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Environment & Climate News
March 2009
2009 March Environment & Climate News: John Holdren as Obama Science Advisor?! (PDF)
The March 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with news that President Barack Obama has selected known environmental alarmist John Holdren ... (read more)
The March 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with news that President Barack Obama has selected known environmental alarmist John Holdren ... (read more)
Antarctic Warming Claims Greeted with Skepticism
A controversial article in the science magazine Nature, which claims Antarctica is warming despite data showing the continent is cooling, has attracted ... (read more)
A controversial article in the science magazine Nature, which claims Antarctica is warming despite data showing the continent is cooling, has attracted ... (read more)
California Ignores Scientists, Tightens Diesel Emission Rules
The California Air Resources Board has imposed new regulations on diesel truck emissions, substantially reducing the amount of fine particulate matter diesel ... (read more)
The California Air Resources Board has imposed new regulations on diesel truck emissions, substantially reducing the amount of fine particulate matter diesel ... (read more)
Californians Ascend to National Power
As the Barack Obama administration takes the reins on energy policy, Californians such as Lawrence-Berkeley National Lab Director Steven Chu, ascending ... (read more)
As the Barack Obama administration takes the reins on energy policy, Californians such as Lawrence-Berkeley National Lab Director Steven Chu, ascending ... (read more)
Coast Guard OKs Operation of Asian Carp Electric Fence
An electric barrier designed to keep invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan will be turned on at partial strength through this summer, with the U.S. Coast ... (read more)
An electric barrier designed to keep invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan will be turned on at partial strength through this summer, with the U.S. Coast ... (read more)
Delaware Dam Becomes Eel-Friendly
Migrating American eels will find it much easier to reach freshwater habitats in coming years thanks to a new eelway being installed at a key Delaware dam.The ... (read more)
Migrating American eels will find it much easier to reach freshwater habitats in coming years thanks to a new eelway being installed at a key Delaware dam.The ... (read more)
EPA Report Discredits Energy Efficiency Claims
Touted benefits of the federal Energy Star program are overstated and inaccurate, the Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ... (read more)
Touted benefits of the federal Energy Star program are overstated and inaccurate, the Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ... (read more)
Ethanol Industry Seeks Bailout Funds
The beleaguered ethanol industry, which is experiencing plant closures and disappearing profit margins despite being propped up by protective tariffs, federal ... (read more)
The beleaguered ethanol industry, which is experiencing plant closures and disappearing profit margins despite being propped up by protective tariffs, federal ... (read more)
First-Hand Look Shows Drilling Impacts Are Minimal
Most of the nation’s oil and natural gas reserves are under federal and state lands, and whether these government properties should be used for recovery ... (read more)
Most of the nation’s oil and natural gas reserves are under federal and state lands, and whether these government properties should be used for recovery ... (read more)
Florida Buyout of Sugar Property Is Controversial ... and Expensive
The South Florida Water Management District has narrowly approved a controversial $1.34 billion buyout of lands in the Everglades owned by the U.S. Sugar ... (read more)
The South Florida Water Management District has narrowly approved a controversial $1.34 billion buyout of lands in the Everglades owned by the U.S. Sugar ... (read more)
Genetic Engineering Offers Promise for Better Approach to Biofuels
Genetic alteration of woody plant material may allow for more efficient and economical biofuel production, according to research being conducted by separate ... (read more)
Genetic alteration of woody plant material may allow for more efficient and economical biofuel production, according to research being conducted by separate ... (read more)
Global Cooling Continues
Continuing a decade-long trend of declining global temperatures, the year 2008 was significantly colder than 2007, and global temperatures for the year ... (read more)
Continuing a decade-long trend of declining global temperatures, the year 2008 was significantly colder than 2007, and global temperatures for the year ... (read more)
Meat-Based Diets Benefit the Environment
Editor’s note: This is the third 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 third installment in a four-part series identifying falsehoods regarding the consumption and production of beef. The series ... (read more)
New Jersey Sierra Club Misrepresents Climate Data
Continuing a trend of environmental activist groups misrepresenting data that contradict claims of global warming in individual states, New Jersey Sierra ... (read more)
Continuing a trend of environmental activist groups misrepresenting data that contradict claims of global warming in individual states, New Jersey Sierra ... (read more)
Obama’s Choice of Science Advisor Draws Sharp Criticism
President Barack Obama’s selection of John Holdren as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy is drawing sharp criticism from many ... (read more)
President Barack Obama’s selection of John Holdren as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy is drawing sharp criticism from many ... (read more)
Obama’s Oval Office Hypocrisy
The New York Times reported on January 28:“The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first full day in the White House, President Obama ... (read more)
The New York Times reported on January 28:“The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first full day in the White House, President Obama ... (read more)
Phosphorus Bans Ignore Problem’s Real Causes
Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series on the science behind phosphorous bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures.Phosphorus ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series on the science behind phosphorous bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures.Phosphorus ... (read more)
Poll: Nature, Not Humans, Caused Recent Warming
Less than half of Americans believe human activity is the primary cause of recent global warming, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports. Most Americans ... (read more)
Less than half of Americans believe human activity is the primary cause of recent global warming, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports. Most Americans ... (read more)
Some Environmental Activists See the Light on Logging
After decades of assault from environmental activist groups, Oregon’s timber industry is now being defended by some as environmentally superior to ... (read more)
After decades of assault from environmental activist groups, Oregon’s timber industry is now being defended by some as environmentally superior to ... (read more)
South Florida Welcomes Biotech Firms
South Florida communities are welcoming biotechnology companies with open arms.Six years ago, Palm Beach County lured the Scripps Research Institute to ... (read more)
South Florida communities are welcoming biotechnology companies with open arms.Six years ago, Palm Beach County lured the Scripps Research Institute to ... (read more)
Stimulus Money for Everglades?
Some Florida environmentalist groups are seeking an increase in federal funding for Everglades restoration as part of a national economic stimulus package.A ... (read more)
Some Florida environmentalist groups are seeking an increase in federal funding for Everglades restoration as part of a national economic stimulus package.A ... (read more)
Stimulus Money for Logging?
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging $1.52 billion in federal stimulus funds be directed to management efforts in national forests.Idaho Sens. ... (read more)
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging $1.52 billion in federal stimulus funds be directed to management efforts in national forests.Idaho Sens. ... (read more)
Will the United Nations Chill Out on Climate Change?
Ten thousand people from 86 countries descended upon Poznan, Poland in December for yet another United Nations meeting on climate change.It was the annual ... (read more)
Ten thousand people from 86 countries descended upon Poznan, Poland in December for yet another United Nations meeting on climate change.It was the annual ... (read more)
