High cholesterol ‘does not cause heart disease’ new research finds, so treating with statins a ‘waste of time’

Not new, but always true. Continue reading High cholesterol ‘does not cause heart disease’ new research finds, so treating with statins a ‘waste of time’

Meet the climate skeptics backing the Brexit campaign

From ClimateChangeNews.com:

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Asian coal use to drive CO2 emissions up 5% by 2040

And that’s just coal. Oil and gas will add more. Continue reading Asian coal use to drive CO2 emissions up 5% by 2040

Claim: Adolescent vaping causes adult smoking

The anti-vaping mob is trying to characterize vaping as a “gateway” to smoking — the exact opposite of the purpose of vaping. Continue reading Claim: Adolescent vaping causes adult smoking

NYTimes: Will Big Coal Pay to Clean Up Its Messes?

Maybe the NYTimes should have thought of this before it helped wreck the coal industry? Continue reading NYTimes: Will Big Coal Pay to Clean Up Its Messes?

Climate change mitigation: Turning CO2 into rock

Now “all” they need to do is to get the CO2 from Ohio to Iceland. Continue reading Climate change mitigation: Turning CO2 into rock

How does this photo debunk EPA’s most important ‘scientific’ claim?

$561 million of EPA research is swirling the bowl. Continue reading How does this photo debunk EPA’s most important ‘scientific’ claim?

Enviros lament Trump reversal on climate

Trump once signed on to a full page NYTimes ad urging climate action… but it was, of course, before Climategate really hit the fan and before Obama wrecked the coal industry to no purpose. Continue reading Enviros lament Trump reversal on climate

A big victory for lab rats: Congress moves to limit chemical testing on animals

Not really a victory for the rats since they won’t be bred to start with. In any event, computer modeling and cell tests are hardly substitutes. Continue reading A big victory for lab rats: Congress moves to limit chemical testing on animals

Claim: Greenland’s 2015 melt records consistent with ‘Arctic amplification’

Uh… 2015 was an El Nino year. Continue reading Claim: Greenland’s 2015 melt records consistent with ‘Arctic amplification’

Will state AGs make investing in fossil fuel companies illegal?

“If I were running a large university, like Columbia or Harvard, I would have to think very carefully about whether I’m not violating the law by holding these things.” Continue reading Will state AGs make investing in fossil fuel companies illegal?

Claim: Global warming threatens sparrows

Extrapolating the possible consequences of weather to climate. Continue reading Claim: Global warming threatens sparrows