Saturated fats don’t necessarily lead to heart disease, a new study has found. As another tenet of “settled science” bites the dust, we’re reminded that dogmatism is the enemy of scientific progress.

More than four in ten people think that the media exaggerates the dangers of global warming—the highest numbers ever recorded. Green exaggerations, more than “big oil,” are the leading cause of Americans’ growing climate skepticism.

The Global Climate Treaty is going nowhere, but one Harvard economist sees a more viable alternative: a bilateral effort between the U.S. and China.

San Francisco’s claim to be the most liberal city in America is on shaky ground of late, the result of a flood of wealth from Silicon Valley. That’s not going over well for the city’s old guard.

Good afternoon, TAI readers! We trust you’re enjoying a restful weekend. As you gear up for the week ahead, and for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, take the time to look back on the important stories you may have missed over the past week:

Multinationals are now paying a premium to employees willing to be stationed in smoggy Chinese megacities. The bill for China’s rapid, unrestrained growth is already coming due.

Natural gas is booming in America, but a new EPA report says methane leaks have dropped over 40 percent. In fact, our nation’s cattle now pose a more serious climate change threat than shale gas.

America isn’t just fracking more these days; it’s fracking better. By continuing to innovate and increase drilling efficiencies, the U.S. is keeping the shale boom going and widening its lead over the rest of the world.

Four central European countries recently called for the U.S. to expedite exports of our current glut of shale gas. LNG won’t have an immediate effect on their reliance on Russia, but we would be foolish to ignore the benefits exports might have, both for our allies around the world, and for own economy.

President Obama has been dragging his feet on deciding the fate of the Keystone pipeline, but a new poll gives him yet another reason to permit the project. A new poll found that 65 percent of Americans are in favor of building it and, more importantly for Obama’s midterm political calculus, that support is to some extent bipartisan.