The estimated annual health care costs of smoking/obesity are a combination of junk science and junk economics — i.e., if you smoke and you get sick or die, then your sickness/death is assumed to be entirely attributable to your smoking. Moreover, end of life costs add up for virtually everyone. Continue reading AP: Do penalties for smokers and the obese makes sense?
Obama EPA regs threaten 1,000 Navajo jobs
“In their zeal, Obama team willing to sacrifice Navajos’ jobs.” Continue reading Obama EPA regs threaten 1,000 Navajo jobs
Gun Control Protester: ‘I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy’
A sign seen at today’s anti-gun rally in D.C. Continue reading Gun Control Protester: ‘I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy’
Nicholas Stern: ‘I got it wrong on climate change – it’s far, far worse’
“This is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one? These risks for many people are existential.” Continue reading Nicholas Stern: ‘I got it wrong on climate change – it’s far, far worse’
MOJO: Great Barrier Reef At Risk From Coal
Wait ’til we start draining Australia of the trillion barrels of oil just discovered in the Outback. Continue reading MOJO: Great Barrier Reef At Risk From Coal
Young Climate Evangelical Whine: We’ve never had a cooler-than-average month
Poor, poor pitiful Ben Lowe: “Global warming is all we’ve ever known.” Continue reading Young Climate Evangelical Whine: We’ve never had a cooler-than-average month
Lovelock recants (again)
“James Lovelock has written a letter of objection regarding a windfarm development in Devon (see link below for the whole thing). This bit strikes me as important.” Continue reading Lovelock recants (again)
Climate shocker: Carry on as we are until 2050, planet will be FINE, says Norwegian gov’t
“The Earth’s mean temperature rose sharply during the 1990s. This may have caused us to overestimate climate sensitivity.” Continue reading Climate shocker: Carry on as we are until 2050, planet will be FINE, says Norwegian gov’t
Clinton climate advisor asks Obama to back cap and trade
Why not? Cap-and-trade has already worked too well in California. Continue reading Clinton climate advisor asks Obama to back cap and trade
Enviros oppose ‘clean energy’ in Ireland
Windmills would be eyesores. Continue reading Enviros oppose ‘clean energy’ in Ireland
China’s wind sector lost $1.6 billion in 2012
“A major contributing element was that China’s power generation capacity rose considerably in 2012, and wind power gave way to thermal and nuclear power.” Continue reading China’s wind sector lost $1.6 billion in 2012