The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that the prevalence and number of persons with asthma have increased since 2001 despite improvements in outdoor air quality, and decreases in cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure.
It is of course entirely possible, if not likely, that asthma is not really up so much as it’s being more frequently reported, often erroneously. So buck up, CDC, maybe the politically incorrect can still be blamed.
Transparency International reports that,
None of the 20 countries deemed most vulnerable to climate change score more than 3.6 on TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) indicating significant risks of corruption.
At the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference, President Obama promised that the U.S. would contribute to a $100 billion fund for developing nations threatened by climate change.
An upside of our debt crisis is that foreign climate corruption is not likely something U.S. taxpayers will be funding any time soon.
Climate alarmists have finally found one good thing about global warming — as you might expect, though, they’re even wrong about that. Continue reading New 'study': The ONE good thing about global warming
You might think that the big terrorism news today is that we finally got Osama bin Laden. Hah, that shows how much you care about the planet. Continue reading Forget bin Laden: Gitmo is green!
Environment and Energy News reports that Prince Charles will lobby Congress next week on climate. Continue reading Prince Charles to lobby Congress on climate
America’s CEOs have finally realized that President Obama is not their friend when it comes to the EPA. Continue reading Business Roundtable comes to on EPA climate rules
We’ve seen it all at JunkScience.com, and this has to be some sort of new low. Continue reading 'Study': BPA hurts babies; Oops, sample size=1
By Steve Milloy
There’s a new tale to be told in the annals of corporate greenwashing — so-called “BPA-free” cash register receipts. Continue reading BPA-free isn't
Is American agriculture facing yet another major attack on food safety similar to the 1989 Alar scare? Continue reading Organic Valley identified as secret funder of 'FrogTV' pesticide scare campaign
The American Academy of Pediatrics this week issued a ““Policy Statement — Chemical-Management Policy: Prioritizing Children’s Health.” If this is what pediatrics is becoming, maybe Christian Scientists have a point. Continue reading American Academy of Pediatrics prioritizes fear over facts
No doubt some lobbyist was patting himself on the back in January after securing a 3-year reprieve from EPA’ greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations for the biomass industry. Continue reading EPA set up biomass industry for failure
Political Payback – Oregon Style
Paul Driessen
Confused visitors will be forgiven for thinking Oregon State University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Congressman Pete DeFazio and the “progressive-socialist” wing of the Democratic Party. Or for likening what’s going on there to political retribution as practiced in Third World thugocracies. (Townhall)