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Environment & Climate News
October 2007
Alaska Teachers Indoctrinated with Misleading Global Warming Materials
Schoolteachers across Alaska are being fed exaggerated and false global warming alarmist materials to distribute to their students, thanks to the taxpayer-funded ... (read more)
Schoolteachers across Alaska are being fed exaggerated and false global warming alarmist materials to distribute to their students, thanks to the taxpayer-funded ... (read more)
Bush Threatens Veto of Energy Bill
U.S. House and Senate negotiators spent the August recess preparing to hammer out differences in their respective energy bills while President George W. ... (read more)
U.S. House and Senate negotiators spent the August recess preparing to hammer out differences in their respective energy bills while President George W. ... (read more)
Climate Science Supports Realism, Not Alarmism
This is the third in a three-part series exploring how industry, and society at large, should respond to predicted climate change. No thinking person ... (read more)
This is the third in a three-part series exploring how industry, and society at large, should respond to predicted climate change. No thinking person ... (read more)
Congress Reignites Asbestos Scare with Ban on Aggregates
Depending on your perspective, hearing that something is "the next asbestos" fills you with either great joy or great trepidation. For trial attorneys ... (read more)
Depending on your perspective, hearing that something is "the next asbestos" fills you with either great joy or great trepidation. For trial attorneys ... (read more)
Economic Choices Have Long-Term Consequences
Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't Die Barry Asmus AmeriPress, 2006 365 pages, $44.50 ISBN 978-0970987327 In his new book, Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't ... (read more)
Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't Die Barry Asmus AmeriPress, 2006 365 pages, $44.50 ISBN 978-0970987327 In his new book, Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't ... (read more)
Expensive New Solar Project Announced in California
The northern California power company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced on July 25 it will purchase 550 megawatts (MW) of solar power at subsidized ... (read more)
The northern California power company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced on July 25 it will purchase 550 megawatts (MW) of solar power at subsidized ... (read more)
Floridians Rebel Against Governor's Global Warming Proposals
Greenhouse gas restrictions proposed by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will impose expensive cost-of-living increases on Florida residents while achieving ... (read more)
Greenhouse gas restrictions proposed by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will impose expensive cost-of-living increases on Florida residents while achieving ... (read more)
Health Fears About Global Warming Are Unfounded
Health care providers are buying into alarmist global warming theory and are concerned about the potential negative health effects of warmer temperatures, ... (read more)
Health care providers are buying into alarmist global warming theory and are concerned about the potential negative health effects of warmer temperatures, ... (read more)
Home Solar Power Fails Due to Practical Difficulties
This article is the second in a series outlining the technological and economic obstacles to the widespread use of solar power. The best use of photovoltaic ... (read more)
This article is the second in a series outlining the technological and economic obstacles to the widespread use of solar power. The best use of photovoltaic ... (read more)
Inconvenient Truth Producer Targets Children
Unable to convince adults that global warming is a crisis, An Inconvenient Truth producer Laurie David is trying a new tactic: Indoctrinating children to ... (read more)
Unable to convince adults that global warming is a crisis, An Inconvenient Truth producer Laurie David is trying a new tactic: Indoctrinating children to ... (read more)
NASA Data Exaggerated U.S. Warming
U.S. temperature data compiled and reported by NASA since 2000 contained errors that caused the organization to falsely claim a number of recent years were ... (read more)
U.S. temperature data compiled and reported by NASA since 2000 contained errors that caused the organization to falsely claim a number of recent years were ... (read more)
National Heritage Areas Are Federal Power Grab, Pork Scheme: Coalition
Proposed National Heritage Areas threaten property rights throughout the United States, as documented by David Ridenour, vice president of the National ... (read more)
Proposed National Heritage Areas threaten property rights throughout the United States, as documented by David Ridenour, vice president of the National ... (read more)
New Aerosol Study Refutes Global Warming Theory
Particles of soot and other light-absorbing aerosols have a warming rather than cooling effect on temperatures, researchers have learned. It is a surprising ... (read more)
Particles of soot and other light-absorbing aerosols have a warming rather than cooling effect on temperatures, researchers have learned. It is a surprising ... (read more)
Nuclear Power Plant Withstands Major Earthquake
In a real-world test of nuclear power plant safety, the world's largest nuclear power plant, at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan, took the brunt of a major earthquake ... (read more)
In a real-world test of nuclear power plant safety, the world's largest nuclear power plant, at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan, took the brunt of a major earthquake ... (read more)
October 2007 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The October 2007 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on new developments in both the science and politics of climate change. On page 1: Greenhouse ... (read more)
The October 2007 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on new developments in both the science and politics of climate change. On page 1: Greenhouse ... (read more)
Real Scientists vs. Media Darlings
This article is one in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam? A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory, and Food Safety Concerns, by Samuel ... (read more)
This article is one in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam? A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory, and Food Safety Concerns, by Samuel ... (read more)
Renewable Energy Harms Environment, Says Leading Environmental Activist
Rockefeller University's Jesse Ausubel, a prominent environmental advocate, has stunned other environmental activists by reporting in the July International ... (read more)
Rockefeller University's Jesse Ausubel, a prominent environmental advocate, has stunned other environmental activists by reporting in the July International ... (read more)
Salmon Farming Controversy Goes to Ninth Circuit
In a fight against a court decision that many have characterized as unnecessary regulation of fishermen, business people, and private property owners, Pacific ... (read more)
In a fight against a court decision that many have characterized as unnecessary regulation of fishermen, business people, and private property owners, Pacific ... (read more)
Science Refutes Fla. Governor's Climate Alarmism
While Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) faces growing opposition to his plans to force greenhouse gas restrictions on Florida citizens, science is calling ... (read more)
While Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) faces growing opposition to his plans to force greenhouse gas restrictions on Florida citizens, science is calling ... (read more)
The American Lung Association's Fear Campaign
This article is the second in a three-part series by Joel Schwartz addressing the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2007 report. Part I appeared ... (read more)
This article is the second in a three-part series by Joel Schwartz addressing the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2007 report. Part I appeared ... (read more)
