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Environment & Climate News
September 2010
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The September issue of Environment & Climate News reports Mother Nature is working to restore the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath ... (read more)
The September issue of Environment & Climate News reports Mother Nature is working to restore the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath ... (read more)
Alaska Supreme Court Approves Herbicides Along Railroad
The Alaska Railroad will be able to utilize chemical herbicides to control dangerous weed growth along its tracks, as the Alaska Supreme Court has rejected ... (read more)
The Alaska Railroad will be able to utilize chemical herbicides to control dangerous weed growth along its tracks, as the Alaska Supreme Court has rejected ... (read more)
Bingaman Promotes Subsidizing Shift to Algae-Based Fuels
Buoyed by a just-released Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report raising doubts about continuing subsidies for corn-based ethanol, Sen. Jeff Bingaman ... (read more)
Buoyed by a just-released Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report raising doubts about continuing subsidies for corn-based ethanol, Sen. Jeff Bingaman ... (read more)
California Assembly Votes to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
Californians are about the lose the freedom to use disposable plastic shopping bags, as a bill to ban the bags is making its way through the legislature ... (read more)
Californians are about the lose the freedom to use disposable plastic shopping bags, as a bill to ban the bags is making its way through the legislature ... (read more)
Can All States Be ‘Particularly Vulnerable’ to Global Warming?
One of the most frequent tricks used by global warming alarmists to induce a state legislature to pass costly carbon dioxide restrictions is to claim the ... (read more)
One of the most frequent tricks used by global warming alarmists to induce a state legislature to pass costly carbon dioxide restrictions is to claim the ... (read more)
Cost Estimate of Global Warming Bill Involves Unrealistic Assumptions
Proponents of nationwide carbon dioxide restrictions are claiming a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows restricting CO2 ... (read more)
Proponents of nationwide carbon dioxide restrictions are claiming a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows restricting CO2 ... (read more)
Florida Denied More Water from Georgia’s Lake Lanier
The state of Florida’s concerns about Gulf sturgeon and two mussel species do not entitle the state to a greater share of water from a north Georgia ... (read more)
The state of Florida’s concerns about Gulf sturgeon and two mussel species do not entitle the state to a greater share of water from a north Georgia ... (read more)
Gulf Ecology Recovering from Spill while Feds Compound Economic Woes
Working in a variety of ways, Mother Nature appears to be taking the lead in restoring the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of what ... (read more)
Working in a variety of ways, Mother Nature appears to be taking the lead in restoring the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of what ... (read more)
Latest IPCC Scandal: Exaggerated Sea Level Claims
A Dutch environmental agency has confirmed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported overly alarmist sea level claims regarding ... (read more)
A Dutch environmental agency has confirmed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported overly alarmist sea level claims regarding ... (read more)
Massachusetts Attorney General Questions Cape Wind Costs
In the latest twist in a long battle over a proposed wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, state Attorney General Martha Coakley is demanding the developers ... (read more)
In the latest twist in a long battle over a proposed wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, state Attorney General Martha Coakley is demanding the developers ... (read more)
Massachusetts Suspends Biofuel Mandate
The state of Massachusetts has suspended a biofuel mandate which was set to take effect on July 1. State officials found the costs prohibitive and biofuel ... (read more)
The state of Massachusetts has suspended a biofuel mandate which was set to take effect on July 1. State officials found the costs prohibitive and biofuel ... (read more)
New Mexico Electricity Prices Soar Due to Renewable Power Mandates
New Mexicans are rallying to fight a 21.2 percent rate increase proposed by PNM, the largest electrical system in the state. It would be the third major ... (read more)
New Mexicans are rallying to fight a 21.2 percent rate increase proposed by PNM, the largest electrical system in the state. It would be the third major ... (read more)
Nuclear Power Can Complete Transition to Clean Energy
This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Dr. Jay Lehr features a review of the book Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear ... (read more)
This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Dr. Jay Lehr features a review of the book Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear ... (read more)
Peer-Reviewed Studies Refute Alarmist Drought Claims
The headline of a recent USA Today article trumpeted the claim, “Global warming raises water shortage risks in one-third of U.S. counties.” ... (read more)
The headline of a recent USA Today article trumpeted the claim, “Global warming raises water shortage risks in one-third of U.S. counties.” ... (read more)
Penn State Exonerates Michael Mann
Pennsylvania State University recently released a report summarizing its final “investigation” into whether one of its employees had committed ... (read more)
Pennsylvania State University recently released a report summarizing its final “investigation” into whether one of its employees had committed ... (read more)
Perry Stands Up for State Oversight of Natural Gas Production
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has gone on the offensive against potential federal government plans to regulate natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing ... (read more)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has gone on the offensive against potential federal government plans to regulate natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing ... (read more)
Reid Tables Cap-and-Tax Legislation
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced he is indefinitely tabling legislation to restrict carbon dioxide emissions throughout the nation. ... (read more)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced he is indefinitely tabling legislation to restrict carbon dioxide emissions throughout the nation. ... (read more)
Schwarzenegger: Renewable Power Mandates Should Trump Species Concerns
Speaking to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners meeting in Sacramento, California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said overblown ... (read more)
Speaking to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners meeting in Sacramento, California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said overblown ... (read more)
Scientists Reject Royal Society’s Global Warming Position
The Royal Society of Great Britain, generally considered the nation’s most prestigious scientific society, has announced it will conduct a review ... (read more)
The Royal Society of Great Britain, generally considered the nation’s most prestigious scientific society, has announced it will conduct a review ... (read more)
Wuebbles Brings More Bias to IPCC Panel
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has announced the coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors for its Fifth ... (read more)
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has announced the coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors for its Fifth ... (read more)
