UN: Tree loss not as bad as thought

Good news — so at the current rate of deforestation, it will take 768 rather than 517 years, to clear-cut the planet. Continue reading UN: Tree loss not as bad as thought

IPCC debunks Al Gore on hurricanes

Global warming’s affect on hurricane activity is not measurable, says the IPCC. Continue reading IPCC debunks Al Gore on hurricanes

Illinois sequestration project is first in U.S. for man-made CO2

1,000 metric tons per day — from an ethanol plant! Continue reading Illinois sequestration project is first in U.S. for man-made CO2

More green energy hostages

Democrat Sens. Udall, Murray and Warner may now be incentivized to stop the Obama war against fossil fuels. Continue reading More green energy hostages

NYT’s Revkin Denies Bias in Climategate Coverage

Revkin now a “denier”, too? Continue reading NYT’s Revkin Denies Bias in Climategate Coverage

Carbon blackmail?

“China and Brazil have warned that one of the world’s biggest carbon markets will be under threat if wealthy countries reject their demands for a new phase of the Kyoto protocol.” Continue reading Carbon blackmail?

WSJ: Scientists’ Elusive Goal: Reproducing Study Results

“This is one of medicine’s dirty secrets: Most results, including those that appear in top-flight peer-reviewed journals, can’t be reproduced.” Continue reading WSJ: Scientists’ Elusive Goal: Reproducing Study Results

EPA warns Monsanto about bugs

Shouldn’t Monsanto and its customers know best as to whether rootworm-resistant corn seed is failing? Continue reading EPA warns Monsanto about bugs

Botkin: Absolute Certainty Is Not Scientific

Global warming alarmists betray their cause when they declare that it is irresponsible to question them, writes Daniel Botkin in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading Botkin: Absolute Certainty Is Not Scientific

Ohio Treasurer: Washington Targets Ohio Shale Gas

“Job-killers win, American workers lose.” Continue reading Ohio Treasurer: Washington Targets Ohio Shale Gas

The IPCC exposed: political to its core

Rob Lyons reviews Donaa Lafamboise’s “The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World’s Top Climate Expert” for Spiked. Continue reading The IPCC exposed: political to its core

European Food Safety Authority Once Again Reaffirms the Safety of BPA

Based on this latest assessment, EFSA upheld the finding of its 2010 review that the existing tolerable daily intake (TDI) for BPA would “protect all human populations for lifetime exposure to this substance through diet.” Continue reading European Food Safety Authority Once Again Reaffirms the Safety of BPA