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- $30M contract cancelled by FEMA after supplies to Puerto Rico fail to arrive Thu, 30 Nov 17, 1:41amA recently formed Florida-based company was granted a $30 million contract to provide vital supplies to Puerto Rico in its recovery from Hurricane Maria, only to have the contract cancelled by FEMA after Bronze Star LLC failed...
- Shell predicted the effects of climate change in its own 1991 film Thu, 2 Mar 17, 3:00amA recent report by The Guardian reveals that Shell not only knew the extent of climate change as far back as 1991, but even made a film about it. The oil company's film, called “Climate of Concern,” said the climate was...
- This Is Not Normal,This Is Not OK! :Day 24 Mon, 13 Feb 17, 2:19am24 days in and it seems Trump’s presidency still lurches forward like a zombie shuffling towards a human baby. Trump Terrible Sunday Behavior: Trump is lying. (Full stop). However one particular lie is that he is...
- This Is Not Normal,This Is Not OK! :Day 32 Tue, 21 Feb 17, 12:04amThings Trump Messed Up Today: In case you are wondering what Trump is trying to do, just look to Putin. Putin has accumulated MASSIVE wealth through his corruption.(200!!! Billion) Trump wants to be just like Putin. This...
- The worst possible thing for discovery is to throw more government money at it Sat, 19 Mar 16, 11:12amThe story of three kinds of curiosity — two genuine, one “induced” Several wise men foresaw the decline of organized science. Here, a man called Gordon Tulloch was inspired by Popper to look at the social...
- Strangled science: Govt asks dumb questions and scientists lie to get grants Fri, 11 Mar 16, 4:46amIt’s just another way the bureaucracy is throttling science. In grant applications the government asks scientists to tell us what impact the discoveries they haven’t made yet will have on the world. The scientists...
- Who says scientists don’t do it to get rich? Queensland climate expert in court over $500k in false expenses Wed, 13 Jan 16, 4:48amDr Daniel Michael Alongi, 59, is accused of taking over half a million dollars in federal funds over the last seven years. The carbon sequestration, mangrove, reef, eco-expert has admitted he made false invoices to claim...
- Scientist calling for RICO investigation on skeptics is now being investigated himself Fri, 2 Oct 15, 10:13pmPsychological projection anyone? Remember how some climate scientists wanted to give up debating science and potentially jail skeptics instead? These were the 20 “scientists” who reasoned by looking for “tobacco...
- Turnbull is already saying climate policies are “not set in stone”. Beware the emissions trading scheme. Mon, 21 Sep 15, 9:01pmIt’s only been a week, and already the door is open to the emissions trading monster. The Nationals may have got Turnbull to agree in writing last Tuesday that he would not change the Abbott policies, but writing...
- Another carbon credit fraud – $2b. The faked fixed unfree market feeds crooks and makes no difference to emissions. Thu, 27 Aug 15, 3:24amMore news of how the faked fixed unfree market in carbon credits feeds the people who are inclined to cheat, and may have actually increased emissions by 600 million tonnes as well (not that that matters)...
- Another view that must not be heard Tue, 25 Aug 15, 6:03pmThe BBC's Matt McGrath has been looking at a new report by a green think tank called the Stockholm Environment Institute. No surprise there - there is a general acceptance among BBC environment journalists that green think...
- The Climate Wars are Damaging Science Sat, 20 Jun 15, 1:41amMatt Ridley has produced the shortest whole, killer summary of the sordid state of climate science, science journalism, and science associations for Quadrant magazine...
- House Passes Bill that Prohibits Expert Scientific Advice to the EPA Fri, 21 Nov 14, 4:14amWhile everyone's attention was focused on the Senate and the Keystone XL decision on Tuesday, some pretty shocking stuff was quietly going on in the House of Representatives...
- Oil Exploration Threatens Africa’s Last Mountain Gorillas Fri, 7 Nov 14, 6:00amSir David Attenborough has added his voice to the campaign demanding U.K. company Soco International stop exploring for oil in Virunga National Park. Established in 1925, Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park and home...
- Hypocrisy at its Worst: Anti-Poaching Spokesman Charged with Killing Rhinos Thu, 9 Oct 14, 2:39amA senior park ranger from South Africa's Kruger National Park has been charged with rhino poaching. To make matters even worse, the section ranger, Lawrence Baloyi, has previously spoken out publicly about the evils of...