I'm not talking about the football team, I'm talking about the state. I must confess that I haven't spent much time in the state. I lived in Aberdeen, Wash., for nearly two years, and I flew out of the Portland Airport a couple of times. I passed through the state on my way to that […]
Al Gore says global warming a greater threat than terrorism. Hey, as long as terrorists aren't destroying carbon dioxide devouring trees they're nothing to worry about.
Today's New York Times editorial page takes the Bush administration to task for its refusal to cripple the U.S. economy by instituting draconian emissions controls like those outlined in the Kyoto protocol. In the course of a study comparing costs and benefits of various clean air bills rattling around Capitol Hill (including Mr. Bush's Clear […]
The New York Times isn't putting its editorials behind its TimesSelect wall of silence -- maybe it should. An editorial in today's Times urges readers to "connect the dots" on global warming and its influence on hurricanes. Hurricanes derive their strength from warm ocean waters. Ocean temperatures have been rising over the last 100 years, […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- last seen trying to make sure kids die by conjuring up a vaccine scare -- has decided that the Senate's 95-0 rejection of the Kyoto global warming treaty President Bush's rejection of the Kyoto global warming treaty was to blame for Hurricane Katrina. Maybe there's been too much Martha's Vineyard […]
Ross Gelbspan blames global warming for Katrina. Patrick Michaels blames the weather. I'm going to blame women's lib -- just to be different.
Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta came to Los Angeles today and announced -- as is typical -- that the law will change on the next president's watch so this one won't have to deal with it. A plan requiring automakers to boost fuel economy standards for some sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks could eventually […]
What's that famous phrase? "Those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it." Well, The New York Times' John Tierney found himself a sucker.
The National Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Defense Fund today attacked Supreme Court nominee John Roberts for his comments on a memo when he worked for the White House counsel's office during the Reagan Administration. The memo, which addressed an upcoming American Bar Association scuba diving trip, contained the suggestion that if the scuba […]
It looks like a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be opened for oil drilling when the budget is passed. I watched video of Democratic opponents of the move complain that there wouldn't be nearly enough oil produced to make any dent in gasoline prices or our dependence on foreign oil. Comically, […]