“Building the new West Coast terminals could be a matter of life or death for US coal.” Continue reading Visit the Tiny Town Where Big Coal Will Meet Its Fate
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Former Mont. Gov. Brian Schweitzer Calls Most Wash. Coal Export Plans ‘Dead’
“Ten years from now, maybe there will be some export capacity on the West Coast, but for right now, what we have is completely full and what has been proposed is probably dead — and not even dead in the water, just dead.”
Obama’s vow on climate change signals bumpy road for Keystone
Congress not needed to reject the pipeline. Continue reading Obama’s vow on climate change signals bumpy road for Keystone
The Danger of Making Science Political
“Many more scientists identify as Democrats than as Republicans, but threats to scientific thinking can come from any quarter. What must be preserved is the pursuit of science, away from irrational dogma.” Continue reading The Danger of Making Science Political
Obama gut-busting lunch menu tops 3,000 calories
And for the main course… FLOTUS of Hypocrisy with Sanctimonius Sauce. Continue reading Obama gut-busting lunch menu tops 3,000 calories
Obama: ‘Preserving our freedoms requires collective action’
No code words there.
Harvard professor seeks ‘adventurous’ woman to give birth to baby Neanderthal
Surrogate mom for a fetus built from Neanderthal DNA? Continue reading Harvard professor seeks ‘adventurous’ woman to give birth to baby Neanderthal
More Mars Crock: ‘Strongest evidence yet to there being life on Mars’
“Martian rocks from a crater hit by a meteorite may contain the strongest evidence yet that there is life on Mars.” Continue reading More Mars Crock: ‘Strongest evidence yet to there being life on Mars’
EPA-proposed air pollution clean-up to cost Navajo nation coal plant $500 million
“Federal regulators want the plant to install a catalytic converter for approximately $500 million. However, particles from the catalytic converter could create further pollution problems and necessitate more pollution controls, which the Salt River Project, the coal plant’s operator, said could drive the total cost into the billions.” Continue reading EPA-proposed air pollution clean-up to cost Navajo nation coal plant $500 million
Great moments in failed predictions
“While searching for something else, I came across this entertaining collection of grand predictive failures related to resources and climate change, along with some of the biggest predictive failures of Paul Ehrlich. I thought it worth sharing.” Continue reading Great moments in failed predictions
Claim: Whole Foods CEO caught lying about costs of ObamaCare, boycott ensues
Only after he equated ObamaCare with “fascism” on NPR. Continue reading Claim: Whole Foods CEO caught lying about costs of ObamaCare, boycott ensues