May 2010

Why progress is made in China

The latest edition of the Harper’s Index will tell you the percentage of all U.S. stimulus funds for renewable energy that have gone to foreign companies since last September: 79.
But it won’t tell you why.
That you must wonder. But before you…

BP approves Kevin Costner’s idea for oil cleanup

Maybe “Waterworld” wasn’t a complete waste. While Costner was making that watery flop he began paying scientists to develop an idea for cleaning up oil spills — a large-scale centrifuge that can separate oil from sea water, saving the oil in tanks…

EPA-hating Tea Partier wins in Kentucky

Rand Paul isn’t just a Tea Party favorite, he’s a likely senator from a coal state who hasn’t hesitated to abuse the Environmental Protection Agency in order to turn voters’ fear to his political advantage.
He’s now the Republican nominee for the…