“Chris Horner, the CEI senior fellow who learned about the secret emails while researching his book ‘The Liberal War on Transparency,’ calls the Obama White House “one of the most secretive administrations ever.” [Investors Business Daily]
NBC-17 Investigates: Inspector General investigating EPA testing in Chapel Hill
“The EPA declined to offer a comment Monday about the Inspector General’s announcement and continues to maintain that all studies conducted by EPA are independently evaluated for safety and ethics.” [NBC-17, Raleigh]
Rubio on Earth's age: 'I'm not a scientist'
… nor are you ready for prime time. [Politico]
Carbon taxes won’t save the planet
By Steve Milloy
November 19, 2012, Washington Times (Print Version)
Global-warming alarmists are hoping Hurricane Sandy and President Obama’s re-election will force panicky congressional Republicans into agreeing to a “carbon tax” in 2013. If you can do simple math, you can figure out that a carbon tax would have no effect other than an inflationary one. Continue reading Carbon taxes won’t save the planet
Corn-holed: EPA denies ethanol waiver to eight states; Iowans rejoice
“A request by eight states including Arkansas and North Carolina to waive the renewable fuel standard has been denied by the Environmental Protection Agency… Iowa Governor Terry Branstad applauds the EPA for its decision. In a statement, he said that waiving the renewable fuel standard would add uncertainty to the agriculture sector.” [WHO-TV]
Carbon caper: Bogus policy
“Steve Milloy, the publisher of JunkScience.com , writing for Investor’s Business Daily, and the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Christopher C. Horner, writing in California’s Orange County Register, point out that a carbon tax…” [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
EPA Inspector General Announces Investigation of Illegal Human Testing
The EPA Office of the Inspector General just announced it will be investigating the JunkScience.com-discovered illegal human testing by EPA scientists. [Click for the EPA OIG’s announcement]
Jackson may leave EPA
Greenhouse gases regulated, air quality standards needlessly tightened, coal industry crippled, frackers scared, Army Corps of Engineers usurped, science/cost-benefit analysis mocked, humans turned into guinea pigs, Congress ignored — mission accomplished. [Washington Post blog]
Exxon for carbon tax with conditions
“A carbon tax should be made revenue neutral via tax offsets in other areas.” [Bloomberg]
Sen. Vitter won't put as much emphasis on global warming
“I share the intense skepticism. But I would not expect to be as much the focus of my time and attention on the committee.” [Times-Picayune]
Alarmist Ploy: Institutional Divestment of Fossil Fuel Investments
“The event was one of 21 in a nationwide tour organized by 350.org to promote divestment. But, as Naomi Klein said, ‘it’s not gonna end with divestment. By the end, anybody who takes fossil fuel money is gonna have to justify themselves.'” [Harvard Crimson]
House GOP leaders pledge to oppose climate change ‘tax’
“The entire House GOP leadership team has registered its opposition to climate legislation that raises revenue, underscoring the long odds that taxing carbon emissions has in negotiations on the fiscal cliff.” [The Hill]