The New York Times continued its assault on hydraulic farcturing for natural gas (“fracking”) over the weekend and today with two front-page articles attempting to position the unconventional gas industry as a scam. Continue reading NYTimes assault on fracking continues
Author: Steve Milloy
Pawlenty: Running from His Past Moves on Environmental Policy
GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty says he’s a skeptic; but he used to be a climate alarmist. Can he be trusted? The National Journal summarizes Pawlenty’s troubling climate past.
More Five-Star Green Hypocrisy
If Brown University Prof. Barrett Hazeltine wants to be a green activist he really ought to avoid participating in piggish consumption. Continue reading More Five-Star Green Hypocrisy
RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
A group of 15 so-called Republicans wrote President Obama urging him to double average fuel efficiency to as much as 62 miles per gallon by 2025. Continue reading RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison is urging Al Gore exploit poor, asthmatic children. Continue reading Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Detroit News: Stop EPA from killing coal
The Detroit News editorializes: “The Environmental Protection Agency’s crusade against coal-fired power plants is on a fast track to raise electricity bills in Michigan by as much as 20 percent and restrict the state’s economic growth… In Michigan, DTE estimates installing scrubbers on its coal plants will cost $2 billion, which will be passed on to consumers in higher monthly bills… But the real impact is on jobs and economic growth. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers forecasts 50,000 of its members will lose their jobs within three years, and 200,000 additional jobs down the supply line. In addition, coal-dependent states such as Michigan would risk losing business to states — and countries — that can now produce electricity cheaper. President Barack Obama made a big deal out of promising to put the kibosh on regulations that threaten jobs and growth. And yet he allows Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator, to continue to impose rules that put growth at risk… [Emphasis added]”
Gore: Children = Pollution
Quite an ironic way of thinking for the parent of four children and one of the planet’s most ravenous consumers:
Glass-fed beef?
Grass-fed beef has been replaced by glass-fed beef as a climate palliative. “Meat grown artificially in labs could be a greener alternative for consumers who cannot bear to go vegetarian but want to cut the environmental impact of their food,” reports The Guardian.
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Gore attacks Obama on climate
Barack Obama has failed Al Gore, says Al Gore in an essay in Rolling Stone. Read the Associated Press report.
NASA's James Hansen: $1.2 million in illegal income?
From FoxNews.com: “The NASA scientist who once claimed the Bush administration tried to “silence” his global warming claims is now accused of receiving more than $1.2 million from the very environmental organizations whose agenda he advocated. Continue reading NASA's James Hansen: $1.2 million in illegal income?
Supremes retreat from climate panic
By Steve Milloy
June 22, 2011, Washington Times
The Supreme Court dealt Al Gore, the Environmental Protection Agency and other believers in alarmist climate science a surprising and severe blow this week. Continue reading Supremes retreat from climate panic