Exxon flak argues global warming good for us
At a time of rising public concern about climate change, global warming and environmental degradation, an industry-funded spokesman has stepped forward to tell us the benefits outweigh the...
View ArticleIs ExxonMobil Really the "Green Company of the Year"?
We Really, Really Hope SoIt was hard, at first, to know whether the Forbes headline was tongue-in-cheek: ExxonMobil: Green Company of the Year.But the story seemed sincere. Exxon is finally beginning...
View ArticleSolyndra Solar Panel Corporation Scandal Ablaze - ThinkProgress Sets Record...
The ongoing scandal continues to blaze at Solyndra. Solyndra Corporation, a San Francisco Bay area solar panel start-up company, is under fire in the immediate aftermath of its August 31 filing for...
View ArticleOld Talking Points Die Hard: "Climate Change Is Beneficial" Edition
If you follow the cycle of anti-climate change talking points, you’ll notice a pattern that repeats itself every few years. In between spurts of outright denial, the anti-science crowd will...
View ArticleHow Heartland-style Climate Sceptic Campaigns Play "Hide the Deniers" Using...
A LOW-PROFILE funding organisation acting as a middleman for wealthy conservative businesspeople has been quietly backing climate denial campaigns across the US.The Virginia-based Donors Capital Fund...
View ArticleB.C. Protest This Saturday to Stop Warren Buffett's BNSF Coal Trains
Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest man on the planet (net worth: $44 billion), often referred to as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is the target of a May 5 action called for by Stop Coal B.C. Well, not...
View ArticleNew Shill Gas Study Published by SUNY Buffalo Institute With Heavy Industry Ties
When does a study on the unconventional shale gas industry become a “shill gas study”? The quick answer: when nearly everyone writing and peer reviewing it has close ties to the industry they're...
View ArticleFracking Industry Paying Off Scientists For "Unbiased" Safety Studies
As a whole, Americans have an unfortunate tendency to distrust scientists. The number of those who distrust science and scientists is skewed heavily by ideology, with self-identified “conservatives”...
View ArticleLocking in Dirty Energy Demand: GE Signs Deal with Clean Energy Fuels for...
On November 13, Clean Energy Fuels (CEF) signed a deal with General Electric (GE) to purchase its natural gas vehicle fueling assets in an effort to expand what it describes as “America’s Natural Gas...
View ArticleFine Print on Baker Hughes New Fracking Fluid Disclosure Policy Draws Skepticism
Back in 2008, Cathy Behr, a nurse who worked at a Durango, Colorado hospital was hospitalized after suffering a cascade of organ failures. Days earlier, Ms. Behr had treated an oil and gas field worker...
View ArticleRonald Bailey
Ronald Bailey CredentialsB.A. Philosophy, B.A. Economics, University of Virginia, 1976Source: [1] BackgroundRonald Bailey is a science correspondent at Reason Magazine, writing a weekly science and...
View ArticleExxon flak argues global warming good for us
Read time: 2 minsAt a time of rising public concern about climate change, global warming and environmental degradation, an industry-funded spokesman has stepped forward to tell us the benefits outweigh...
View ArticleIs ExxonMobil Really the "Green Company of the Year"?
Read time: 2 minsWe Really, Really Hope SoIt was hard, at first, to know whether the Forbes headline was tongue-in-cheek: ExxonMobil: Green Company of the Year.But the story seemed sincere. Exxon is...
View ArticleSolyndra Solar Panel Corporation Scandal Ablaze - ThinkProgress Sets Record...
Read time: 6 minsThe ongoing scandal continues to blaze at Solyndra. Solyndra Corporation, a San Francisco Bay area solar panel start-up company, is under fire in the immediate aftermath of its August...
View ArticleOld Talking Points Die Hard: "Climate Change Is Beneficial" Edition
Read time: 5 minsIf you follow the cycle of anti-climate change talking points, you’ll notice a pattern that repeats itself every few years. In between spurts of outright denial, the anti-science crowd...
View ArticleHow Heartland-style Climate Sceptic Campaigns Play "Hide the Deniers" Using...
Read time: 8 minsA LOW-PROFILE funding organisation acting as a middleman for wealthy conservative businesspeople has been quietly backing climate denial campaigns across the US.The Virginia-based...
View ArticleB.C. Protest This Saturday to Stop Warren Buffett's BNSF Coal Trains
Read time: 9 minsWarren Buffett, the third wealthiest man on the planet (net worth: $44 billion), often referred to as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is the target of a May 5 action called for by Stop Coal...
View ArticleNew Shill Gas Study Published by SUNY Buffalo Institute With Heavy Industry Ties
Read time: 4 minsWhen does a study on the unconventional shale gas industry become a “shill gas study”? The quick answer: when nearly everyone writing and peer reviewing it has close ties to the...
View ArticleFracking Industry Paying Off Scientists For "Unbiased" Safety Studies
Read time: 5 minsAs a whole, Americans have an unfortunate tendency to distrust scientists. The number of those who distrust science and scientists is skewed heavily by ideology, with self-identified...
View ArticleLocking in Dirty Energy Demand: GE Signs Deal with Clean Energy Fuels for...
Read time: 3 minsOn November 13, Clean Energy Fuels (CEF) signed a deal with General Electric (GE) to purchase its natural gas vehicle fueling assets in an effort to expand what it describes as...
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