Truthiness

Guardian Asserts Conspiracy to Hide the Peak

A. Siegel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

A recent Guardian article raises the question: has there been a conspiracy to inflate IEA numbers and thus distort the global conversation about our energy challenges?

Baucus' Bill Not Bipartisan, But Panmedia

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Baucus' was supposed to be the "bipartisan" bill, but the only way it can truly be referred to as such is in the growing bipartisan distaste for the bill.

Scientific Inquiry Concludes: Inhofe List "Not credible"

A. Siegel | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Senator James Inhofe misused the power of his chairmanship to expend taxpayer resources on distorting, misleading, and outright deceiving when it comes to scientific issues, most notably in relation to questions of Global Warming.

Washington Post Promotes Debunked Deception About Hummers vs. Priuses

A. Siegel | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Does anyone suspect that The Washington Post editorial board has the sensibility to be embarrassed by publishing this absurd letter citing such a deceptive and deceitful marketing "study"?

"We Call it Life ..." Idiocy and Deception Resurrected

A. Siegel | Posted 05.08.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

When it comes to discussion of climate change, there are too many prepared to come to the table intent on deceiving and confusing rather than engaging honestly.

Will Continues Will-Ful Deceit

A. Siegel | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Should anyone wonder that the interview that followed his global warming column simply gave Will another podium for his Will-ful deception?

Coal's Sacriligeous Caroling

A. Siegel | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

I was shocked at the latest parody of a set of Christmas Carols courtesy of the coal industry's mouthpiece, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity: the "Clean Coal Carolers" with a set of lyrics that take their truthiness and deception to a whole new level of depravity.

Truth is Utterly Optional

A. Siegel | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


A. Siegel

Amid the flood of revelations of biblical proportions about Sarah Palin, which seems destined to last for at least 40 days and 40 nights, here is an item that might not be receiving the focus that it merits.

Lying to Drill the Hole Deeper

A. Siegel | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


A. Siegel

Efforts to increase America's oil production can be part of a holistic energy package, but they should be part of a larger discussion. And they should be grounded in truth.