… even though one of its cited “experts” tacitly admits there is no established cause-and-effect relationship between typical/normal/current salt intake and adverse health effects. Continue reading WebMD offers dangerous junk science-based dietary salt advice…
New York AG: Keystone XL construction is illegal; View positioned as ‘neutral’ because pipeline not running through NY
“Mr. Schneiderman says, the State Department’s belief that the pipeline could be constructed without damaging the environment runs contrary to federal environmental law…” Continue reading New York AG: Keystone XL construction is illegal; View positioned as ‘neutral’ because pipeline not running through NY
Native American Tribal Judge: ‘Keystone XL = Death’; Certain rupture to cause children, grandchildren to die of thirst
Written in ignorance or disregard of all the existing pipelines over the Ogallala aquifer. Continue reading Native American Tribal Judge: ‘Keystone XL = Death’; Certain rupture to cause children, grandchildren to die of thirst
Facebook CEO on enviro sh*t list for supporting Keystone XL, fracking
“It’s great that Mark Zuckerberg is promoting immigration reform. Too bad he has to do so by echoing big oil’s agenda,” Daniel Weiss, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, told POLITICO. Continue reading Facebook CEO on enviro sh*t list for supporting Keystone XL, fracking
UK Gov’t Survey: 11x more Brits worried about energy prices than global warming
Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints
Complying with EPA standards has been a rebuttable presumption in actions brought under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — no longer under a draft EPA policy. Continue reading Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints
WaPo Columnist: Government’s bad bet on Fisker
“Government can efficiently affect energy usage through fuel taxes and basic research. When it intervenes on behalf of specific technologies and specific companies, however, bad things happen — resource misallocation, windfall-seeking, even, sometimes, corruption. The Fisker debacle proves once again that, in the immortal words of former White House economist Larry Summers, ‘government is a crappy VC’.” Continue reading WaPo Columnist: Government’s bad bet on Fisker
Anti-nuke activists accuse EPA of weakening radiation disaster protection guidelines
“IMAGINE THAT the Boston bombers didn’t pack nails into pressure cookers but instead packed highly radioactive material. How would the government be responding?” Continue reading Anti-nuke activists accuse EPA of weakening radiation disaster protection guidelines
Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?
“The researcher who exposed former EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson’s private email account is now taking aim at her potential successor — and is expanding the inquiry into the world of mobile phone text messages, which are shaping up as the next frontier in open-records legal battles.” Continue reading Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?
20 Years Ago: 4-30-93 — Democrat-controlled Senate narrowly votes down bill to compel EPA cost-benefit analysis for major rules
In opposition to the bill, Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell said: Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 4-30-93 — Democrat-controlled Senate narrowly votes down bill to compel EPA cost-benefit analysis for major rules
Food nannies blame salt for Maltese high blood pressure even though salt intake unknown
The Times of Malta may want to salt its news reports with a few facts. Continue reading Food nannies blame salt for Maltese high blood pressure even though salt intake unknown
Bloomberg News Editorial: Approve Keystone XL Now; ‘Doesn’t pose a disqualifying threat to the environment’
“Rather than encourage more study, President Barack Obama should now prod the State Department to move as fast as possible to approve the pipeline and get this overblown and needlessly divisive controversy off the nation’s agenda.” Continue reading Bloomberg News Editorial: Approve Keystone XL Now; ‘Doesn’t pose a disqualifying threat to the environment’