Penn State’s “exoneration” of hokey stick inventor Michael Mann is not improving with age. As thoroughly reported today at WattsUpWithThat.com, Climategate figure Eugene Wahl confessed to deleting e-mails at Mann’s request — a discovery that not only raises further questions about Mann’s honesty to Penn State investigators, but one that should also focus attention on the school’s shoddy investigation of Climategate.
Oregon Dems attack climate skeptic’s children
Robinson put together the petition against climate alarmism signed by 31,000+ U.S. scientists and unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Peter DeFazio in OR-4 last year.
This could make Climategate look like a parking ticket.
Oregon Dems attack climate skeptic’s children
Democrat-run Oregon State University is apparently retaliating against climate skeptic and Republican congressional candidate Dr. Art Robinson by taking action without cause against his three graduate student children.
Robinson put together the petition against climate alarmism signed by 31,000+ U.S. scientists and unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Peter DeFazio in OR-4 last year.
Sierra Club chief admits lobbying for business
At the Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics conference today, Sierra Club chief Carl Pope casually mentioned that the Sierra Club sits down with corporations having environmental regulatory problems and then uses its expertise in “changing public policy” to help the corporation solve its problem with the government — a novel role for a non-profit organization that is supposed to be working in the public interest. Pope didn’t mention whether the Sierra Club is paid for its “expertise,” but perhaps some of its corporate donors could answer that question.
CAGW hysteria risks public health
Activists love to talk about the hypothetical far-future “health risks” of a less-cold planet. They are not so keen to discuss the very real harms caused by their hysterical anti-carbon claims here and now. We at JunkScience.com are not so reticent.
Shell wants you to walk
At the annual Rentseekers Ball (aka the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics Conference), Royal Dutch Shell gave attendees room-warming gifts — pedometers, with a note that was headlined “Take the First Step.” If they want us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so much, why do they sell us gasoline?
How to speed nuke permits: ‘Issue them’
At today’s House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing on EPA’s job killing greenhouse gas regulations, Rep. Cory Power (R-CO) asked panel witness Dan Reicher — a longtime anti-nuke campaigner trying to position himself as some sort of “clean energy” expert — what could be done to accelerate the issuance of nuke plant permits.
While Reicher stammered and temporized, another witness (possibly W. David Montgomery of Charles River Associates) took the microphone and ironically declared, “Issue them.”
Shocker: EPA air chief ignorant of atmospheric CO2 level
At today’s House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing on EPA’s job killing greenhouse gas regulations, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) asked panel witness Gina McCarthy — chief of EPA’s air programs, including the agency’s greenhouse gas regulations — whether she had any idea of what the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide is, SHE ADMITTED THAT SHE DID NOT! Continue reading Shocker: EPA air chief ignorant of atmospheric CO2 level
‘Clean energy’ central planning misfires in India
New Dehli’s experiment with “clean” natural gas turned out to be not so clean after all. Continue reading ‘Clean energy’ central planning misfires in India
Arizona Public Service proposes ratepayer rip-off
Arizona Public Service is proposing a rate package that includes “decoupling” — i.e.: Continue reading Arizona Public Service proposes ratepayer rip-off
Is Obama With Eye On ’12 Mulling An EPA Rollback?
By Steve Milloy
March 1, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily
It looks as though President Obama may have decided that getting re-elected in 2012 is more important than saving the planet from the much-dreaded global warming. Continue reading Is Obama With Eye On ’12 Mulling An EPA Rollback?
Is Obama prepping the left for bad news on EPA?
The coincidence of:
- Sen. Sherrod Brown’s letter to Obama about EPA regs;
- Pew Center chief Eileen Claussen’s “prediction” in today’s Guardian about Obama; and
- Grist.org’s howling about the Brown letter,
may be signs that Obama is preparing his base for the impending news that the EPA will be delaying implementation of its greenhouse gas regulations by two years.
And, no, a two year delay is most certainly not good enough — it’s just a ploy to help Obama skate through the 2012 election.
