Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology (not geology) is a self-proclaimed expert on shale drilling and its impact on Mother Earth. Howarth is a man-causes-global-warming true believer, along with his sidekick Tony Infraffea (also a Cornell prof). Both together have issued a string of “research reports” saying outrageously silly things like burning natural gas is worse for the environment than burning coal. Their research is constantly refuted by real experts, but that doesn’t keep Howarth from attempting to peddle his theories. And “oops, I did it again”–there goes Howarth with another “natural gas is worse that your darkest nightmare” study, just published in yet another obscure so-called “peer reviewed” journal…
