“Consol Energy Inc. told 145 workers in southern West Virginia on Tuesday that it will start laying them off in late December because of a dispute over permits for surface mining related to the King Coal Highway project.” [CBS News]
Chris Matthews Calls Climate Change Deniers 'Pigs'
“Well Professor Oppenheimer, back in the 60s, we called such people pigs. Pigs. No, really. They don’t care about the planet, they don’t care about the destruction of war. All they want is what they got, their stuff, and they want more of it.” [Video at Huffington Post]
New documents prove falsification in EPA air study; JunkScience renews retraction request
JunkScience.com has uncovered new documents conclusively proving that EPA researchers materially falsified a September 2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). Continue reading New documents prove falsification in EPA air study; JunkScience renews retraction request
West Virginia Dems unload on Obama EPA over new coal layoffs
Romney Pennsylvania ad hits Obama on coal
Clinton on Sandy (the storm, not an intern): 'In the real world, Barack Obama’s policies work better'
As Solyndra showed, in the real world, Obama’s policies cause losses to taxpayers. [Politico]
Egg McMugged: 'Breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a bun'
While atherosclerosis may lead to heart problems, there is no scientific evidence that what you eat has anything to do with it or any associated heart problems. Continue reading Egg McMugged: 'Breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a bun'
Gore on Sandy (the storm, not a masseuse): 'A disturbing sign of things to come'
“Dirty energy makes dirty weather,” says the dirty hypocrite. [AlGore.com]
Oops: Harvard affiliate apologizes for promotion of "weak" study
“A Harvard-affiliated hospital is backing away from its decision earlier this week to promote a paper linking the artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer, now saying the evidence was ‘weak.'” [Reuters]
GOP senator would likely oppose potential Romney EPA chief nominee
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is signaling that fealty to former President George W. Bush’s administration does not guarantee a potential senior nominee a clear path through Senate confirmation.
Vitter told Greenwire last week that James Connaughton, Bush’s former head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, would not get his support to be Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator. [The Hill]
Bill McKibben: As dumb and desperate as they come
No explanation necessary…
A Modest Hurricane Proposal for Honoring Climate Change Deniers
Tropical Storm Milloy? [Huffington Post]