“Justice David Friedman said the city appeared to be asking for unprecedented authority to regulate all sorts of portion sizes, including ‘the number of doughnuts a person could eat, the number of scoops of ice cream’ and number of servings of fried chicken.” Continue reading Appellate court skeptical of Nanny Bloomberg soda ban
Climate talks collapse: Russia derails treaty track at UN climate summmit in Bonn.
For the UN climate conference in Bonn the bear to worry about was not Polar, but Russian. Continue reading Climate talks collapse: Russia derails treaty track at UN climate summmit in Bonn.
Claim: European coal pollution causes 22,300 premature deaths a year
This is junk science because… Continue reading Claim: European coal pollution causes 22,300 premature deaths a year
Warmist distorts comments of UK environment minister
During a BBC panel discussion on climate, UK environment minister Owen Paterson was asked and replied: Continue reading Warmist distorts comments of UK environment minister
Junk Science Week at the FP: Now we have too many polar bears?
“Despite sea ice having declined since the 1970s, polar bear numbers in Davis Strait have not only increased to a greater density (bears per 1,000 km2) than other seasonal-ice subpopulations (like Western Hudson Bay), but may now have reached its carrying capacity.” Continue reading Junk Science Week at the FP: Now we have too many polar bears?
Schwarzenegger and Aussie PM pump up warmism: Terminate doubts and be a climate action hero
At least they didn’t say “terminate doubters.” Continue reading Schwarzenegger and Aussie PM pump up warmism: Terminate doubts and be a climate action hero
James Cameron takes Deepsea Challenger to Capitol Hill to promote climate alarm
Science Recorder reports: Continue reading James Cameron takes Deepsea Challenger to Capitol Hill to promote climate alarm
Robert Redford Stars in Ads Calling for Action Against Climate Change
Redford says, “I just hope [Obama] has the courage of his convictions.” Continue reading Robert Redford Stars in Ads Calling for Action Against Climate Change
Businesses Back US-China Climate Deal
Yes… those that stand to profit from it by ripping off consumers — as was the case with the CFC ban and Montreal Protocol. Continue reading Businesses Back US-China Climate Deal
New fossil fuel scare: Greenland’s ‘darkening ice’
The Guardian reports: Continue reading New fossil fuel scare: Greenland’s ‘darkening ice’
Big Green, Not Big Oil, is the Enemy
“Other than food, no commodity is as important to the world as energy. Yet, because of angst-ridden theoretical speculation – not empirical science – the modern green agenda has effected an intellectual disconnect.” Continue reading Big Green, Not Big Oil, is the Enemy
Sen. Whitehouse: “Those who deny CO2 emissions contribute to climate change are ‘one step short of insane'”
Lost on Sen. Whitehouse is that skeptics argue over the sensitivity of the atmosphere to CO2 emissions and the effects of that sensitivity. Continue reading Sen. Whitehouse: “Those who deny CO2 emissions contribute to climate change are ‘one step short of insane’”