Daily Archives: January 6, 2016

What Say To Artificial Trees To Solve Hotcoldwetdry?

January 6, 2016 – 4:37 pm

Yup. As Steven Milloy notes, this is the latest in CO2 insanity. I’d just call it bat guano insane (Washington Post) In the fight against climate change, trees are an ally. They suck in carbon dioxide, reducing the harmful greenhouses gases in our air. But there’s a problem — we’re asking them to work overtime. […]

By William Teach Posted in Global Warming 3 Comments

If All You See…

January 6, 2016 – 1:00 pm

…is a world being turned to desert from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Cold Fury, with a post on digging ditches. Is everyone getting their post-holidays exercise?

By William Teach Posted in If All You See Comments Off on If All You See…

Good Grief: Trump Chimes In On Cruz Birtherism

January 6, 2016 – 10:17 am

There’s a reason it’s called the Silly Season (Washington Post) Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the senator from Texas vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee. “Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want […]

By William Teach Posted in GOP 19 Comments

Say, Can Hollywood Save Us From “Climate Catastrophe”?

January 6, 2016 – 8:16 am

In other words, are we set for more preachy movies about Hotcoldwetdry? Can Hollywood save us from climate catastrophe? By taking on the link between football and brain injuries, the recently released movie“Concussion” reminds us of the potential for Hollywood to shape attitudes and beliefs about controversial topics through entertainment. The film has put America’s […]

By William Teach Posted in AGW Idiocy, Global Warming 1 Comment

Semi-Retired President Gets Weepy Over Mostly-Ineffectual Gun Rules

January 6, 2016 – 7:51 am

I noted yesterday that Obama’s new “gun control” regime would pretty much have a statistically insignificant effect on “gun violence”. Ed Morrissey called them a “restatement of existing law”, and that they “aren’t exercises in executive power; they’re admissions of incompetent governance.” Allahpundit notes they are empty gestures, and points to Charles W. Cooke, who […]

By William Teach Posted in Barry Obama 11 Comments
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