James Hansen Testifies Before Congress: Globe Not As Warm 20 Years Later

In 1988, Dr. James E. Hansen, a NASA scientist, testified before the Senate about the impending doom of global warming.  Dr. Hansen made much of that day’s temperature, which was 98 degrees, to add some theatrics to his message.
Dr. Hansen testified again on 23 June 2008, this time before Congress, stressing that,
the world has long [...]

China Emmits More Carbon Dioxide Than Any Country In The World

From the New York Times:

China has clearly overtaken the United States as the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas, a new study has found, its emissions increasing 8 percent in 2007. The Chinese increase accounted for two-thirds of the growth in the year’s global greenhouse gas emissions, the study found.

From this [...]

Global Warming On Mars: Caused By SUVs?

Apparently Mars is experiencing global warming. How did this happen? Did the Martians forget to purchase carbon offsets?
yojoe out

Obama Attacks Michael Moore And His Ilk

The corpulent Michael Moore may want reconsider his endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. Apparently Senator Obama is no fan of the obese. In a recent campaign speech in Oregon, the senator,

called on the United States to “lead by example” on global warming, and develop new technologies at home which could be exported to [...]

Corn-Based Ethanol: Destroying Rainforests And Producing Twice The Carbon Of Gasoline

It is becoming more and more clear that ethanol is not the savior of the Earth. It appears that biofules, at least ethanol when derived from corn, may be a disaster for the environment. The increased production of corn for ethanol may be to blame for:

Destroying the Amazon jungle,
Starting tortilla riots in Mexico [...]

Current Winter: Coldest Since 2001

Accouding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the 2007-2008 winter is the coolest since 2001. The complete analysis is available here, but here are some highlights:

In the contiguous United States, the average winter temperature was 33.2°F (0.6°C), which was 0.2°F (0.1°C) above the 20th century average – yet still ranks as the [...]

Sea Level To Rise, Not So According To New Study

According to Bernhard Steinberger, “The trend will continue.”

Sea levels are set to fall over millions of years, making the current rise blamed on climate change a brief interruption of an ancient geological trend.

Such are the results of study to be published in Science. How will Al Gore, and his ilk, blame humans for plate [...]

Really Dick Gregory?

What are you putting in my malt liquor, white boy? What are you putting in it? Huh? Hear me! And its your fault too! Malt liquor is made by white companies, but only sold in black neighborhoods, and you ain’t checked it to see what’s in it!

Dick Gregory at the State of the Black [...]

College Football Games Lead To Fan Violence: More Violence After Upset

A recent study from the University of Colorado finds that game days result in an increased number of assaults, liquor law violations, and assaults. It is rather fitting that this study would come out of CU given the anarchy that erupted during the Buff’s 2005 loss to the Nuskers. Yes, the study [...]

Prostitution In Chicago: Starting Wage $27 Per Hour

Female residents of The Second City have a tremendous occupational opportunity, with earnings of up to $20,000 per year. The job: prostitution. This according to a recent paper by Professor Steve Levitt, the coauthor of Freakonomics. The paper details the economics of prostitution in Chicago. The author’s approach, along [...]