Gaming the Peer Review System : Part 1. Biased Editors

If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants. ... Sir Isaac Newton  Peer review:  Every scientist’s work depends upon the evidence and reasoning of all the scientists who preceded him.

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Who Wants to Kill the Electric Car?

       Who wants to kill the electric car? Apparently, a lot of people do.

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Climategate: Like Watergate or Stargate?

Critics of climate research dubbed the stolen CRU E-mails incident “Climategate” to discredit climate scientists. But, was it more like Watergate or Stargate?

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Who Are Your Favorites for the 2011 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame?

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Congressman John Sullivan's Town Hall Meeting

 Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK) said at his town hall meeting that "things have been crazy lately in Washington", and he illustrated that by talking about the budget.  Budget: A Supercommittee has been formed with the goal of reducing the deficit by $1.2 trillion.

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Dr. Heidi Cullen: The Weather of the Future

What will the weather be like in the future? Dr. Heidi Cullen, noted climatologists and author of the book The Weather of the Future , gave a public talk in Tulsa explaining how global warming is causing the weather to be more extreme.

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Newsvine Moderators and Deletions

I always appreciate strong moderators and I would certainly agree that anything that is obscene, vulgar, disrespectful, or attacks another person or group should be deleted.

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Was the "In God We Trust" Resolution Really Necessary?

 The House of Representatives recently passed a resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the United States. The 396-9 vote came at the request of Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA). “There’s been no motto in U.S.

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Is Norquist Helping Your State Go Broke?

Tax Cuts: Though it sounds good to be against taxes, fiscal responsibility may require that taxes be raised, particularly after they have been cut beyond what is prudent.

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Should We Tax Unhealthy Foods?

     Would people be more likely to avoid unhealthy foods if they received a tax incentive to do so? A few countries think so, and have enacted laws to increase taxes on fat, sweet and salty foods.

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The Arctic Sea Ice Is Disappearing

   There are still a few people who will not admit that the Arctic sea ice is disappearing. Here is the data in graphic form and the pictures that show that between 1979 and 2010 about 40% of the Arctic sea ice has disappeared.

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What Does the Solyndra Bankruptcy Mean?

  No one knows for sure why the solar panel manufacturing company, Solyndra, went bankrupt or what it means, but Congress is now investigating the matter. Though it will be useful to know what went wrong, bankruptcies in these tough economic times are not unusual.

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Global Warming in Pictures

Science is about using observation and reason to understand the physical world.

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The Arctic Ice and the Inuit

“Pictures of the polar region from 1979 and 2003 clearly show that about 30% of the Arctic  ice has melted.

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Climate Change: Extreme Weather and Wildfires

In 1998, the US refused to ratify the Kyoto Treat which would have limited the release of greenhouse gases, primarily CO2, into the atmosphere.

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Global Warming: Media Bias and the Misinformation Pipeline

       The Scientific Consensus: All the major scientific organizations in the world have endorsed a  statement similar to that of the American Chemical Society:

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Sen. Inhofe and the Three, Maybe Four, Polar Bears

Senator Jim Inhofe, the Senator from Oklahoma who never met an oil company executive he didn’t like, often proclaims that “Global warming is a hoax.” He often uses his Senate position on the Environment and Public Works Committee to attack climate science and t …

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Is "SS going Broke" an "Indisputable Fact?

Mary Beth Franklin has written an excellent article on how to improve Social Security. However, her claim that it is an “indisputable fact” that Social Security ”is slowly going broke” - is hardly true.

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Congressman Lucas' Town Hall Meetings II

This series of articles was written mostly for the voters of Oklahoma's Third District, but some of the issues discussed will be  important to all U.S.

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The Constitution and the National Debt

Congress is perilously close to defaulting on the loans the United States has received from other countries.

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Congressman Frank Lucas' (R - OK) Town Hall Meeting

Elections are coming up and voters need to weigh carefully what our Representatives say, and how they vote, in order to decide if we should return them to to Washington.

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Is There a Ban on Incandescent Bulbs ?

While Congress is wrestling with the problem of keeping our country from going bankrupt, some in Congress and our business community are concerned with the serious problem of  – light bulb standards.

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The EPA vs. Oklahoma Power Companies

The EPA has been charged with reducing the pollutants released into the environment, but they are meeting opposition from power companies, politicians, and people who want cheap energy, though other people’s health and the environment may suffer the consequences .

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Global Warming Is Not a Hoax

  Sen. James Inhofe (R –OK) is famous for his statement, “Global warming is a hoax”. The local Tulsa newspaper often carries letters giving the opposing viewpoint. For example, Corey Cohen, recently wrote, “Sen.

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Why Not Privatize?

Privatization. It is usually assumed that private enterprise will find efficient ways to do things and lower costs to the benefit of consumers and taxpayers. That assumption is probably true when it comes to providing innovation and developing resources.

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