September 20, 2012 – 1:09 pm
Now it’s personal! Well, not so much, I’ve only eaten one a few times, and, quite frankly, living down South affords much better pork sandwiches, but, hey, some people are really as crazed to eat them as the TV commercials show. Alas… (Clarion Ledger) The McRib sandwich is traditional McDonald’s fare, appearing on the menu […]
September 17, 2012 – 7:38 pm
And all in just two steps! (The Atlantic) Now for the better news. A technology is in the pipeline that has the potential to eliminate CO2 emissions entirely. Solar power, long believed to be unworkably expensive, has actually been falling in cost at a steady exponential rate of 7 percent per year for the last […]
September 17, 2012 – 12:18 pm
We’re doomed! Bird Behavior Indicates Impending Human Demise Framed by a binocular lens the life of birds looks almost like a separate reality, but science has shown that those birds and the people who watch them share one thing: an ecosystem threatened by global climate change. According to avian experts, birds not only share our […]
September 17, 2012 – 9:26 am
It’s interesting how the social beliefs of Leftists end up hitting everyone in the wallet, eh? (Telegraph) Motorists will subsidise a move to ensure ten per cent of transport energy comes from renewable sources such as biodiesel made from maize or sugarcane. However, the target will cause the cost of biofuel to increase and demand […]
September 15, 2012 – 12:28 pm
It must be nice to own a few mcmansions, drive in convoys, and take lots of fossil fueled air travel. And crack. Lots of crack (Al’s Journal) “Over the past several months, extreme weather and climate events in the form of heat waves, droughts, fires, and flooding have seemed to become the norm rather than […]
September 15, 2012 – 9:09 am
Hey, can you guess who thinks that using food for fuel is a Bad Idea? The New York Times. Obviously, the ministers at the Central Department Of Environmental Truth feel differently. And, instead of going through the legislative branch, you know, that pesky creation of the Constitution given lawmaking ability, here comes another “rule” from […]
September 13, 2012 – 4:16 pm
Our favorite drunk uncle Climate Change is to blame Autumn’s glow put at risk by climate change Climatologists and phenologists —those who study the effects of seasonal changes on plants and animals —are increasingly concerned about the effects of rising temperatures and erratic weather patterns on fall foliage. While most average leaf peepers aren’t noticing […]
September 10, 2012 – 2:06 pm
Or, really, the stupid reality of how government and unions run a business (Reuters) General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August —but that probably isn’t a good thing for the automaker’s bottom line. Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still losing as […]
September 8, 2012 – 1:12 pm
The NY Times has been on a big kick the past few months about how evil air conditioning is. I’m still waiting for them to simply turn their own A/C off and party like it’s 1499 with the windows open. And here’s another! The chief executive of the century-old company from America’s heartland shifted nervously […]
September 7, 2012 – 2:18 pm
Ever notice that Warmists always see the cup as empty? (Guardian) Periods of the earth’s warming are associated with an increase in biodiversity, according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While this may sound like good news, the timescales involved cancel out any benefits they might […]
