The newspapers and blogosphere are buzzing with the revelation (from hacked emails) that proponents of the sky-is-falling school of climate change have conspired to hide data and smear critics. Here’s a blurb from the Washington Post report: …newly disclosed private exchanges among climate scientists at Britain’s Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia [...]
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Climate Change Alarmists Caught with Their Pants Down
Posted in Alarmism, Climate change, Global warming, tagged Alarmism, Climate change, Global warming on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe the Collectivists Will (Un)Breed Themselves Out of Existence
Posted in Alarmism, Climate change, Environmentalism, Global warming, Uncategorized, tagged Climate change, Environmentalists, Extremism, Global warming, Population on September 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The UK-based Telegraph reports that some outfit called the Optimal Population Trust is suggesting that people should have fewer babies to fight supposed global warming (or climate change, or whatever they’re calling it now). This is a reflection of the people-are-bad mentality that seems disturbingly common among enviro-statists: The report, Fewer Emitter, Lower Emissions, Less [...]
Sugar Nazis Want Higher Taxes on Soda and Snacks
Posted in Alarmism, Economics, Fiscal Policy, food nazi, Government stupidity, Health Care, nanny state, Taxation, Uncategorized, tagged Economics, Fiscal Policy, food nazi, Free Markets, Government stupidity, Liberty, nanny state, Statism, Taxation on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A report at CBSnews.com highlights the growing interest among politicians and bureaucrats in new taxes on sugary drinks, including sports drinks such as Gatorade. This is a reprehensible example of nanny-state intervention, of course, but it shows the risk of having government involved in health care since politicians then assert the right to tell us [...]