“President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy as early as this week, according to a source familiar with the process.” Continue reading Obama Settles on EPA, Energy Department Nominees
Author: Steve Milloy
Claim: Biofuels wiping out grasslands; ‘Comparable to deforestation in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia’
“America’s prairies are shrinking. Spurred on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s. While that’s been a boon for farmers, the upheaval could create unexpected problems.” Continue reading Claim: Biofuels wiping out grasslands; ‘Comparable to deforestation in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia’
White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend
Reminds me of the “progress” reports on Stalin’s five-year plans. Continue reading White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend
China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
Fine… but where are the bodies? More than a month of atrocious PM2.5 air quality has produced no bodies. Continue reading China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
NYTimes Food Nanny Slams Obama Surgeon General for NOT Tobacco-izing Sugar
Sugar should be a “controlled substance”? Keep raving Mark Bittman! Continue reading NYTimes Food Nanny Slams Obama Surgeon General for NOT Tobacco-izing Sugar
Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
‘Richard Windsor’s’ heavily redacted emails provide moments of levity. Continue reading Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
James Taylor: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack the Integrity of Skeptics
Heartland’s James Taylor responds to the virulent attacks on the recent blockbuster survey of geoscientists and engineers on global warming. Continue reading James Taylor: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack the Integrity of Skeptics
6 in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation
Why doesn’t the UN work on this? Continue reading 6 in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation
CIA-funded Study: Global warming ‘may have contributed’ to the Arab Spring
The same group that missed collapse of the Soviet Union. Continue reading CIA-funded Study: Global warming ‘may have contributed’ to the Arab Spring
Warmist DC Weatherman Bob Ryan: Warmer but More Snow? — Does this make sense?
Ryan says, yes, in some places. But talk and anecdotes are cheap. Let’s see you forecast something, Bob. Continue reading Warmist DC Weatherman Bob Ryan: Warmer but More Snow? — Does this make sense?
Tesla Loss Is Wider Than Expected (20%!)
These results pre-date the now famous NYTimes test drive. Continue reading Tesla Loss Is Wider Than Expected (20%!)
Nice Mother: Calls her love child with former Sen. Pete Domenici a ‘mistake’
The 34-year-old “mistake” is a former Navy officer and lawyer. Continue reading Nice Mother: Calls her love child with former Sen. Pete Domenici a ‘mistake’