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Environment & Climate News
July 2008
30,000 Scientists Sign Petition on Global Warming
The claim that the debate about the severity and cause of global warming is "settled science" has taken a beating with the release of the names of 31,072 ... (read more)
The claim that the debate about the severity and cause of global warming is "settled science" has taken a beating with the release of the names of 31,072 ... (read more)
A Must-Read Book on Global Warming
The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud by Lawrence Solomon Richard ... (read more)
The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud by Lawrence Solomon Richard ... (read more)
Alabama Biologist Fails Global Warming Teaching Test
Biology professor James McClintock at the University of Alabama/Birmingham says he received a free copy of the book I co-authored, Unstoppable Global Warming: ... (read more)
Biology professor James McClintock at the University of Alabama/Birmingham says he received a free copy of the book I co-authored, Unstoppable Global Warming: ... (read more)
Biotechnology Is Tracking Answers to Growing Peanut Allergy Problem
Peanut allergies, which affect 3 million U.S. residents and kill approximately 150 U.S. residents every year, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to ... (read more)
Peanut allergies, which affect 3 million U.S. residents and kill approximately 150 U.S. residents every year, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to ... (read more)
California Bill Chooses Redwoods over Solar Panel
California State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has introduced a bill declaring the state's iconic redwoods the victor over solar panels in a battle between ... (read more)
California State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has introduced a bill declaring the state's iconic redwoods the victor over solar panels in a battle between ... (read more)
California Senate Seeks to Restrict Food Packaging and Cooking Chemicals
The California state Senate has passed and sent to the Assembly a bill to ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and ... (read more)
The California state Senate has passed and sent to the Assembly a bill to ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and ... (read more)
Cap-and-Trade Plans Will Require Draconian Lifestyle Restrictions
Imagine every American being given a plastic debit card entitling them to release carbon dioxide (CO2). Filling the gas tank would debit the card for the ... (read more)
Imagine every American being given a plastic debit card entitling them to release carbon dioxide (CO2). Filling the gas tank would debit the card for the ... (read more)
Congress Considers Measure to Boost Domestic Energy Production
In an effort to increase domestic energy supplies and bring down rising gas prices, a group of 19 senators has introduced the Domestic Energy Production ... (read more)
In an effort to increase domestic energy supplies and bring down rising gas prices, a group of 19 senators has introduced the Domestic Energy Production ... (read more)
EPA, CBO Document the High Costs of Proposed Global Warming Legislation
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have each released new reports showing global warming legislation would ... (read more)
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have each released new reports showing global warming legislation would ... (read more)
Ethanol Comes Under Fire for Rising Food Prices
With soaring food prices devouring ever-increasing amounts of consumers' disposable income, the nation's infatuation with biofuels, particularly corn-based ... (read more)
With soaring food prices devouring ever-increasing amounts of consumers' disposable income, the nation's infatuation with biofuels, particularly corn-based ... (read more)
Fears about Polar Bear Populations Are Refuted by Scientific Forecasting
Who doesn't like polar bears? They're cute and cuddly and lend themselves to heart-melting images. So when the federal government commissioned studies ... (read more)
Who doesn't like polar bears? They're cute and cuddly and lend themselves to heart-melting images. So when the federal government commissioned studies ... (read more)
Feds Give Polar Bears ESA Protection
The U.S. Department of the Interior, on the advice of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has decided to list the polar bear as a threatened species under ... (read more)
The U.S. Department of the Interior, on the advice of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has decided to list the polar bear as a threatened species under ... (read more)
Global Warming - Frog Decline Link Is Disproven
A new study in the peer-reviewed PLoS Biology, a journal of the Public Library of Science, has disproven sensationalist media reports of global warming ... (read more)
A new study in the peer-reviewed PLoS Biology, a journal of the Public Library of Science, has disproven sensationalist media reports of global warming ... (read more)
Gore Refuses Global Warming Prediction Challenge
Al Gore, one of the world's leading proponents of the theory that global warming is an imminent crisis, missed a deadline to meet a global warming challenge ... (read more)
Al Gore, one of the world's leading proponents of the theory that global warming is an imminent crisis, missed a deadline to meet a global warming challenge ... (read more)
Hybrid Vehicle Owners Report Adverse Health Effects
Purchasers of hybrid vehicles, which are subsidized by the federal government and championed by environmental activists as a way to reduce gasoline consumption, ... (read more)
Purchasers of hybrid vehicles, which are subsidized by the federal government and championed by environmental activists as a way to reduce gasoline consumption, ... (read more)
July 2008 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The July 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine's release of the names of 31,072 American scientists ... (read more)
The July 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine's release of the names of 31,072 American scientists ... (read more)
Maryland House and Senate Reject Global Warming Measure
The Maryland General Assembly has rejected the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008, which would have required a statewide 25 percent reduction in carbon ... (read more)
The Maryland General Assembly has rejected the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008, which would have required a statewide 25 percent reduction in carbon ... (read more)
Scientific Evidence Shows Secondhand Smoke Is No Danger
Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is an unpleasant experience for many nonsmokers, and for decades was considered a nuisance. But the idea that it might ... (read more)
Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is an unpleasant experience for many nonsmokers, and for decades was considered a nuisance. But the idea that it might ... (read more)
Scores of Peer-Reviewed Studies Contradict Global Warming Alarmism
Despite what many global warming alarmists assert in the media, there are many articles in the world's leading science publications contradicting the assertion ... (read more)
Despite what many global warming alarmists assert in the media, there are many articles in the world's leading science publications contradicting the assertion ... (read more)
Utah's Authority Over Its Land Is Threatened
The Sierra Club and congressmen from New York and Illinois are leading a campaign to pressure the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to restrict the ... (read more)
The Sierra Club and congressmen from New York and Illinois are leading a campaign to pressure the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to restrict the ... (read more)
