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Environment & Climate News
March 2008
Altamont Pass Settlement Fails to Reduce Bird Kills
A January 2007 settlement agreement intended to reduce the number of bird deaths from wind turbines at Altamont Pass, California is failing, scientists ... (read more)
A January 2007 settlement agreement intended to reduce the number of bird deaths from wind turbines at Altamont Pass, California is failing, scientists ... (read more)
Arctic Climate Expert Urges More Honest Climate Change Discussion
Dr. Syun Akasofu, founding director of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, has sent an open letter to the United ... (read more)
Dr. Syun Akasofu, founding director of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, has sent an open letter to the United ... (read more)
Australia Will Promote Drought-Resistant Crops
Agricultural minister Tony Burke has announced Australia will promote the development of drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat. Burke said ... (read more)
Agricultural minister Tony Burke has announced Australia will promote the development of drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat. Burke said ... (read more)
Bedbugs Taking A Bite Out of New Yorkers
New York City is feeling the biting effects of anti-chemical laws as a bedbug epidemic has infested every part of the city. The city received 7,000 bedbug ... (read more)
New York City is feeling the biting effects of anti-chemical laws as a bedbug epidemic has infested every part of the city. The city received 7,000 bedbug ... (read more)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall in U.S., Rise in Europe
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell by 1.8 percent in 2006, compared to a 0.3 percent increase in emissions in the European Union (EU), ... (read more)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell by 1.8 percent in 2006, compared to a 0.3 percent increase in emissions in the European Union (EU), ... (read more)
CO2 Regulation Could Crush Building Construction
The Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, H.R. 6), signed into law by President George W. Bush in December, contained a Clean Air Act (CAA) ... (read more)
The Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, H.R. 6), signed into law by President George W. Bush in December, contained a Clean Air Act (CAA) ... (read more)
Commission Wants to Double Federal Gas Taxes
The federal government should more than double gasoline taxes in the next five years to subsidize light-rail systems and pay for highway improvements, a ... (read more)
The federal government should more than double gasoline taxes in the next five years to subsidize light-rail systems and pay for highway improvements, a ... (read more)
Economic Formulas in IPCC Report Criticized for Overstating Emissions
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the organization established to evaluate the effects of human activity on climate ... (read more)
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the organization established to evaluate the effects of human activity on climate ... (read more)
Emissions Trading, Carbon Taxes--or Fuhgetaboutit?
Tony Soprano, the celebrated television philosopher, has the right answer: "Fuhgetaboutit." Other, less-distinguished policy analysts are divided between ... (read more)
Tony Soprano, the celebrated television philosopher, has the right answer: "Fuhgetaboutit." Other, less-distinguished policy analysts are divided between ... (read more)
EPA Dodged a Bullet ... For Now
Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began drafting a proposed rule that would simultaneously implement President George W. Bush's ... (read more)
Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began drafting a proposed rule that would simultaneously implement President George W. Bush's ... (read more)
Federal Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs Will Backfire
U.S. consumers will have to say goodbye to inexpensive household light bulbs, according to the provisions of the federal energy bill President George W. ... (read more)
U.S. consumers will have to say goodbye to inexpensive household light bulbs, according to the provisions of the federal energy bill President George W. ... (read more)
Greenpeace Farming Plan Would Reap Environmental Havoc around the World
A new report from Greenpeace International, Cool Farming, includes organic farming recommendations that would impose severe hunger on half the world's humans ... (read more)
A new report from Greenpeace International, Cool Farming, includes organic farming recommendations that would impose severe hunger on half the world's humans ... (read more)
Greenpeace: A Long History of Poor Judgment
Greenpeace Internationals' Cool Farming report is just the latest in a long line of claims by the organization that have proven unwise and incorrect. Condemning ... (read more)
Greenpeace Internationals' Cool Farming report is just the latest in a long line of claims by the organization that have proven unwise and incorrect. Condemning ... (read more)
Leader of Ohio Environmental Group Testifies Against Wind Power Proposal
Tom Stacy, managing director of the environmentalist group Save Western Ohio, presented compelling testimony to the Ohio House of Representatives Public ... (read more)
Tom Stacy, managing director of the environmentalist group Save Western Ohio, presented compelling testimony to the Ohio House of Representatives Public ... (read more)
Lomborg 'Could Save the Planet'
A panel of science, economic, and environmental correspondents has named Danish author and professor Björn Lomborg one of "50 people who could save the ... (read more)
A panel of science, economic, and environmental correspondents has named Danish author and professor Björn Lomborg one of "50 people who could save the ... (read more)
March 2008 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
A January 2007 settlement agreement intended to reduce the number of bird deaths from wind turbines at Altamont Pass, California is failing. U.S. consumers ... (read more)
A January 2007 settlement agreement intended to reduce the number of bird deaths from wind turbines at Altamont Pass, California is failing. U.S. consumers ... (read more)
Over Time, Nuclear Power Skeptic Becomes Advocate
Power to Save the WorldBy Gwyneth CravensKnopf, 2007464 pages, $27.95, ISBN 978-0307266569Initially a skeptic about radiation and nuclear power, Gwyneth ... (read more)
Power to Save the WorldBy Gwyneth CravensKnopf, 2007464 pages, $27.95, ISBN 978-0307266569Initially a skeptic about radiation and nuclear power, Gwyneth ... (read more)
Public Outrage Throttles California Plan to Control Home Thermostats
Powered by a wave of public outrage that transcended party lines, California citizens have forced regulators at the California Energy Commission to abandon ... (read more)
Powered by a wave of public outrage that transcended party lines, California citizens have forced regulators at the California Energy Commission to abandon ... (read more)
Putting Public Health Risks in Proper Perspective
When it comes to distinguishing real health risks from trivial or simply bogus risks, American consumers have a great deal to learn. In the media, the ... (read more)
When it comes to distinguishing real health risks from trivial or simply bogus risks, American consumers have a great deal to learn. In the media, the ... (read more)
Report: Temperature Changes Precede CO2 Changes
For at least the past several hundred thousand years, temperature changes and carbon dioxide levels have risen and fallen in near-unison. The correlation ... (read more)
For at least the past several hundred thousand years, temperature changes and carbon dioxide levels have risen and fallen in near-unison. The correlation ... (read more)
Researchers Closer to Solving Disappearing Bee Mystery
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) was the main topic of interest at the American Beekeeping Federation's first-ever National Beekeeping Conference, January ... (read more)
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) was the main topic of interest at the American Beekeeping Federation's first-ever National Beekeeping Conference, January ... (read more)
Scientists Recommend Stronger Action to Decrease Bird Kills
After years of trying to get wind farm operators to act voluntarily to reduce bird deaths at the Altamont Pass, California wind farm, environmental groups ... (read more)
After years of trying to get wind farm operators to act voluntarily to reduce bird deaths at the Altamont Pass, California wind farm, environmental groups ... (read more)
Warmth, Hurricanes Are Really Nothing New
Hurricane Katrina--a very big storm by any measure--has now been called the "largest ecological disaster in U.S. history," according to the Christian Science ... (read more)
Hurricane Katrina--a very big storm by any measure--has now been called the "largest ecological disaster in U.S. history," according to the Christian Science ... (read more)
Washington Legislators Propose Task Force on Nuclear Power
Washington state Sen. Jerome Delvin (R-Richland) and state Rep. Glenn Anderson (R-Fall City) have proposed legislation that would create a task force of ... (read more)
Washington state Sen. Jerome Delvin (R-Richland) and state Rep. Glenn Anderson (R-Fall City) have proposed legislation that would create a task force of ... (read more)
