How did he get the Energy Secretary job in the first place? Continue reading Now he tells us: Steven Chu admits no interest in energy economics until taking Energy Sec. job
Category: Miscellaneous
The consequences of misunderstanding risk
An excellent essay on risk recommended by JunkScience.com friend Fred Singer. Continue reading The consequences of misunderstanding risk
RFK Jr: 2013 sequester caused IRS to target tea party groups in 2011
Everyone knows that the present caused the past. Continue reading RFK Jr: 2013 sequester caused IRS to target tea party groups in 2011
Planned Parenthood’s Bizarre Ad Campaign: ‘Your Baby Will Thank You’
Is the University of Rochester trying to hide its illegal human experiments?
Study: Benefit of cycle helmet laws to reduce head injuries still uncertain
Even with a helmet, cyclists who choose to mix it up with cars are playing a dangerous game. Continue reading Study: Benefit of cycle helmet laws to reduce head injuries still uncertain
Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
The estimated cost to move 350-resident town 9 miles away is $130 million. What? Continue reading Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy — Does it make sense?
Not according to this 1999 Chicago Tribune op-ed by JunkScience.com friend Michael Fumento. Continue reading Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy — Does it make sense?
NYC elementary school becomes first to go all vegetarian
And the kids don’t look happy about it. Continue reading NYC elementary school becomes first to go all vegetarian
20 Years Ago: 5-5-93 — AFL-CIO report says law protects environment more than people. Max penalties: Worker death is 6 months; Environmental law is 15 years
EPA’s budget is 20 times OSHA’s. Permitted worker exposures are 1,000 times higher. Environmental violations are punished more. Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 5-5-93 — AFL-CIO report says law protects environment more than people. Max penalties: Worker death is 6 months; Environmental law is 15 years
Enviros: Warming could bring malaria back to the UK — Reality: Malaria endemic to Britain since 1400s
“From the 15th century onwards, malaria was endemic along the coasts and estuaries of south-east England, the Fenlands, and estuarine and marshland coastal areas of northern England.” Continue reading Enviros: Warming could bring malaria back to the UK — Reality: Malaria endemic to Britain since 1400s
20 Years Ago: 5-4-93 — Senate votes 79-15 to elevate EPA to cabinet level on condition of mandatory comparative risk analysis
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to make EPA a cabinet-level department on the proviso that the agency conduct comparative risk analysis (i.e., likening environmental risks to commonly encountered risks). This proviso would be the bill’s death in the Democrat-controlled House. Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 5-4-93 — Senate votes 79-15 to elevate EPA to cabinet level on condition of mandatory comparative risk analysis