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Environment & Climate News
January 2008
Chemicals Cleared in Pennsylvania Cancer Cluster
Scientists have cast doubt on high-profile accusations that industrial chemicals are causing an elevated number of cases of a rare disease, known as polycythemia ... (read more)
Scientists have cast doubt on high-profile accusations that industrial chemicals are causing an elevated number of cases of a rare disease, known as polycythemia ... (read more)
Environmental Effects of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (updated)
A review of the research literature concerning the environmental consequences of increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to the conclusion ... (read more)
A review of the research literature concerning the environmental consequences of increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to the conclusion ... (read more)
Environmental Scares Exposed One-By-One
Challenging Environmental Mythology By Jack Dini SciTech Publishing, 2003 207 pages, $24.95, ISBN 978-1891121296 Jack Dini, author of Challenging ... (read more)
Challenging Environmental Mythology By Jack Dini SciTech Publishing, 2003 207 pages, $24.95, ISBN 978-1891121296 Jack Dini, author of Challenging ... (read more)
GAO: Renewable Fuels Receive Big Subsidies
The share of federal energy subsidies received by renewable electricity production is far greater than its market share would justify, according to a study ... (read more)
The share of federal energy subsidies received by renewable electricity production is far greater than its market share would justify, according to a study ... (read more)
Global Warming Causing Fewer Droughts, Scientists Conclude
Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) convened hearings November 1 to investigate an alleged connection between global ... (read more)
Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) convened hearings November 1 to investigate an alleged connection between global ... (read more)
Global Warming Health Fears Are Unsupported by Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jonathan Patz published a paper in the November 12 issue of the journal EcoHealth asserting carbon dioxide emissions ... (read more)
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jonathan Patz published a paper in the November 12 issue of the journal EcoHealth asserting carbon dioxide emissions ... (read more)
January 2008 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
January would ordinarily be a “skip month” for ECN, but a last-minute development made us change our mind. Three respected scientists, Arthur B. Robinson, ... (read more)
January would ordinarily be a “skip month” for ECN, but a last-minute development made us change our mind. Three respected scientists, Arthur B. Robinson, ... (read more)
Ohio Senate Considers Alternative Power Mandate
The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Works Committee is considering the pros and cons of a proposed alternative power mandate in the wake of recent hearings ... (read more)
The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Works Committee is considering the pros and cons of a proposed alternative power mandate in the wake of recent hearings ... (read more)
Questions Plague Efforts to Grow Wind Power Use
Interest in wind power production seems to be on the rise, with recent numbers from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) predicting a continuing ... (read more)
Interest in wind power production seems to be on the rise, with recent numbers from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) predicting a continuing ... (read more)
State of the Scare: The American Lung Association’s Fear Campaign
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a three-part series by Joel Schwartz regarding the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2007 report, ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a three-part series by Joel Schwartz regarding the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2007 report, ... (read more)
