The Crisis Industry: How Activists Profit from Panic
November 4th, 2024 3:54 PM
The world must be getting so much worse! Activists protest everywhere. Listening to them, I’d think hate, homophobia, racism and environmental threats are at record highs. But it’s not true. Despite our ugly election politics, for most people, life is better than ever. Our air and water are cleaner. People live longer and healthier lives. There’s less racism and homophobia. But if they admit…
Even Greenpeace Says ‘Most Plastic Simply Cannot Be Recycled’
January 18th, 2023 7:10 PM
For decades, we’ve been told: recycle! “If we’re not using recycled paper, we’re cutting down more trees!” says Lynn Hoffman, co-president of Eureka Recycling. Recycling paper (or cardboard) does save trees. Recycling aluminum does save energy. But that’s about it. The ugly truth is that many “recyclables” sent to recycling plants are never recycled. The worst is plastic. Even Greenpeace now…
The Fact-BLOCKERS Aren't Stopping Anytime Soon
December 2nd, 2021 1:22 AM
I've reported how Facebook censors me. Now I've learned that they also censor environmentalist Michael Shellenberger, statistician Bjorn Lomborg and former New York Times columnist John Tierney. Facebook's “fact-checkers” claim we spread “misinformation.” In my new video, Tierney argues that the “people guilty of spreading misinformation are Facebook and its fact-checkers.” He's right…
UAW Gives Up on VW-Chattanooga Appeal; AP Pretends Dem Congressmen Can
April 21st, 2014 6:28 PM
Earlier today, just an hour before a hearing was to begin at the National Labor Relations Board, the United Auto Workers union dropped an appeal of the election it lost in February as it attempted to become the bargaining representative for workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee plant.
In a writeup which appears at the Associated Press's "Big Story" but which somehow failed to appear…
NYT: 'For the Sake of a Cleaner Planet, Should Americans Wear Dirtier
March 8th, 2011 6:06 PM
"For the sake of a cleaner planet, should Americans wear dirtier clothes?"
So comically began a New York Times article on the front page of the Gray Lady's Science section Tuesday ironically titled "When Energy Efficiency Sullies the Environment" (photo courtesy Viktor Koen):
AP is 'Absolutely Protecting' MA-06 Dem Incumbent John Tierney Against
October 6th, 2010 11:18 AM
UPDATE: A 12:16 p.m. AP report gets to details the initial report (not labeled "breaking") should have contained.In an unbylined Associated Press story about the wife of incumbent Democratic Massachusetts Congressman John Tierney pleading guilty in a federal tax case, the wire service fails to mention which district Tierney represents. Far worse, it only reports that Tierney "is facing a…
NY Times Science Writer Blasts 'Smug Groupthink' Among Climategate Sci
December 1st, 2009 4:49 PM
Unpredictable New York Times science columnist John Tierney has again struck a blow against conventional wisdom. His Tuesday column is a scathing piece on the treasure trove of damning emails hacked from the Climatic Research Unit at East Anglia University, a hub of climatologists who believe in the theory that global warming is caused by man -- and willing to use disreputable anti-scientific…
Almost Unthinkable Global Warming Skepticism at NYT
February 6th, 2008 4:10 PM
The New York Times' John Tierney is at it again.As NewsBusters reported last September, the science columnist published a surprisingly skeptical piece concerning man's role in the liberal bogeyman known as global warming.On Wednesday, Tierney followed suit with a marvelous article entitled "Global-Warming Jujitsu" (emphasis added):
Surprisingly Skeptical Global Warming Article at New York Times
September 11th, 2007 5:58 PM
Here's something you don't see every day: an article at the New York Times skeptical about imminent planetary doom at the hands of manmade global warming. Maybe it's a spoof. Whether satirical in nature or not, John Tierney's "‘Feel Good' vs. ‘Do Good' on Climate" should be must-reading for liberals around the country who need a little sanity from a source they trust to offset the alarmism…
