Deniergate is turning out to be more fun than Al Gore’s Massage-gate.. Continue reading Romm: ‘Revkin has zero credibility…’
Category: Miscellaneous
Reliance on coal leads to discovery of 300-million-year old ‘Chinese Pompeii’
Note how this report of a paleobotanical finding is tinged with modern energy politics. Continue reading Reliance on coal leads to discovery of 300-million-year old ‘Chinese Pompeii’
India to overtake China as largest coal importer
You can stop worrying about your “carbon footprint” now. Continue reading India to overtake China as largest coal importer
Santorum: Global warming is politics, not science
NYTimes resurrects power line scare
The New York Times helps enviros and NIMBY-ers fight power lines. Continue reading NYTimes resurrects power line scare
Scauzillo: Who created most environmental laws? Republicans.
Of course, had Nixon, Reagan and Bush had any idea of how the laws they signed would be abused to the detriment of the nation… Continue reading Scauzillo: Who created most environmental laws? Republicans.
Coal on the rise in India
“India’s coal demand is expected to climb 41 percent to 981 million tons in the next five years.” Continue reading Coal on the rise in India
Video: Ohio Rep. probes Obama Interior Dept. scheme to lie about coal industry job losses
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) questioned the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to find out what he knew about his department telling contractors to lie about job loss estimates from his proposed rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone Rule. This proposed rewrite could cost almost 30,000 direct and indirect coal jobs. Continue reading Video: Ohio Rep. probes Obama Interior Dept. scheme to lie about coal industry job losses
Debunked (more): Mercury-Autism Link
A new study reports that urinary mercury concentrations weren’t correlated with the incidence of autism — so Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is still wrong. Continue reading Debunked (more): Mercury-Autism Link
Nanoscare: Children may have highest exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles
But there are no identified risks to health. Continue reading Nanoscare: Children may have highest exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Will Roseanne Barr’s Presidential Bid Bring The Environment Into The Debate?
Roseanne Bar is coming into the 2012 presidential contest from a nut farm (really!). Continue reading Will Roseanne Barr’s Presidential Bid Bring The Environment Into The Debate?
India (hearts) coal
“A shortage of fuel has constrained expansion in India’s power sector, which consumes about two-thirds of the country’s coal output and has a current installed capacity of over 186,000 megawatts.” Continue reading India (hearts) coal