Now we know what the PCBs-in-New-York-City-schools hysteria was all about. Continue reading PCBs in NYC Schools: Mystery Solved
Air pollution worse than cocaine for MIs?
A new study in the Lancet reports that while cocaine use is much more likely to trigger a non-fatal heart attack than air pollution (i.e., coarse particulate matter or PM10), air pollution is the more deadly trigger because more people are exposed to it. Continue reading Air pollution worse than cocaine for MIs?
Greens threaten wind, solar permitting
Check out this Politico report about environmentalists threatening the permitting process for wind and solar projects: Continue reading Greens threaten wind, solar permitting
Sotomayor endorses vaccine-autism link?
Check out the Placebo Effect on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision concerning vaccines. It seems that Sotomayor hasn’t read the newspapers about the vaccine-autism fraud. Continue reading Sotomayor endorses vaccine-autism link?
Cell phones and brain glucose
Despite all the media coverage of yesterday’s report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that 50 minutes of cell phone use increases brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the antenna, there is no cause for alarm. Continue reading Cell phones and brain glucose
Response to UCS’ Kevin Knobloch-head…
Below is a recent commentary by Union of Concerned Scientists president Kevin Knobloch. A reader requested a review of the piece, so here’s a quick one. My comments in [[bracketed bold]]. Continue reading Response to UCS’ Kevin Knobloch-head…
Maine guv right on BPA science; wrong on joke
Maine Gov. Paul Lepage was correct about the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) when he recently stated that, Continue reading Maine guv right on BPA science; wrong on joke
EPA discovers new mercury isotope?
The federal government is taking steps to remove mercury thermometers from use, reports the Baltimore Sun. Continue reading EPA discovers new mercury isotope?
What is a 'Clean Energy Standard'?
Although cap-and-trade is dead, its subsidy-seeking corporate advocates have not gone away. They have simply re-branded their cause as “clean energy” and are now lobbying for a so-called “clean energy standard” (CES). Continue reading What is a 'Clean Energy Standard'?
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‘Carbon Nation’ to seduce right with Van Jones?
America’s wanna-be communists and their clean energy useful-idiots have a new documentary aimed at convincing the right that climate change is a problem and that clean energy is the solution. Continue reading ‘Carbon Nation’ to seduce right with Van Jones?
Wimp & Sellout Watch — No. 6
While we have high hopes that the newly empowered Republican Members of Congress will make every effort to fight the socialization of America, we are also aware that the GOP has an ignominious history of wimping- and/or selling-out, especially on environmental issues. Wimp & Sellout Watch is GreenHellBlog’s effort to spotlight the GOP’s weak links because:
In the 112th Congress, it should take more courage for GOP-ers to retreat than to advance.
Today’s update on potential wimps and sellouts to watch:
Rep. Mike Simpson. Environment & Energy News PM reported last Friday that:
A key House appropriator said today that he does not expect a disagreement over pre-emption of U.S. EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions rules to lead to a shutdown of the federal government.
A new law must be enacted by March 4 to continue funding federal programs. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), who heads the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, said that while House Republicans feel strongly that EPA regulation of carbon dioxide should be prevented, he does not believe his colleagues will refuse to pass spending legislation if it does not include language to do that.
“I doubt it,” he told reporters, when asked about the conflict.
Simpson stressed that Republican leaders had no interest in the kind of standoff that resulted in a shutdown of the federal government in 1995.
“Nobody’s talking about a government shutdown,” he said. “Nobody wants a government shutdown. Leadership does not want a government shutdown.”
But Simpson did not rule out the possibility.
“Could it ultimately, in negotiations between the House and the Senate, end up there? Sure, anything’s possible,” he added.
Hey Rep. Wimpson, if there’s not a credible threat of a shutdown, then the Democrats will not rein in the EPA — you can bank on that, buddy.
Don’t forget to check out previous editions of Wimp & Sellout Watch: