Rick Santorum
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The good, the bad, and the ridiculous: How media covered the National Climate Assessment
The media is still talking about the National Climate Assessment, and for that we can thank the deniers
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The GOP’s king corn problem
Republicans contort themselves in order to champion big-government ethanol support.
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Watch Stephen Colbert yell at a plant
Stephen Colbert understands the Republican candidates’ aversion to big words, logic, facts, and critical thinking. That’s why he wants to applaud how good they are at being as dumb as possible as fast as possible without stopping for any reason. Here, he highlights some notable moments where the candidates simplify climate and energy policy issues […]
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Critical List: Too many tornadoes; scientists help plant seeds reach Antarctica
Super Tuesday results: The rich guy who would be terrible for the environment won primaries in six states, the scary evangelist who would be terrible for the environment won three, and the sad nerd who should know better but would probably be terrible for the environment just to fit in won one. March has already […]
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Critical List: TransCanada reboots KeystoneXL; the most energy-dense battery ever
TransCanada is going to reapply for a Keystone XL permit and wants to start work on the Oklahoma-to-Texas portion of the pipeline. Envia Systems has created the most energy-dense battery ever, which could bring down the price of electric vehicles and extend their range. Rick Santorum thinks gas prices caused the recession. No, he really […]
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Does Santorum think the pope is a ‘radical environmentalist’?
Rick Santorum presents himself as a devout Catholic, but on the issue of climate change, he strays far from the pope's teachings.
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Santorum campaign can’t tell the difference between environmentalism and Islam
Rick Santorum said this weekend that President Obama believed in a "phony theology," sparking concerns that he was publicly denying that the president is a Christian. He later clarified that he was referring to Obama's energy policy. Wait, what?
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One weird old trick for population control: Aspirin
You may have heard that Rick Santorum financial backer Foster Friess proposed one weird old trick for birth control: an aspirin between the knees. (If you don’t get it, try holding an aspirin between your knees, and then imagine that you only knew one sex position and it was missionary.) We found some file photos of […]
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Symphony of Santorum: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine supports Rick
This calls for double devil horns, y'all: Megadeth's frontman just came out in support of GOP candidate Rick Santorum for president. One thing's for sure: Mitt Romney's sweating bullets.