Environment
Swedish Scientist Accuses UN's IPCC of Falsifying Data and Destroying
June 24th, 2007 7:45 PM
If you listen to the global warming alarmists working for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or folks like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore, sea levels across the globe are rising at a rate that will eventually doom us all.According to Swedish paleogeophysicist Nils-Axel Mörner, who’s been studying and writing about sea levels for four decades, the scientists working for the…
Fabulous Global Warming Cartoon From Nitrozac and Snaggy
June 22nd, 2007 12:28 PM
Given the response to yesterday's Dilbert cartoon, here's a marvelous global warming spoof from the folks at Nitrozac and Snaggy:
Austin Paper Masquerades Green Propaganda as 'News
June 22nd, 2007 9:17 AM
Meet the Greenes, "an American family trying to do their best to help the environment by living a green life. Take a virtual tour of their earth-friendly home and discover all the ways they conserve resources, pollute less and leave a smaller eco-footprint." This welcoming banner sounds like something you'd see on Greenpeace.com or Climatecrisis.net (Admit it, you've been there, I go all the…
Media Blame America For China's CO2 Emissions
June 21st, 2007 6:49 PM
When it was announced Tuesday that China surpassed the United States as the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, NewsBusters asked, “Will Media Notice?”In reality, the answer is a mixed windbag, with most press outlets totally ignoring the revelation, and a few actually blaming the problem on – wait for it! – the United States. I kid you not.However, before we address that stupidity, it…
Sheryl Crow's Toilet Paper Concerns Echoed by Environmental Group
June 21st, 2007 10:22 AM
Remember back in April when Al Gore sycophant Sheryl Crow actually suggested “a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting,” and then after being ridiculed for her stupidity had the nerve of saying, “It was just a joke?”Well, an environmental group called Worldwatch Institute appears to share Crow’s concerns about Americans using too much toilet paper (h/…
Extremists Abound in Green Movement But Don't Expect Media to Say That
June 20th, 2007 6:15 PM
Environmentalism is hip, green celebrities are “very sexy” and saving the planet is “simple,” according to the media.It is certainly not “extreme” as far as journalists are concerned. The deluge of celebrity books, films and even rock concerts is making green look good – because journalists leave out the cost to individuals, businesses and the economy.“Going green” is all the rage – from Live…
CBS Worries That Global Warming Will Destroy Eiffel Tower, Global Tour
June 20th, 2007 3:19 PM
Apocalyptic rants about what global warming will do to civilization have become so frequent it's hard to keep up, but CBS “Evening News” had a monumental one on June 19.Mark Phillips reported an international study that said climate change could threaten the $662 billion international tourism industry – because rising sea levels and humidity will supposedly destroy monuments and sites like the…
Dilbert Takes on Green Fundamentalism
June 20th, 2007 2:32 PM
Dilbert, everyone's favorite office life cartoon, has started a series of strips making fun of environmental alarmism. (H/t: Small Dead Animals)Here are the most recent cartoons. Follow the series as it happens at Dilbert.com.
BBC’s Hypocritical Analysis of its Own Global Warming Coverage
June 20th, 2007 2:07 PM
On Wednesday, NewsBusters reported the complete study done by the BBC of the problem it's having with liberal bias within the organization (h/t Benny Peiser).Inside the Report was a section dealing specifically with how the network is dealing with matters relating to climate change.As NewsBusters has given great focus to this controversial subject since its inception, it seems appropriate to…