Ed Markey ‘poor marks’ for ‘simplistic’ views on natural gas exports
RFK Jr: Al Jazeera purchase of Al Gore’s Current TV okay because Qatar is a big nat gas producer and only a minor oil producer
It was painful to listen to RFK JR for 15 minutes, but he doesn’t disappoint. Continue reading RFK Jr: Al Jazeera purchase of Al Gore’s Current TV okay because Qatar is a big nat gas producer and only a minor oil producer