Prenatal lead exposure increases blood pressure in female offspring?

Epidummyologists may have discovered another non-effect. Continue reading Prenatal lead exposure increases blood pressure in female offspring?

The Quest: Dan Yergin needs to leave his Cambridge bubble

Pulitzer Prize winner Dan Yergin has a new energy book out called “The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World.” Though I’ve seen it has high as #22 on Amazon.com, that’s way more than it deserves. Continue reading The Quest: Dan Yergin needs to leave his Cambridge bubble

New green job record: $23 million per

And we thought $5 million per green job was a lot. Continue reading New green job record: $23 million per

The Communist Menu-festo

Now that the left has wrecked and/or captured the energy, financial and health care sectors of our economy, our food chain is the next target. Continue reading The Communist Menu-festo

A few notes on climate fretting in Massachusetts

Apparently having solved all its real problems, Massachusetts has developed its first climate change adaptation report. After all, sea level is rising (or the land is sinking) by an inch per decade. Continue reading A few notes on climate fretting in Massachusetts

EPA IG: Climate science review deficient

EPA’s endangerment finding was apparently not properly cooked. Continue reading EPA IG: Climate science review deficient

Palmetto extract: Snake oil for the prostate

The most widely used over-the-counter supplement for prostate health is no more effective than a placebo in treating men’s lower urinary tract symptoms, report researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Continue reading Palmetto extract: Snake oil for the prostate

Global warming causes animals to shrink?

Except that global warming has caused people to grow and global cooling has caused people to shrink. Continue reading Global warming causes animals to shrink?

Food police: Not enough indignity in food stamp program

As if there’s not enough indignity in the federal food stamp program, the food police want soft drink purchases banned from the program because they are “arguably” unhealthy. Continue reading Food police: Not enough indignity in food stamp program

Dr. Don Williams: Show us the medical records

The enviros seem to be trying to push back on JunkScience.com’s “Show us the bodies” challenge. Here, Austin, TX physician Don Williams claims to have treated six children one Saturday in August for ozone-related asthma attacks. Continue reading Dr. Don Williams: Show us the medical records

We're not defending EPA but…

… the claim that the agency has asked for 230,000 new employees and $21 billion to implement its greenhouse gas rules is not true. That said, the truth is actually worse. Continue reading We're not defending EPA but…

Communists do something right: Lomborg defunded

Denmark’s new left-wing coalition government has reached a consensus about Bjorn Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center. Continue reading Communists do something right: Lomborg defunded