12 Aug Absurdity to a New Level:  Pruitt and EPA to Test Climate Science

“Scott Pruitt, the head of the EPA, plans to convene a team of researchers to test the scientific premise of human-caused climate change, he told coal industry executives…."   He told a lobbying group for coal companies that he is creating a "red team - blue team" exercise to challenge mainstream climate science.  Rick Perry, the energy secretary, has endorsed the idea.

11 Aug China’s Great Contaminated Soil Disaster

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