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  • Gaming the Peer Review System: Part 2. Exploiting Loopholes

    Spencer and Braswell published an article in Remote Sensing that claimed that carbon dioxide was not the cause of global warming, in opposition to accepted climate science. The paper was found to have significant errors, which were compounded by James Taylor at Forbes magazine when he sensationalized the article and presented his opinion of it… Read more

  • Global Warming: Media Bias and the Misinformation Pipeline

    Though there is a scientific consensus on global warming, the public is confused about the issue. There exists an misinformation pipeline that speedily takes misinformation from skeptics journal articles and delivers it to major news outlets before the information can be debunked. The solution to this problem is for those who report the news to… Read more

  • Is There a Ban on Incandescent Bulbs ?

    An Investor Business Daily editorial decries the ban on incandescent light bulb as a product of our “nanny state.” There is now a bill before Congress, HR 91, that the Investors Business Daily claims will remove the ban on incandescent bulbs. However, there is not a ban on their use. This article addresses some of… Read more