“A carbon tax should be made revenue neutral via tax offsets in other areas.” [Bloomberg]
Author: Steve Milloy
Sen. Vitter won't put as much emphasis on global warming
“I share the intense skepticism. But I would not expect to be as much the focus of my time and attention on the committee.” [Times-Picayune]
Alarmist Ploy: Institutional Divestment of Fossil Fuel Investments
“The event was one of 21 in a nationwide tour organized by 350.org to promote divestment. But, as Naomi Klein said, ‘it’s not gonna end with divestment. By the end, anybody who takes fossil fuel money is gonna have to justify themselves.'” [Harvard Crimson]
House GOP leaders pledge to oppose climate change ‘tax’
“The entire House GOP leadership team has registered its opposition to climate legislation that raises revenue, underscoring the long odds that taxing carbon emissions has in negotiations on the fiscal cliff.” [The Hill]
Patriot Coal to stop mountaintop removal mining
“Bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp. agreed Thursday to become the first U.S. coal operator to phase out and eventually stop all large-scale mountaintop removal mining in central Appalachia under an agreement reached with three environmental groups that sued over pollution from several West Virginia operations.” [Bloomberg]
Deep Fried Donuts Injected With Liquor
Take that, food nannies. [MyFoxDC.com]
Horner: New carbon tax would be folly
“AEI thereby joined former Republican politicians and advisers seeking to rebrand, as a conservative idea, the latest incarnation of what the political Left has long pined for, only to be told it was a dead letter given the political debacle of the Clinton administration’s 1993 “BTU tax.” [Orange County Register]
Review: 'Least Toxic Pesticides' Applied as a 'Last Resort'
“Recommendations and decisions to use “least toxic pesticides” and “pesticides as a last resort” have flourished in the last decade, but according to three scientific organizations – the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section of the Entomological Society of America (P-IE ESA) – these are not the correct approaches to the pesticide component of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.” [Weed Science Society of America]
Obama declined to attribute Sandy to climate change…
… at this afternoon’s news conference. He did, however, reaffirm his belief in global warming. Continue reading Obama declined to attribute Sandy to climate change…
Claim: Global warming causes diabetes
“The link between diabetes and climate change is highlighted in a new report from the IDF and supported by Bupa, which aims to put non-communicable diseases (NCDs) high on the international agenda.” [The Guardian]
PCBs, other pollutants delay pregnancy?
Given much higher exposures during the mid-20th century, would there have been baby-boomers or Gen-Xers if this were true? [NIH News]
Vitter to replace Inhofe on key Senate committee
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) will replace skeptic champion Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) as ranking minority member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Vitter is also a reliable skeptic, but he is admittedly not as well-versed on climate as Inhofe. [Dredging Today]