WWII bomber pilot on radical environmentalism: ‘Climate scare is the Achilles heel of the whole movement. Shoot it down and you win the war!’

“Canada now needs leaders with the courage to stand up to today’s deadly enemies, climate campaigners who are bent on destroying the energy sources we need to maintain a prosperous society.” Continue reading WWII bomber pilot on radical environmentalism: ‘Climate scare is the Achilles heel of the whole movement. Shoot it down and you win the war!’

Enviro group calls Keystone XL a ‘distraction’; Tar sands would represent ‘a mere 0.2 percent’ of carbon emissions

“How environmentalists got lost in a dangerously misguided battle.” Continue reading Enviro group calls Keystone XL a ‘distraction’; Tar sands would represent ‘a mere 0.2 percent’ of carbon emissions

Airhead Christie Todd Whitman slams ‘dash to gas’ — Flashback: Confuses global warming and ozone depletion

Former Bush EPA administrator and New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman says the growing use of natural gas for electricity generation needs to be balanced with nuclear power while getting rid of coal. But coal is clean and safe and no new nuke plant has been constructed in 30 years — and we may never see a new one again. Continue reading Airhead Christie Todd Whitman slams ‘dash to gas’ — Flashback: Confuses global warming and ozone depletion

Ex-UK Science Advisor on BPA: ‘Being frank, I think the only way you could hurt babies with bisphenol A baby bottles is to baton them with them’

But there was no scientific evidence that the levels found in the plastic used to make baby bottles was harmful to children, said Sir John. Continue reading Ex-UK Science Advisor on BPA: ‘Being frank, I think the only way you could hurt babies with bisphenol A baby bottles is to baton them with them’

Ex-UK Science Advisor: Environmental safety rules have reached ‘mad’ levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard

Environmental safety rules have reached “mad” levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard, the Government’s former chief scientific adviser has said. Continue reading Ex-UK Science Advisor: Environmental safety rules have reached ‘mad’ levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard

Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants

She’ll be able to afford more expensive electricity. What about her neighbors? Continue reading Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants

Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership’

A billionaire proves the Peter Principle. Comments by Grantham in an interview by The Guardian. Continue reading Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership’

20 Years Ago: 4-15-93 — Greenpeace says its goal is to end the use of oil by 2013

Let’s see how that worked out. Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 4-15-93 — Greenpeace says its goal is to end the use of oil by 2013

Paper: EPA asking enviros to return personal data on farmers ‘like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube’

“The Environmental Protection Agency endangered about 80,000 farmers and ranchers and their families — and showed whose side it’s really on — by releasing personal information on them to radical environmental groups.” Continue reading Paper: EPA asking enviros to return personal data on farmers ‘like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube’

Study: Rate of warming over the past century highly unusual but not unprecedented in context of natural climate variability

The researchers analysed a 364-metre long ice core drilled from James Ross Island, off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, near where the massive Larsen B ice shelf disintegrated in early 2002. Continue reading Study: Rate of warming over the past century highly unusual but not unprecedented in context of natural climate variability

Desperate: Van Jones tries resurrecting MLK Jr as a warmist — RealityDrop: Fossil fuels have raised more poor people out of poverty than any enviro

Desperate enviros make desperate reaches. Continue reading Desperate: Van Jones tries resurrecting MLK Jr as a warmist — RealityDrop: Fossil fuels have raised more poor people out of poverty than any enviro

Nature Mag Admits: Recent climate, glacier changes in Antarctica within normal bounds; Changes cannot be attributed with confidence to manmade global warming

Their new research suggests the ’90s were not greatly different from some other decades – such as the 1830s and 1940s – that also showed marked temperature spikes. Continue reading Nature Mag Admits: Recent climate, glacier changes in Antarctica within normal bounds; Changes cannot be attributed with confidence to manmade global warming