February 22, 2012
Fox shows yet again it has a hard time with hard data
by Shauna Theel, cross-posted from Media Matters
In a segment falsely blaming Obama for rising gasoline prices, Fox News’ America’s Newsroom aired the following chart yesterday. It shows three data points...
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EIA figures show the massive boom in China's coal consumption through 2010. Coal use increased another 9.7% in 2011
Energy consumption figures just released by the Chinese government underscore how quickly coal use is booming in China, a country that is already the world’s largest emitter...
Global Ice Loss from 2003-2010 Could “Cover the Entire United States in One and Half Feet of Water”
Changes in ice thickness (in centimeters per year) during 2003-2010 as measured by NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, averaged over each of the world...