It’s not easy to replace foam lunch trays with greener options, school officials say

“Max said he worries about the health repercussions of littering Earth with foam.” [Washington Post]… We suggest that Max develop an interest in a more important issue to his present and future — like our disastrous economy.

Chevron Aims at an Activist Shareholder

Chevron goes after a poseur-shareholder as part of a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit the company filed against an army of parties involved in bringing an environmental case against Chevron in Ecuador almost two decades ago. [New York Times]

Claim: Climate Skeptics Swayed by Consensus, Not Evidence

Don’t spit your coffee on your screen…. “Conservatives are less likely to accept the reality of human-caused climate science when presented with supporting scientific evidence. But tell them that 99 out of 100 climate scientists agree on the subject, and conservatives will be more likely to accept that humans are altering the climate, according to a new pilot study.” [LiveScience.com]

USDA to allow more meat, grains in school lunches

Please sir, I want some more. [AP]

But the Nazi doctor was a great guy?

A letter-to-the-editor in response to last week’s front-page Wall Street Journal article about a space medicine award being named for a Nazi researcher reveals that some people — a physician, in this case — apparently still don’t get it. Continue reading But the Nazi doctor was a great guy?

UN alarmists seek to make US liable for climate damages

“There has been a historic shift in the UN climate talks in Qatar, with the prospect of rich nations having to compensate poor nations for losses due to climate change.” [BBC]

Encana calls on EPA to abandon Pavillion test wells

“Hydrocarbons have always been there… That’s why we drilled there in the first place.” [Casper Star Tribune]

Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security

MoA speaks truth to hot air and corruption — and gets punished. Continue reading Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security

Inhofe: Obama Quietly Handing Over Billions of Dollars to the UN in the Name of Global Warming

Click for Sen. Inhofe’s video message to the UN Climate Conference.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Act 3: Global warming crusader

The Austrian Oaf is producing a documentary miniseries to air next year, called “Years of Living Dangerously,” brimming with Hollywood’s A-list –- from producer James Cameron to narrators Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Alec Baldwin. [Christian Science Monitor]

Watson: It’s too late to limit the world to 2°C of global warming

Good thing Climategate 2.0 showed (via Phil Jones e-mail) that the 2-degree goal was arbitrary. [QZ.com]

Monckton of Arabia

Lord Monckton goes to Qatar.