Laugh out loud in Vietnamese is “cười lớn.” Continue reading Obama Urges Vietnam Youth to Tackle Climate Change
Month: May 2016
Trump Advisers Push Him to Target OPEC, Regulations in Big Energy Speech
“We can manage the cyclical nature of the market but what we are struggling with is the daily onslaught of punitive regulations.” Continue reading Trump Advisers Push Him to Target OPEC, Regulations in Big Energy Speech
Trump Unlikely to Be Able to Renegotiate Climate Deal: U.N. Climate Chief
A Food Label That Gets Right to the Point
Food/calorie labeling is another failed food nanny policy. Only gullible neurotics pay attention to the disinformation. Continue reading A Food Label That Gets Right to the Point
Taxing Sugar to Fund a City
Even Bernie Sanders opposes taxing soft drinks…. and no, soft drinks do not cause diabetes and obesity. Continue reading Taxing Sugar to Fund a City
Scaring students with junk science
A letter in the Daily Herald (Everett, WA) on James Hansen’s ideological child abuse. Continue reading Scaring students with junk science
Current atmospheric models underestimate the dirtiness of Arctic air
Another shortcoming of the failed climate models. Continue reading Current atmospheric models underestimate the dirtiness of Arctic air
Claim: ‘Suggestive evidence’ for link between air pollution and heightened stillbirth risk
Ridiculous. All the correlations are zero. And how would one explain all huge populations where the air is the worst? Continue reading Claim: ‘Suggestive evidence’ for link between air pollution and heightened stillbirth risk
Claim: Living near a landfill could damage your health
Nope. Just exceedingly weak and/or non-significant statistical associations here. Continue reading Claim: Living near a landfill could damage your health
Claim: More than half of EU citizens questioned now think e-cigarettes are harmful
Yet use ‘continues to surge.’ Continue reading Claim: More than half of EU citizens questioned now think e-cigarettes are harmful
Study: Sugar substitutes may cut calories, but no health benefits for individuals with obesity
“Our study shows that individuals with obesity who consume artificial sweeteners, particularly aspartame, may have worse glucose management than those who don’t take sugar substitutes.” Continue reading Study: Sugar substitutes may cut calories, but no health benefits for individuals with obesity
Air pollution exposure may raise heart disease risk
Uh… it’s not even clear that smoking itself increases risk of heart disease. Continue reading Air pollution exposure may raise heart disease risk