Is global warming allowing winter ticks to live longer and kill more moose in the Northeast? Continue reading Moose threatened by climate change?
Category: Climate & Energy
Planting trees no magic bullet for climate
“Planting trees may help appease travellers’ guilt about pumping carbon into the atmosphere. But new research suggests it will do little to cool the planet… Continue reading Planting trees no magic bullet for climate
Supreme Court backs off alarmist climate science
The Supreme Court stepped back from alarmist climate science in today’s decision in AEP v. Connecticut. Continue reading Supreme Court backs off alarmist climate science
Supreme Court rejects climate nuisance suits
The Supreme Court today unanimously rejected the effort by some states to sue utilities for greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of the nuisance doctrine, holding that the Clean Air Act pre-empts federal common law. Continue reading Supreme Court rejects climate nuisance suits
New York's solar workfare
Turning on a light switch in New York may soon do more than simply turning on a light — it may also turn on the workfare spigot to utility employees. Continue reading New York's solar workfare
Carbon offset rip-off: PG&E customers pay twice to save same forests
“PG&E customers are effectively paying twice for the same Mendocino County forests,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle. We spotlighted the possibility/likelihood of this sort of double-dipping fraud in 2007.
Last refuge of a climate scoundrel: NOAA issues 'scientific integrity' manual
Amid the still smouldering ruins of alarmist climate science, NOAA grasps for legitimacy by issuing a scientific integrity manual.
But of course, ethics can’t be taught — you either got ’em or you don’t. And we know where NOAA and its “scientists” have stood on the matter.
Check out NOAA’s draft Scientific Integrity Manual and Procedural Handbook (for reporting scientific misconduct) and let us know what you think/find.
Ohio Congressman: EPA Administrator Jackson is the Biggest Stumbling Block to American Job Creation
Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) released the following statement regarding EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s comments yesterday about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR) and Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) proposals: Continue reading Ohio Congressman: EPA Administrator Jackson is the Biggest Stumbling Block to American Job Creation
Murdoch's mother calls for carbon tax
When media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s mother was born, life expectancy in Australia was about 57 years. One hundred and two (102) carbon-happy years later, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch is calling for a carbon tax? Continue reading Murdoch's mother calls for carbon tax
Kiss of Electoral Death: Gore applauds Romney on climate
Mitt Romney will have a tough time shaking off the stink of Al Gore’s endorsement. Continue reading Kiss of Electoral Death: Gore applauds Romney on climate
GOP Senator loses mind; Teams with Boxer on 'disease cluster' bill
In an appalling move, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Loopyville) to have the EPA study so-called “disease clusters.” Continue reading GOP Senator loses mind; Teams with Boxer on 'disease cluster' bill
Santorum gets A+ on climate test
It looks like Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been reading JunkScience.com and Steve Milloy’s “Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop Them.” Continue reading Santorum gets A+ on climate test