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EPA Says Water Is A Pollutant?

EPA Says Water Is A Pollutant?

Aug 20 2012 | comment(s)

The EPA has declared water, the substance the Clean Water Act was created to protect, a pollutant - and it is getting the federal government dragged into court.
Prop. 37 Backer: GMOs Cause Autism

Prop. 37 Backer: GMOs Cause Autism

Aug 19 2012 | comment(s)

Science 'consensus' is a dirty word to the environmental community - some of the time.  

When it comes to global warming, the science consensus is accurate but when it comes to food, biologists are in the control of Big Business and government lobbyists and the science consensus is out to kill us.
Weekend Science: Alcohol Makes People More Social

Weekend Science: Alcohol Makes People More Social

Aug 18 2012 | comment(s)

Urban legend says that alcohol is a social icebreaker - and we want to believe, given our preference for commercials where impossibly attractive young people converge on some beach and all have a fantastic time, which is in contrast to actual beer gatherings where a lot of fights and arrests occur.(1)


Want to look like this?  Drink alcohol. Credit: Shutterstock
Cap And Trade For Water Will Hurt Poor, Minorities Most - Of Course

Cap And Trade For Water Will Hurt Poor, Minorities Most - Of Course

Aug 17 2012 | comment(s)

Whenever 'the poor' and 'minorities' are invoked in the same headline, it's good to set your skepticism filter extra low or you will likely never get through the first paragraph of an article (umm, including this one) because the issue is rarely science or even policy, it is instead advocacy.(1)
Fracking Goes To China

Fracking Goes To China

Aug 17 2012 | comment(s)

China, as you would expect with all those people, is the world's biggest energy guzzler.  They are also the world's biggest polluter.

Nothing wrong with being the biggest energy user, it would be elitist to declare a hard stop on air conditioners now that Chinese people can afford them, but with 75% of that energy coming from coal, which is cheap but dirtier than natural gas, they would like to see about ways to get cleaner.  Solar is fine for selling to the West, who happily subsidize it to make Chinese companies rich, but for their own needs fracking is probably the way to go.   
'Romney VEEP' Game: Speed Date Your Own Vice-President

'Romney VEEP' Game: Speed Date Your Own Vice-President

Aug 17 2012 | comment(s)

Don't like Paul Ryan?  You're not alone.  When he was an outsider, Democrats gushed over how rational and amazing he was but now that he is a Republican Vice-Presidential contender, all they can talk about is how poorly he dresses.