Steve Milloy

Cholera-global warming link debunked

A new study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene debunks the claim that global warming (via rising sea surface temperatures) will increase cholera outbreaks.

Krugman: Republicans against science

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, a former advisor to cap-and-trade pusher Enron, claims Republicans are anti-science because they don’t believe in the manmade global warming hypothesis.

Ozone hurts crop production?

Satellite views of the Midwestern United States show that ozone levels above 50 parts per billion (ppb) along the ground could reduce soybean yields by at least 10 percent, costing more than $1 billion in lost crop production, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Air-pollution scare debunked

August 19, 2011, Washington Times What if today's levels of air pollution didn't kill anybody? That certainly would be bad news for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has spent the past 15 years stubbornly defending its extraordinarily expensive and ever-tightening air-quality regulations.

EPA’s Lisa Jackson misinforms (lies to?) Politico on farm dust

Does EPA administrator Lisa Jackson not know what her agency is doing or did she just lie to Politico about EPA regulating farm dust? Politico's follow-up article (subscription required) to "Obama's Unhelpful Advice" reports that Lisa Jackson denied that EPA was regulating farm dust:

Arrogant Obama blows off farmer worried about pending regulations

The Community Organizer-in-Chief is oddly unfamiliar with constituent services.

New global warming scare: Suicidal walrus stampedes

Forget the polar bear. Walruses may soon become the new global warming poster child. According to the U.S. Geological Service:

Shocking: No Obama analysis of anti-coal rules on electricity reliability; Public misled by EPA

The EPA has misled the public by promising but failing to consult with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on the impact of the coming slew of EPA utility rules (i.e., EPA Train Wreck) on electricity reliability.

NYTimes: Polar bear-gate a ‘minor sideshow’

When the New York Times first opined on Climategate (December 6, 2009), the paper called it “noise.” On Saturday, the paper had this to say about Polar bear-gate in an editorial entitled “A Polarizing Polar Bear Investigation“:

More Polar bear-gate: Wife was peer reviewer

From Human Events:

In particular, investigators are asking questions about the peer review work on Monnett’s drowned polar bear paper, which was done by his wife, Lisa Rotterman, as well as Andrew Derocher, the lead researcher on the Canadian study under review by the inspector general’s office…

Politically correct CO2: EPA to overlook EV emissions

Not only is carbon dioxide physically invisible, when the EPA chooses, it’s also invisible for regulatory purposes.

Limousine light bulb: $22 each

The good news is that Philips Electronics has designed a 60-watt LED bulb that supposedly gives off the same warm glow as an incandescent bulb but that uses 83% less electricity.

Melting: Arctic sea ice scare

Global warming alarmism takes another hit.

Obama to tackle ghetto warming

Climate-bagging falls somewhere on the continuum from carpertbagging to cynicism.

Enviros ask, JunkScience delivers negative air quality study

We know it’s a futile gesture on our part, but here goes. Amid a spirited and ongoing online debate sparked by JunkScience.com’s “Show us the bodies, EPA” challenge, the Environmental Defense Fund’s director of online propaganda commented,

EMF scare returns: Maternal appliance use and asthma in offspring?

We were right that air pollution wasn’t causing asthma in kids; it’s actually hair dryers, vacuums and microwaves — or at least that’s what’s being claimed in a new study. “Women with high exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy may have a higher risk of asthma in their children,” according to the media release for the new study from Kaiser Permanente researchers.

‘Show me the bodies’ challenge unnerves enviros

For decades the enviros and the EPA have ducked defending their outrageous claims by simply ignoring their critics. It was easy to do with the complicity of the mainstream media.

Cell phones not associated with brain cancer, reports new study

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports no association between cell phone use and brain tumors. The accompanying commentary notes that,

Failure: Calorie labeling on menus

A new study in the British Medical Journal reports that calorie labeling on restaurant menus has largely failed to reduce calorie consumption at fast food restaurants.

Show us the bodies, EPA

Washington Times The House will soon vote to (slightly) rein in the Obama Environmental Protection Agency. But this much-needed baby step by Congress will only happen if Republicans have the knowledge and muster the courage to withstand a final bare-knuckles assault by EPA’s enviro allies.