William Ruckelshaus still bloviating; Millions still dying
The Center for Public Integrity asked William Ruckelshaus five questions. We would have added a sixth.
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CDC: Sleeping sickness to worsen with global warming
It’s hard to take CDC researchers seriously.
West Nile now 'well established' throughout the Americas
We should have stamped out the West Nile virus while we had the chance.
Coin toss immunity: Glaxo's malaria vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline’s malaria vaccine is possibly better than nothing — but even in the best light, it’s still dilly-dallying.
Mass Audubon blames climate change for shifting bird populations
… and even if true, the problem is what?
EDF attacks utility with fake asthma attack?
The Environmental Defense Fund, long-time EPA running dog and the group whose handiwork on DDT led to millions of dead Africans, is attacking utility giant AEP with a TV ad featuring what appears to be a faked asthma attack.
RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
A group of 15 so-called Republicans wrote President Obama urging him to double average fuel efficiency to as much as 62 miles per gallon by 2025.
Flashback: Gingrich Out-greens Al Gore?
by Steve Milloy January 3, 2008, FoxNews.com Newt Gingrich has guzzled Al Gore’s Kool-Aid. Now he wants us and the Republican 2008 presidential candidates to drink it, too.
Poll: MRSA-infested bedbugs or pesticides?
A new study reports that bedbugs are infected with drug-resistant staph bacteria (MRSA). There is no evidence so far that bedbugs are spreading MRSA, however. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could end the resurgence of bedbugs with a stroke of the pen by bringing back banned pesticides (e.g., DDT, organophosphates, diazinon and Dursban) and encouraging … Continue reading Poll: MRSA-infested bedbugs or pesticides?
Mercury-laden albatross around neck of coal?
by Steve Milloy What can feathers from eight birds tell us about mercury emissions over the past 140 years?
Obama finally embraces malaria victims — as political pawns
By Steve Milloy U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Rajiv Shah and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson win this week’s award for cynicism.
AMA quacks on climate
By Steve Milloy The American Medical Association claimed in an April 4 editorial that, “The shift in the planet’s climate is affecting the health of patients — and physicians are starting to see the results.” So let’s see how the AMA backs up that assertion.