March 12, 2013 – 7:49 am
In case you missed it, a judge has struck down Michael Bloomberg’s big sugary drink ban, partly due to Bloomberg sidestepping the city council, partly because it was “arbitrary and capricious” in what was banned and what wasn’t. Bloomberg vows to fight the ruling, because NYC has absolutely no other problems (Newsday) New York City Mayor […]
March 12, 2013 – 6:52 am
I, and others, have posted material showing that electric cars and hybrids are not exactly environmentally nor hotcoldwetdry friendly. Here’s another in the Wall Street Journal (h/t Dana) Bjorn Lomborg: Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret Electric cars are promoted as the chic harbinger of an environmentally benign future. Ads assure us of “zero […]
March 11, 2013 – 6:56 pm
Don’t worry, they’re just trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. No need to be alarmed (LA Times) Efforts are underway in Congress and at least half a dozen states, including California, to raise taxes on firearms or ammunition to pay for programs targeting gun violence. In Congress, a group of Democrats, […]
March 11, 2013 – 1:00 pm
…is a field that would be perfect for a wind turbine farm (as long as it’s far away from your house), you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Troglopundit, with a post on Neanderthal killing bunnies…wait, what?
March 11, 2013 – 11:35 am
Now, if only the big wigs at the NY Times would reduce their own “carbon footprint” by turning the heat down to 50 degrees during the winter and up to 80 during the summer…better yet, why not simply turn the heat/AC systems off and open the windows?….along with reducing all fossil fueled Times travel, including […]
March 11, 2013 – 10:10 am
We’re fast approaching yet another Earth Hour, where climate astrologers turn their lights out for a whopping 60 minutes (out of 525,949 a year), on March 23rd. These tend to be the same people who were freaking out over enforced earth hours after storms like Superstorm Sandy, the Derecho, and others. One would think they […]
March 11, 2013 – 9:39 am
Unless it includes lots of tax increases and sharing the wealth policies (though none of them have been willing to send a check to the IRS themselves) (Politico) President Barack Obama may be thinking about a “grand bargain†to address spending and the federal deficit, but there’s a key constituency he has to persuade to […]
March 10, 2013 – 8:50 pm
OK, since last Sunday I’ve finished Dark Legion (The Lockman Chronicles #2) by Rob Cornell, a nice follow up to Darker Things. Vampires! Werewolves! Ghosts! Mystery! Action! Can’t wait till the 3rd book this summer. Also, Plague Zone by David Wellington. A different type of zombie book, not really zombies, but people who have caught […]
March 10, 2013 – 3:47 pm
And there’s even a website to figure out how much CO2 hashtags generate (Grist) Want another reason to hate #RulesForFemales, #CutForBieber, #LessAmbitiousMovies, or whatever bullshit hashtag is trending right now? How about the fact that everything you do on Twitter is responsible for a certain amount of carbon emissions? OK, maybe not very much, but […]
March 10, 2013 – 1:00 pm
…is a planet boiling fridge (ice maker and coolants are Bad), you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Weasel Zippers, with the latest on Susan Rice.
