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Environment & Climate News
February 2009
2009 February Environment & Climate News: California Agency Offers ‘Terribly Deficient’ Analysis
The February 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports the release by the California Air Resources Board of a carbon dioxide emissions plan that ... (read more)
The February 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News reports the release by the California Air Resources Board of a carbon dioxide emissions plan that ... (read more)
A Dialogue on Global Warming
The world seems to be divided into two camps: Those who believe global warming is a dire catastrophe that requires urgent attention, and those who think ... (read more)
The world seems to be divided into two camps: Those who believe global warming is a dire catastrophe that requires urgent attention, and those who think ... (read more)
A First-Hand View of Oil Shale Country
Energy experts report there is so much recoverable oil locked in shale under the high desert of northeast Utah, southwest Wyoming, and northwest Colorado ... (read more)
Energy experts report there is so much recoverable oil locked in shale under the high desert of northeast Utah, southwest Wyoming, and northwest Colorado ... (read more)
Activists Exploit Polar Bears in Warming Debate
At first glance, it isn’t readily apparent what polar bears have to do with greenhouse gas emissions. But the world’s largest land carnivore ... (read more)
At first glance, it isn’t readily apparent what polar bears have to do with greenhouse gas emissions. But the world’s largest land carnivore ... (read more)
Asthma Sufferers Forced to Give Up Their Inhalers
Environmental activists have brought an end to the CFC inhaler, a device asthma sufferers have relied on to provide nearly instant relief from the difficulties ... (read more)
Environmental activists have brought an end to the CFC inhaler, a device asthma sufferers have relied on to provide nearly instant relief from the difficulties ... (read more)
California Board Approves Anti-Global Warming Plan
The California Air Resources Board has set a powerful regulatory force in motion by approving an outline for meeting the carbon dioxide reductions required ... (read more)
The California Air Resources Board has set a powerful regulatory force in motion by approving an outline for meeting the carbon dioxide reductions required ... (read more)
Court Approves Michigan Water Ballast Law
The state of Michigan can require ocean-going ships to prove their ballast water is free of invasive species before docking in the state, a federal appellate ... (read more)
The state of Michigan can require ocean-going ships to prove their ballast water is free of invasive species before docking in the state, a federal appellate ... (read more)
Exposed: Anti-Meat Crusaders Spread Myths, Distortions
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series identifying falsehoods regarding the consumption and production of beef. The series ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series identifying falsehoods regarding the consumption and production of beef. The series ... (read more)
GISS, Hansen Caught Doctoring More Data
NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, whose global temperature reports are frequently cited by the media as the definitive measurement of global ... (read more)
NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, whose global temperature reports are frequently cited by the media as the definitive measurement of global ... (read more)
GISS, Hansen Frequently Report False Warming
Nobody outside of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies knows for sure why the organization so often reports warming trends not reflected in ... (read more)
Nobody outside of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies knows for sure why the organization so often reports warming trends not reflected in ... (read more)
Houston Sees Record Low Ozone
The Houston metropolitan area, often cited as having the nation’s most polluted air, exceeded federal ozone standards for a record-low 16 days in ... (read more)
The Houston metropolitan area, often cited as having the nation’s most polluted air, exceeded federal ozone standards for a record-low 16 days in ... (read more)
Maryland School Money Diverted to Cut Bus Emissions
The State of Maryland has agreed to spend $1 million in taxpayer money toward reducing school bus emissions—instead of spending it on education—to ... (read more)
The State of Maryland has agreed to spend $1 million in taxpayer money toward reducing school bus emissions—instead of spending it on education—to ... (read more)
Minnesota Green Group Fights Wind Power Transmission Line
A Minnesota environmental activist group is fighting against the construction of power lines to deliver wind power to the state, shortly after environmental ... (read more)
A Minnesota environmental activist group is fighting against the construction of power lines to deliver wind power to the state, shortly after environmental ... (read more)
Nuclear Power Compiles Impressive Safety Record
Editors’ note: The following article is the second excerpt from testimony delivered by Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. before ... (read more)
Editors’ note: The following article is the second excerpt from testimony delivered by Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. before ... (read more)
Ocean Currents Fueled Active 2008 Hurricane Season
Tropical storm activity during the 2008 hurricane season was well above average. My colleague Phil Klotzbach and I were very happy to foresee and provide ... (read more)
Tropical storm activity during the 2008 hurricane season was well above average. My colleague Phil Klotzbach and I were very happy to foresee and provide ... (read more)
Phosphorus Bans Ignore Problem’s Real Causes
Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series on the science behind phosphorous bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures. A ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series on the science behind phosphorous bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures. A ... (read more)
Wind Farms Trump Local Land-Use Laws, Washington Governor, Court Decide
Local communities cannot block the construction of industrial wind farms, related transmission lines, or other renewable energy projects under local land-use ... (read more)
Local communities cannot block the construction of industrial wind farms, related transmission lines, or other renewable energy projects under local land-use ... (read more)
