Left, Right and Wrong

When we were wondering why Environmentalism is often assumed to go hand in hand with the political Left, we suggested that Environmentalism and the War on Terror had similar roots in the politics of crisis and fear. A commenter named Harry made an interesting point...

Snowmen Families Hit by Meltdown Double Whammy

Continuing the English tradition of judges making absurd public statements... And following Professor Philip James's call for a "climate plan" to "tackle obesity"... And following Sir David King's "climate change poses a bigger threat than terrorism"... Ladies and...

What Happened to the Precautionary Principle?

It only seems like yesterday that the Precautionary Principle was the standard currency of Environmentalist rhetoric. But like acid rain and global cooling, the precautionary principle seems to be disappearing from the Green lexicon. Increasingly, Environmentalists...

Fat Polar Bears Are Killing the Penguins

This is funny. Funnier is the outrage expressed by Grist readers, of whom Newscloud is funniest: If there is a hell, Inhofe belongs there  The Grists need to watch out. And not only on 1 April. All those stuffy, old-fashioned churches want their congregations back....