Report You Won’t Hear About: Ethanol Emissions No Cleaner Than Gasol
An as yet unpublished report from Ottawa, Canada, suggests that there is absolutely no ecological advantage to using ethanol blends in cars versus conventional unleaded gasoline. Think this will make headlines here in America?Regardless of the answer, the Canadian Broadcasting Company reported on Friday (video available here, emphasis added throughout):An unpublished federal report appears to…
Media Ignore CNBC Anchor Advising Hedge Funds How to Lie and Cheat to
Something rather extraordinary occurred last December which had extremely ominous implications for stock investors around the world, but got totally ignored by the media. In fact, if not for a recent video posting at YouTube, and a March 20 article in the New York Post, these spectacular revelations would still be well under the radar.On December 22, CNBC’s James Cramer did a web interview for…
ABC’s Walters: Chavez for President
As already noted on NewsBusters, "20/20" anchor Barbara Walters interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for a segment airing on the March 16 edition of the program. And although she did occasionally challenge authoritarian leader, Walters spent much of the interview discussing important topics such as whether Chavez likes coffee, marriage, and generally regurgitating the Venezuelan President…
Economy Stronger Than Expected in 4th Quarter, Will Media Notice
The nation’s gross domestic product grew at a much faster than expected rate in the fourth quarter as wages increased and inflationary pressures decreased. Will the media care, or figure out a way to tie consumer enthusiasm to the Democrats taking back Congress?Before you place your bets, let’s look at the facts as reported by Bloomberg (emphasis mine throughout):The U.S. economy grew at a faster…
GMA Touts Tough Democrats’ Plan to Hold Bush’s ‘Feet to the Fire
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," co-host Diane Sawyer and reporter Jake Tapper highlighted the Democrats’ strategy to "get tough on the White House." The ABC correspondent discussed plans to begin hearings on holding the Bush administration accountable for issues such as global warming, Hurricane Katrina, Darfur, and Iraq. Tapper indicated that the President would soon be assailed from all…
