“Researchers studying over a decade’s worth of dead otters in Britain have concluded that pollution is most likely the cause of penis shrinkage in the water-loving mammals.” Continue reading Shrinkage Alarm: Pollution May Be Shrinking Otter Penises; Scientists Say Research Is ‘Warning’ For Humans
Climate skeptics ‘capture’ the Bloggies’ science category
“Founder Nikolai Nolan admits that climate sceptic bloggers have pushed out ‘legitimate’ science blogs from his awards.” Continue reading Climate skeptics ‘capture’ the Bloggies’ science category
Oxfam: Big Food failing on CSR goals
The so-called corporate social responsibility movement is a fraud. Continue reading Oxfam: Big Food failing on CSR goals
Obama to Tackle Climate Change Soon, Advisor Says
The country has already been tackled… and thrown for a loss. Continue reading Obama to Tackle Climate Change Soon, Advisor Says
Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt
The Columbia Journalism Review says “covering government efforts to improve the nation’s eating habits is more complicated than it seems.” Continue reading Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt
Liberal Charity: ex-TraderJoe’s exec leads effort to give expired food to poor
What happens when liberals run out of other-people’s-money to give away. Continue reading Liberal Charity: ex-TraderJoe’s exec leads effort to give expired food to poor
What the Oil Business Could Learn From the NRA
The gun lobby isn’t naïve, and it refuses to cede the moral high ground. Continue reading What the Oil Business Could Learn From the NRA
Gnarly: Great White Sharks Protected Off Calif. Coast
Will surfers become the endangered species? Continue reading Gnarly: Great White Sharks Protected Off Calif. Coast
Federal Agency Undermining State Offshore Wind Plans, Backers Say
Hmmm… clean energy type don’t like the federal interference either. Continue reading Federal Agency Undermining State Offshore Wind Plans, Backers Say
Claim: BPA causes asthma
Aside from the improper use of statistical analysis and lack of biological plausibility, widespread BPA use predates the supposed “epidemic” of asthma by decades. Continue reading Claim: BPA causes asthma
Claim: Study of Ice Age Bolsters Carbon and Warming Link
The study claims to narrow the gap between higher temps preceding higher CO2 — but even so, so what… a gap (or even no gap) is still a gap. Continue reading Claim: Study of Ice Age Bolsters Carbon and Warming Link
Kerry’s global warming crusade
“The paint hadn’t dried on Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s new Foggy Bottom digs before he laid out his agenda for higher taxes and job-killing regulations that would put the United States at a disadvantage with the rest of the world. This was the pressing foreign-policy issue he chose to address in his first major speech as America’s chief diplomat.” Continue reading Kerry’s global warming crusade