I don't write a lot about climate change, but every once in a while something catches my eye. Over on Watts Up With That, a post apparently written by Julius Sanks asks the question "Can we puny humans produce enough energy to melt the huge icecap?" Before explaining why he's wrong -- or rather, why that's the wrong question -- I want to take a detour to a another … [Read more...] about Are Humans Warming the Earth? The Answer May Surprise You!
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More About the ExxonMobil Fishing Expedition
A little more information has come out about that suspicious investigation that produced the seemingly abusive subpoena to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, asking them for a crapton of documents related to CEI's work on climate change, presumably in connection with the investigation into ExxonMobil's alleged lies to investors.The Washington Times has a copy of a … [Read more...] about More About the ExxonMobil Fishing Expedition
IBD Discovers the Earth’s Temperature Changes
Since I've been picking on climate change activists for their legal policies, I figure I should take a turn picking on global warming deniers for their misstatements about climate science. Case in point, an unsigned editorial in Investor's Business Daily titled "Father of Global Warming Admits: It Used to Be Hotter Than It Is Now." I'm by no means an expert on climate science, … [Read more...] about IBD Discovers the Earth’s Temperature Changes
How To Win the Big Powerball Drawing!!!
There's only about a dozen hours left to buy Powerball lottery tickets before the big drawing Wednesday evening. As I write this, the estimated jackpot prize is $1.4 billion dollars, making it the largest jackpot in the history of the game. And because I love my readers so much, I'm going to tell you how to win the Powerball jackpot!I'm also going to tell you how to make … [Read more...] about How To Win the Big Powerball Drawing!!!
Some Speculation About the Google Truth Machine
Google recently announced they are researching the use of estimations of trustworthiness of websites to help prioritize results returned from search requests. This excites people who hope that pseudoscience and crazy conspiracy theories will get less attention, but it upsets people who are worried that the results will be biased: “I worry about this issue greatly,” said … [Read more...] about Some Speculation About the Google Truth Machine