Something your mother probably never taught you. ========= WSJ 4/7/2016 By Bjorn Lomborg The Obama administration released a new report this week that paints a stark picture of how climate change will affect human health. Higher temperatures, we’re told, will be deadly—killing “thousands to tens of thousands” of Americans. The report is subtitled “A Scientific Assessment,” presumably to underscore its reliability. But the report... Read more
Archive for the ‘Science’ Category
What Kills More People Cold or Heat?
April 8 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, Obama, Science
Are GMOs safe? Yes.
July 18 | Posted by mrossol | Food, non-GMO, ScienceA piece that I think is worth the read. ============= http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/07/are_gmos_safe_yes_the_case_against_them_is_full_of_fraud_lies_and_errors.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
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Where’s the Delta Smelt?
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Environment, ScienceAs I have said earlier, this is a religion. ========= By Allysia Finley April 26, 2015 5:58 p.m. ET In California, it takes about 1.1 gallons of water to grow an almond; 1.28 gallons to flush a toilet; and 34 gallons to produce an ounce of marijuana. But how many gallons are needed to save a three-inch delta smelt, the cause célèbre... Read more
Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Global Warming, Politically correct, ScienceI think the right honorable gentleman makes some very keen observations. === By Matt Ridley March 13, 2015 5:33 p.m. ET The environmental movement has advanced three arguments in recent years for giving up fossil fuels: (1) that we will soon run out of them anyway; (2) that alternative sources of energy will price them out of the marketplace; and (3) that we cannot... Read more
Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ScienceFacts too conveniently ignored by many. In a recent Smithsonian article, total ignoring of what is in this article. Sure let’s have the discussion, but let it be a full discussion. ‘bubkis’ – had to smile… ============ By Eric Metaxas Dec. 25, 2014 4:56 p.m. ET [1761 COMMENTS] In 1966 Time magazine ran a cover story asking: Is God Dead? Many have accepted the cultural narrative... Read more
Birth of a Climate Mafia
July 2 | Posted by mrossol | Global Warming, Science, Tax Issues===== July 1, 2014 6:40 p.m. Holman Jenkins Can something good come from a U.S. splurge of climate pork that, in itself, would have no discernible effect on global climate or atmospheric carbon dioxide? A probable answer is no. It would actually end up making our putative carbon challenge worse. But Paul Krugman and others say a carbon tax is politically impossible,... Read more
