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Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:28:19 +1000

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Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:37:31 +1000

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Is George Soros a Global Warming Turncoat?

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:36:27 +1000

NASA’s global-warming-alarmist-in-chief James Hansen is urging the public to join the likes of Greenpeace and the Ruckus Society and others in a March 2 rally in Washington to protest the burning of coal for electricity.

But before further clogging the already busy streets of the nation’s capital perhaps Hansen ought to first lay siege to the offices of billionaire supporter George Soros.

Obama's Climate Rip-off

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:34:39 +1000

President Obama wants to pay you to support global warming regulation. What he isn’t saying, however, is that his enticement won’t come close to covering what the regulations will cost you.

In his 10-year budget released this week, the President proposed a so-called cap-and-trade scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the proposal, 100 percent of the permits to emit greenhouse gases would be auctioned to coal and natural gas-burning electric utilities, industrial plants and other emitters-to-be-designated. The proceeds from the auctions would then distributed to individual Americans "to help the transition to a clean energy economy," according to his budget proposal.

Nuclear Nonsense

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000

How can celebrity anti-nuclear power activists Alec Baldwin and Christie Brinkley try, in good conscience, to scare us about both carbon-free nuclear power and global warming?

The Futility of Hybrid Cars

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 5 Feb 2009 23:30:00 +0000

Could plug-in hybrid cars actually increase greenhouse gas emissions? Is energy efficiency being oversold as a greenhouse gas reduction measure? A new report from the research arm of Congress raises troubling questions about the direction in which President Obama is taking us.

Al Gore and Venus Envy

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Al Gore has a new argument for why carbon dioxide is the global warming boogeyman -- and it�s simply out of this world.

Zero-Calorie Sin?

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000

If you thought the food nannies� appetite for dictating what beverages you may enjoy would be satisfied by their crusade against regular, sugar-sweetened soda, think again. Their new battle cry is shaping up to be, �None of the calories but all of the sin.�

Browner: Redder Than Obama Knows

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Incoming White House energy-environment czar Carol Browner was recently discovered to be a commissioner in Socialist International. While that revelation has been ignored by the mainstream media and blithely dismissed by her supporters, you may soon be paying the cost of Browner�s political beliefs in your electricity bill.

Time for a Surgeon General-ectomy?

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

President-elect Obama has reportedly chosen Sanjay Gupta, CNN�s chief medical correspondent and one of People magazine�s �sexiest men alive,� for the post of surgeon general. Those aren�t the only reasons that the surgeon general�s position ought to be abolished.

Let There Be Dark?

junkman@junkscience.com (JunkScience.com) — Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Some astronomers seem to be willing to say and do just about anything just to get a better look at the heavens, including making city streets safer for criminals.

New York's Soda Tax Scam

junkman@junkscience.com (JunkScience.com) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

New York Governor David Paterson has proposed to levy an 18 percent tax on non-diet soft drinks under the guise of combating obesity. Government doesn�t get much more cynical than this.

EPA Goes Man-Hunting

junkman@junkscience.com (JunkScience.com) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:30:00 +0000

It�s little wonder why the FBI�s �Most Wanted� list doesn�t include anyone accused of breaking federal environmental laws. It�s hard to argue that a father-son team accused of illegally importing Alfa Romeo sports cars that don�t meet U.S. tailpipe emissions standards is the criminal equivalent of the likes of Usama bin Laden or the other hardened sociopaths for whom the FBI warns the public to remain on the lookout. But the Environmental Protection Agency has now cured its apparent case of outlaw-envy with the launch of its own �Wanted� list last week. Hoping to �track down environmental fugitives,� the agency wants to �increase the number of �eyes� looking for environmental fugitives.�

Pickens Hops Aboard Public Health Bandwagon

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Has public health replaced patriotism as the new �last refuge of scoundrels�? T. Boone Pickens� self-enrichment plan to switch America into natural gas-powered cars and wind power was initially advertised as a means to wean America off foreign oil. When the plan was announced last July, oil had spiked to $147 per barrel, and Pickens� TV ads blamed our oil �addiction� for a $700 billion annual �wealth transfer� to foreigners. But what a difference five months makes. Oil prices have since plummeted to below $50 per barrel, vaporizing any price advantage of natural gas over conventional gasoline. Frozen credit markets have blocked Pickens from the private financing needed to build wind farms. His own financial resources have suffered as many investors pulled out of Pickens� hedge fund, BP Capital, after losses of as much as 60 percent. But Pickens seems to have a �Plan B�: he�s re-casting wind power as a public health crusade, apparently hoping to obtain taxpayer financing from the Obama administration.

The Wrong Scary Toy Story

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Mon, 8 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

One in three toys was found to have �significant levels of toxic chemicals, including lead, flame retardants and arsenic,� according to a new report from the anti-chemical industry. But don�t let the report�s political agenda distract you from very real toy safety issues.

Green-on-Green Violence

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The activist group Environmental Defense got a taste of what it used to dish out this week when its Washington, D.C., offices were invaded by another green group, the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Obama's Bad Green Deal

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000

President-elect Barack Obama�s plan to combat unemployment by creating 2.5 million public works jobs could only be loved by someone ignoring the economic and political realities of public works, alternative energy and the Greens. �Rebuilding roads and bridges, wind farms and solar panels, fuel efficient cars and alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead� is what Obama said he intends to accomplish. It�s true that road building can contribute to economic growth, but not like Obama seems to think. The road building boom of the 1950s and 1960s did boost U.S. economic growth, according to Federal Reserve economist John Fernald. But this was because mass expansion of the interstate road system facilitated growth-producing economic activity. While necessary for keeping traffic moving safely and smoothly, simply re-building roads and bridges doesn�t spur commerce and, so, isn�t a strategy for economic growth.

Detroit Needs Drilling, Not Bailouts

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Looking for the root of the impending car industry debacle? Look no further than the failure of the Big Three and the United Auto Workers to challenge the Green attack on cheap gasoline. Since the 1980s, the golden goose of the U.S. auto industry has been SUV and light truck sales. Those vehicles were so popular and so profitable that the Big Three could afford to meet UAW demands for high wages and generous benefits. The golden goose even enabled the Big Three to afford the infamous UAW Jobs Bank where thousands of laid-off auto workers were kept on the payroll for years, costing the automakers billions of dollars. But for decades, the Big Three and the UAW overlooked the linchpin of all these �good times� -- the cheap gasoline that fueled SUV sales. For some strange reason, neither the companies nor the UAW had the foresight or courage to challenge the Green chokehold on our gasoline supply.

Greens Pave Way for Republican Comeback

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000

If congressional Republicans -- or what's left of them -- are looking for the path out of the political wilderness following last week�s electoral drubbing, there�s a shortcut to victory in 2010 being paved for them by the Greens.

The First Green President

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

President-elect Barack Obama could be the nation�s first green president -- whether he likes it or not. The Greens� early investment in Obama�s political soul has matured, and they�re already angling for -- and even demanding -- payback.

IgNobels for Obama

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Seventy-six American Nobel laureates in science endorsed Barack Obama this week. Despite their scientific successes, their political analysis just doesn't make the grade.

False Alarm: A Report on the Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1971-2006

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

False Alarm: A Report on the Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1971-2006 is the most comprehensive report ever about the food and beverage scares launched and/or promoted by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Ross Gelbspan: Still Lying About the Pulitzer Prize

junkman@junkscience.com (Steven Milloy) — Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Global warming hysteric Ross Gelbspan continues to have difficulty dealing with the fact that he has never won a Pulitzer Prize.