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EPA To Unleash Quarter Million New, CO₂ Sniffing Bureaucrats, Cost $21 Billion

Are you talented and energetic? Come help us protect the environment! Every day is Earth Day at EPA! Join us in protecting the environment! Our diverse workforce connects to more…

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The Environmentalist Fallacy Causing Global Warming Divide To Grow

A headline lifted from an MS-"Bias free"-NBC story: "Americans' divide over global warming getting deeper" (linked on HotAir). Subtitle: "Despite onslaught of science, resistance to the idea seems to be…

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Statistical Results Associated With Increased Risk Of Exaggerating Risk

Our title, which is indistinguishable from a flood of others1, might read, "Reading Articles About The Misuse Of Statistics Increases Risk Of Apoplexy." Yes, for every article you read like…

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The EPA, Dust, And The Ecological Fallacy

In last night's Republican debate, the candidates were asked if they could eliminate just one federal agency, which one would it be? Herman Cain chose the EPA: The first --…

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What Are The Chances NASA’s Rogue Satellite Kills You?

Watch the skies! Identified flying objects released into space by NASA might fall on somebody's head, or at least land nearby a noggin, on Friday, 23 September 2011, at 12:43…

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Edgehogs Take Hollywood

A mini Mr T, a fortune teller, Darth Vader, a shirtless, scarf-wearing fan of tight ends and more highlight Emily's Week 2 NFL picks. Head over to Edgehogs and make…

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It’s No Coincidence: Rarity Is Subjective

I have in my hand---you'll have to trust me---a certain blade of grass. He is my favorite. The titling curvature of his blade can only be described as rakish, although…

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Criticism of Jerrett et al. CARB PM2.5 And Mortality Report

A pdf of this criticism may be downloaded here. The Jerrett report can be found here. Background on this subject can be found here. Overall Author Michael Jerrett and nine…

Johnno on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Fatima is believed not only for the weight of evidence in it's favor (it was also testfied to by hardened…
Lucy Tucker on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Scidolator. I like it.
Cary Cotterman on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Brad, I tend to fear, based on what I've been told by the religious, as well as what's in the…
brad.tittle on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Science gives me all kinds of faith. When a leaf falls, the physics gives me a rough idea of what…
brad.tittle on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
This atheist is where he is largely because the term atheist keeps the religious zealots at bay. The proprietor of…