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Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 11, 2013 22 Comments

People have been very interested in recent reports that highlight studies confirming the theory that an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs: [A]n international team of researchers, using the most precise dating methods currently available, have determined that while the asteroid impact wasn’t the only thing...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 36 Comments

Despite the best efforts of progressives who want to use global warming to control human consumption and the media that supports these efforts, it seems Mother Nature is not following their script. Some examples: In California, we are having the worst cold snap in decades. An analysis of...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2012 4 Comments

California is truly #1…when it comes to being the worst run state in the country. In part, this stellar achievement has been the end result the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations. This agency’s tactics portend the approach the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is apt...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 29 Comments

Monckton’s Schenectady showdown, h/t reader John: As they filed in, Lord Monckton was chatting contentedly to a quaveringly bossy woman with messy blonde hair who was head of the college environmental faction. Her group had set up a table at the door of the auditorium, covered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 30, 2011 7 Comments

From Walter Russell Mead referencing cancellation of his own speech, and taking it all in good humor: I was scheduled to give a talk at the Hannah Arendt conference here at Bard this evening on the problems of the green movement in dealing with the connections...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2011 23 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Seemingly disconnected events have come together this week to form a single, cohesive theory which explains the behavior which is the subject of the Saturday Night Card Game. First, the evidence: Exhibit...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 19 Comments

So who are the global warming deniers, the people who treat projections and models as the gospel truth, or the scientists who keep investigating and questioning? This report from the BBC leads one to conclude that those who most frequently shout that the scientific "consensus" must...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 6 Comments

We approach the end of the light bulb as we know it, unless the revolution succeeds.  Even so, it's doubtful the lost jobs will return, so the Mexican incandescent light bulb smuggling routes will open soon. Nonetheless,  I thought this would be a good time to publish...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 26 Comments

Following up on the story earlier about predictions of a looming mini-Ice Age due to changes in solar sun spot activity, reader Billy sent me a link to this Time magazine article from 1974, Another Ice Age?I'll excerpt the article here, but you really have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 8 Comments

I would gladly suffer through a mini-Ice Age if it proved them all wrong:What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2011 4 Comments

This horrible advertisement is enough to make me love Scott Brown again, because it reminds me of the tactics we are up against in 2012:The League of Women Voters, which is spending $1.2 million to run the ads against Brown,  runs a toned-down version in an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 14 Comments

But, but, there was scientific consensus, so why is anyone questioning the theory or looking for evidence to the contrary?As reported by AP (emphasis mine):Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and if so, it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2010 15 Comments

An op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor poses the question, Would Global Warming Be So Bad?What has always troubled me the most with the view that we needs to stop "climate change" in the form of "global warming" is the idea that it would be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2010 5 Comments

The "we must do something now to save the planet" crowd is eating crow in Europe, as the European Commission biofuel plan is falling apart.As reported by The Independent, Biofuel plan will cause rise in carbon emissions:Britain's promise to more than double its use of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 12 Comments

Via The Washington Post, a story about how 200 U.S. factory workers lost their jobs as part of the banning of incandesent light bulbs:The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 28, 2010 7 Comments

We all know how carefully the Obama administration touts the mythical "jobs created or saved" (or is it "saved or created"?).We also know how many jobs have been lost since the Stimulus Plan passed (well over 2 million, even including expansion of government jobs).But,is anyone...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2010 2 Comments

The Baltic Sea in northern Europe is suffering its worst ice in over 15 years, trapping over 1000 people aboard two passenger ships and other vessels:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Does This Mean My House Never Will Be Waterfront?Thanks, Global WarmingGlobal Warming Hysteria Bursting Like Other BubblesFollow me on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2010 8 Comments

I really didn't care when they revoked the claim that the glaciers would disappear. I don't live near glaciers.But now the seas are not going to rise? My dream of a waterfront home is melting away faster than the glaciers:Scientists have been forced to withdraw...

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