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Environment & Climate News
August 2008
'Drill Now' Program Catches Fire
Tired of paying $4.00 for gasoline, more than one million people have signed a petition urging the government to allow Americans to "Drill Here, Drill Now, ... (read more)
Tired of paying $4.00 for gasoline, more than one million people have signed a petition urging the government to allow Americans to "Drill Here, Drill Now, ... (read more)
August 2008 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The August 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports the U.S. Senate's rejection of the carbon dioxide cap-and-trade measure proposed by Sens. Joe ... (read more)
The August 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports the U.S. Senate's rejection of the carbon dioxide cap-and-trade measure proposed by Sens. Joe ... (read more)
Author Makes the Case for Urban Life as Environmental Choice
Hybrid Neighborhoods By John L. Gann Jr. CarpeHoram, 2007, 38 pages, $9.95 I love living where the suburbs meet the country--quiet mornings and evenings, ... (read more)
Hybrid Neighborhoods By John L. Gann Jr. CarpeHoram, 2007, 38 pages, $9.95 I love living where the suburbs meet the country--quiet mornings and evenings, ... (read more)
CO2 Science DVD Debunks Global Warming Myths
When concerned citizens ask me where they can find the best scientific information on global warming--information the media refuses to report--co2science.org ... (read more)
When concerned citizens ask me where they can find the best scientific information on global warming--information the media refuses to report--co2science.org ... (read more)
Cold Temperatures Continue to Batter United States
Cooling temperatures sent the United States into a deep freeze during the first half of 2008, resulting in some extraordinary weather events. On June ... (read more)
Cooling temperatures sent the United States into a deep freeze during the first half of 2008, resulting in some extraordinary weather events. On June ... (read more)
Congressmen See Energy Answer in Oil Shale
Western congressmen, fully aware of rich oil shale resources concentrated in the Badlands of Wyoming, eastern Utah, and extreme western Colorado, are supporting ... (read more)
Western congressmen, fully aware of rich oil shale resources concentrated in the Badlands of Wyoming, eastern Utah, and extreme western Colorado, are supporting ... (read more)
Debunking Persistent Global Warming Myths
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism by Christopher Horner Regnery, 2007, 366 pages, $19.95 ISBN-13: 978-1596985018 Competitive ... (read more)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism by Christopher Horner Regnery, 2007, 366 pages, $19.95 ISBN-13: 978-1596985018 Competitive ... (read more)
Environmentalists Oppose New CO2 Scrubber Idea
Scientists at Columbia University are developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber device that removes one ton of CO2 from the air every day. While some ... (read more)
Scientists at Columbia University are developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber device that removes one ton of CO2 from the air every day. While some ... (read more)
EPA Supports Cap-and-Trade at Senate Mercury Hearings
Reductions in mercury emissions from U.S. power plants should be attained through cap-and-trade mechanisms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials ... (read more)
Reductions in mercury emissions from U.S. power plants should be attained through cap-and-trade mechanisms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials ... (read more)
Global Warming Game Tells Children They Should Die
Are global warming alarmists encouraging children to commit suicide because their carbon footprints supposedly are harming the planet? It certainly appears ... (read more)
Are global warming alarmists encouraging children to commit suicide because their carbon footprints supposedly are harming the planet? It certainly appears ... (read more)
Hansen Says GW Skeptics Should Be Tried
NASA astronomer James Hansen, one of the most visible and vocal proponents of alarmist global warming theory, has called for criminal trials against scientists, ... (read more)
NASA astronomer James Hansen, one of the most visible and vocal proponents of alarmist global warming theory, has called for criminal trials against scientists, ... (read more)
House Panel Rejects ‘Safety Valve’ for Global Warming Bill
Congressional supporters of carbon dioxide restrictions have rejected a series of proposals that would have limited job losses and price increases resulting ... (read more)
Congressional supporters of carbon dioxide restrictions have rejected a series of proposals that would have limited job losses and price increases resulting ... (read more)
Invasive Milfoil Is Taking its Toll on Minnesota Lake Communities
The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes is quickly becoming the Land of Aquatic Devastation as noxious Eurasian milfoil spreads rapidly across the state. On June ... (read more)
The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes is quickly becoming the Land of Aquatic Devastation as noxious Eurasian milfoil spreads rapidly across the state. On June ... (read more)
Minnesota Governor Vetoes Legislature's Chemical Ban
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have banned the chemical bisphenol-A from products that come into contact with children. Proponents ... (read more)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have banned the chemical bisphenol-A from products that come into contact with children. Proponents ... (read more)
Minnesota Legislature Considers Expansion of Nuclear Power
The Minnesota legislature will hold another round of hearings in early 2009 to consider allowing new nuclear power plant construction in the state. The ... (read more)
The Minnesota legislature will hold another round of hearings in early 2009 to consider allowing new nuclear power plant construction in the state. The ... (read more)
More Global Cooling Ahead, Study Says
Natural variations in climate, driven by shifting ocean currents, could lead to another decade of cooling global temperatures, according to a peer-reviewed ... (read more)
Natural variations in climate, driven by shifting ocean currents, could lead to another decade of cooling global temperatures, according to a peer-reviewed ... (read more)
More 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)
Municipal Wireless Scuttled in California City Amid 'Misplaced' Public Health Concerns
Plans for a municipal wireless network in Sebastopol, California have been abandoned amid growing concern in the community over wi-fi as a public health ... (read more)
Plans for a municipal wireless network in Sebastopol, California have been abandoned amid growing concern in the community over wi-fi as a public health ... (read more)
Nuclear Power Set to Surge in South Carolina
The South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), a South Carolina water and electricity provider, has entered into agreements with Westinghouse and the Shaw ... (read more)
The South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), a South Carolina water and electricity provider, has entered into agreements with Westinghouse and the Shaw ... (read more)
Poll: Americans Don't Believe We Cause Warming
Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth ... (read more)
Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth ... (read more)
Poll: Americans Don't Believe We Cause Warming
Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth ... (read more)
Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth ... (read more)
Scientists Predict Global Warming Will Reduce Number of Hurricanes
Global warming is likely to reduce the number of hurricanes that occur each year, according to two new studies by forecasters who previously claimed global ... (read more)
Global warming is likely to reduce the number of hurricanes that occur each year, according to two new studies by forecasters who previously claimed global ... (read more)
U.S. Senate Rejects Lieberman-Warner Cap-and-Trade Bill
Supporters of a sweeping plan to address global warming by limiting use of fossil fuels suffered a stinging defeat June 6 when the U.S. Senate rejected ... (read more)
Supporters of a sweeping plan to address global warming by limiting use of fossil fuels suffered a stinging defeat June 6 when the U.S. Senate rejected ... (read more)
