Why it’s a bad idea for women. Here’s the original article.
Category Archives: Science And Society
The Perils Of Price Controls
Let the market work in pharmaceuticals.
The Hidden Meaning
…of pronouns. Interesting stuff.
Good News For Texans
They may be getting a break in the drought soon:
A significant shift in the atmospheric circulation is predicted for the region, with the ridge of high pressure that has brought Texas its record heat and drought predicted to shift eastwards and allow a flow of moist, tropical air into the state. A low pressure region is forecast to develop in the Gulf near the coast of Texas on Wednesday or Thursday, and this low will need to be watched for tropical development. The shift in the large scale weather pattern does not signal a permanent end to the Texas drought, but it should bring welcome rains and cooler temperatures to the Lone Star state beginning on Thursday. This will be a relief to the residents of Austin, where the temperature topped out at 112°F yesterday–the hottest day in Austin’s recorded history, tied with September 5, 2000. By Labor Day, hot and dry weather will settle back in over the state, but the new ridge of high pressure will be weaker, and temperatures will not be as hot as this week’s.
From what I understand, it’s been brutal. It’s one of the reasons that I’m glad I’m in coastal CA and not TX.
AGW Is Just The Latest
A brief history of hysterical environmental false alarms. Some of which have killed millions. Rachel Carson’s holocaust was bigger than Hitler’s.
A Soundstage On Mars
This isn’t a new XKCD, but I hadn’t seen it before.
Another Bad Day For The Church Of AGW
Some more thoughts on those cosmic-ray studies. It is an interesting theory, and as he notes, it does have more explanatory power. However (as with the greenhouse theory) the science is far from “settled,” and will likely remain so for years.
You Can’t Pray In Public Schools
…but you can ostracize kids because they don’t adhere to the sacred rituals of the green religion:
“Ziplocs are the biggest misstep,” said Julie Corbett, a mother in Oakland, Calif., whose two girls attend a school with an eco-friendly lunch policy. In school years past, she said, many a morning came unhinged when the girls were sent to school with disposable sandwich bags.
“That’s when the kids have meltdowns, because they don’t want to be shamed at school,” Ms. Corbett said. “It’s a big deal.”
Someone should bring a First-Amendment suit.
The “Green Jobs” Scam
Even the left-most Democrats are noticing what a fraud it was. That’s what happens when you base spending on religious beliefs instead of sound engineering, economics and business practices. Not to mention having it filtered through corrupt government agencies.
Better Early Than Never
The Times couldn’t even wait until the storm was over:
The scale of Hurricane Irene, which could cause more extensive damage along the Eastern Seaboard than any storm in decades, is reviving an old question: are hurricanes getting worse because of human-induced climate change?
And the old answer is, as always…no.
But you can predict warm-monger propaganda like this every time the ocean spins up.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Of course, as Andy McCarthy notes, it might be easier to find a convincing answer to that question if the University of Virginia would stop trying to hide the ball. Speaking of which, no Phil, Climaquiddick was not “manufactured,” the case is not “closed,” and Michael Mann has not been exonerated. That whitewash will not end this.