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Environment & Climate News
February 2010
2010 February Environment & Climate News (full text PDF)
The February 2010 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with a report on “Climategate,” the temperature data-tampering scandal that ... (read more)
The February 2010 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with a report on “Climategate,” the temperature data-tampering scandal that ... (read more)
Climategate Scandal Deals Blow to Global Warming Fears
A series of e-mails between scientists who serve as gatekeepers for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change leaked from the ... (read more)
A series of e-mails between scientists who serve as gatekeepers for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change leaked from the ... (read more)
Ethanol Causes More Ozone than Gasoline
Delivering a damaging blow to environmentalists’ support for laws requiring ethanol to be added to gasoline, a new study from researchers at Stanford ... (read more)
Delivering a damaging blow to environmentalists’ support for laws requiring ethanol to be added to gasoline, a new study from researchers at Stanford ... (read more)
Fact Battles Faith in Global Warming Debate
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series by Walter Cunningham, pilot of the Apollo 7 space mission, who has a master’s degree ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series by Walter Cunningham, pilot of the Apollo 7 space mission, who has a master’s degree ... (read more)
Farm Bureau Opposes Global Warming Legislation
The American Farm Bureau has announced it is opposing legislation aimed at halting climate change. To register the concerns of American farmers and non-farmers ... (read more)
The American Farm Bureau has announced it is opposing legislation aimed at halting climate change. To register the concerns of American farmers and non-farmers ... (read more)
Global Warming Bills Hold Unpleasant Secrets
There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you to know. Consider the following.Property Rights DeniedSection ... (read more)
There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you to know. Consider the following.Property Rights DeniedSection ... (read more)
High-Speed California Trains Spark Environmentalist Infighting
Plans to transform California’s transportation network by adding high-speed trains throughout the state have run into opposition from environmental ... (read more)
Plans to transform California’s transportation network by adding high-speed trains throughout the state have run into opposition from environmental ... (read more)
Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Bats
The wind power industry has suffered a setback as U.S. District Judge Roger Titus has ruled wind turbines under construction on a mountain ridge in West ... (read more)
The wind power industry has suffered a setback as U.S. District Judge Roger Titus has ruled wind turbines under construction on a mountain ridge in West ... (read more)
Meteorologists Reject U.N.’s Global Warming Claims
Only one in four American Meteorological Society broadcast meteorologists agrees with United Nations’ claims that humans are primarily responsible ... (read more)
Only one in four American Meteorological Society broadcast meteorologists agrees with United Nations’ claims that humans are primarily responsible ... (read more)
North Carolina Plastic Bottle Ban Has Residents Scrambling
Most North Carolinians are probably aware certain items don’t go in the household trash. Tires, old appliances, and motor oil are specifically banned ... (read more)
Most North Carolinians are probably aware certain items don’t go in the household trash. Tires, old appliances, and motor oil are specifically banned ... (read more)
Ocean Acidification Scare Pushed at Copenhagen
With global temperatures continuing their decade-long decline and United Nations-sponsored global warming talks falling apart in Copenhagen, alarmists at ... (read more)
With global temperatures continuing their decade-long decline and United Nations-sponsored global warming talks falling apart in Copenhagen, alarmists at ... (read more)
Ohio Professional Geologists Reject Warming Alarmism
The Ohio Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists has adopted a position statement rejecting global warming alarmism and calling on ... (read more)
The Ohio Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists has adopted a position statement rejecting global warming alarmism and calling on ... (read more)
Oregon Governor Reverse Course on Renewable Power
Reversing course on a policy strongly supported by environmental activists, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) has announced his support for cutting runaway ... (read more)
Reversing course on a policy strongly supported by environmental activists, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) has announced his support for cutting runaway ... (read more)
Pesticide, Herbicide Concentrations Decline in Corn Belt Waterways
Pesticide and herbicide concentrations in the waterways of major corn-producing states are in a long-term decline, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The ... (read more)
Pesticide and herbicide concentrations in the waterways of major corn-producing states are in a long-term decline, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The ... (read more)
San Francisco Bike Plan Faces Environmental Opposition
A three-year injunction against the city of San Francisco has been partially lifted, giving city officials authority to proceed with some improvements and ... (read more)
A three-year injunction against the city of San Francisco has been partially lifted, giving city officials authority to proceed with some improvements and ... (read more)
Smartgrid Modernization Requires Regulatory Reform
The fledgling smartgrid for electricity got some feathers on its wings in October 2009 with the federal government’s investment in projects covering ... (read more)
The fledgling smartgrid for electricity got some feathers on its wings in October 2009 with the federal government’s investment in projects covering ... (read more)
Smoking Ban Health Miracle Is a Myth
“Heart attacks plummet after smoking ban” declared the UK’s Sunday Times, as it reported that England’s smoking ban has “caused ... (read more)
“Heart attacks plummet after smoking ban” declared the UK’s Sunday Times, as it reported that England’s smoking ban has “caused ... (read more)
Solar Industry Catching Heat over Toxic Metal
The European Union is considering legislation to pressure the solar power industry to phase out the use of cadmium.Cadmium is a key component of next-generation ... (read more)
The European Union is considering legislation to pressure the solar power industry to phase out the use of cadmium.Cadmium is a key component of next-generation ... (read more)
Southeast U.S. Drought Not Caused by Global Warming
Columbia University scientists have released a report showing the 2005-2007 southeastern U.S. drought was caused by natural weather events, not global warming.“The ... (read more)
Columbia University scientists have released a report showing the 2005-2007 southeastern U.S. drought was caused by natural weather events, not global warming.“The ... (read more)
U.N. Panel Relied on Fraudulent Temperature Data
Researchers at the heart of the Climategate scandal tampered with Russian temperature data to assert far more warming in recent years than actually has ... (read more)
Researchers at the heart of the Climategate scandal tampered with Russian temperature data to assert far more warming in recent years than actually has ... (read more)
Yucca Mountain Decision Ignores Science
Roger Henning, Ph.D., the onsite technical manager at Nuclear & Regulatory Support Services LLC, is a longtime friend and colleague of mine with great ... (read more)
Roger Henning, Ph.D., the onsite technical manager at Nuclear & Regulatory Support Services LLC, is a longtime friend and colleague of mine with great ... (read more)
