Category Archives: politicized science

AL GORE AVOIDS GREEN INVESTMENTS


The self-proclaimed prophet of green, who would like to become the first carbon billionaire, seems to be minimizing his foray into green investments.  (h/t The Reference Frame)  According to Bill Gunderson of Gunderson Capital Investment, Gore’s portfolio “has Amazon, Colgate … Continue reading

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THE RAIN IN TEXAS


Not A Lot of People Know That reports on the sudden silence with respect to weather in Texas.  Last year, because of a draught, advocates of anthropogenic global warning (AGW) had wailed about “permanent draught” in the state (Joe Romm), … Continue reading

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CARTOON COMPANIES


First we got Obelix, Idefix and Asterix (1959-present), who remain economic success stories because the, ahem, individuals who gave them birth understood the realities of business and offered a product that the public welcomed. Now we have Amonix (1989-2012), which … Continue reading

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THE RIGHTFUL PLACE OF SCIENCE


Several thousand years ago (or so it seems), Barack Obama promised to restore science to its rightful place. We finally know what that means. (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist…)

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SPEAKING OF SCIENCE…


Twelve years ago, in a paper now carefully buried, NASA scientist James Hansen wrote (h/t WUWT): ..we argue that rapid warming in recent decades has been driven mainly by non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as chlorofluorocarbons, CH4, and N2O, not … Continue reading

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EPA IS DOING HUMAN EXPERIMENTS?


Anthony Watts’ indispensable science site, WattsUpWithThat, has a post by John Dunn MD JD that delivers evidence of humans being used as guinea pigs in NIH research into the effects of particulate pollutants.   The issue at hand is the … Continue reading

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YOU ARE, AHEM, WHAT YOU EAT?


Here’s another twist in the sorry saga of governmental war on the-most-evil-food-evah. It used to be the eternal truth (of the moment) that salt is supremely evil – and so of course are you, if you use it.  Unfortunately, while … Continue reading

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ISAAC NEWTON TRUMPED


A sixteen year-old Indian-born student in Germany has solved a mathematical riddle posed by Sir Isaac Newton over three hundred years ago, reports Fox News via the History News Network. While working on a school project, Shouryya Ray worked out … Continue reading

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CREATING THE ULTIMATE CRISIS


Last summer, Nobel Prize-winning “economist” and Obama worshiper Paul Krugman had suggested a radical move to create economic stimulus that, in his view, would result in rapid economic recovery. It’s an idea straight out of a totalitarian ivory tower (or … Continue reading

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IT’S ENERGY DENSITY, STUPID!


David Solway, at PJ Media, ably dissects the gradual but inescapable failure of greenism.  It seems that the traditional sources of electrical power (deemed evil by the progressives reactionaries) are the most reliable, least disruptive and most economical ones, whereas the … Continue reading

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