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Environment & Climate News
April 2009
2009 April Environment & Climate News: Palin Energy Plan Wins High Praise
The April 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s renewable energy proposal, which empowers local municipalities ... (read more)
The April 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s renewable energy proposal, which empowers local municipalities ... (read more)
Activists’ Attacks on Meat Harm Health, Environment
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a four-part series identifying falsehoods about the consumption and production of beef. The series ... (read more)
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a four-part series identifying falsehoods about the consumption and production of beef. The series ... (read more)
Calif. Ports Struggle to Make ‘Clean Trucks’ Payments
Trucking companies that purchased expensive, low-emissions trucks under inducement from a Clean Trucks Program at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long ... (read more)
Trucking companies that purchased expensive, low-emissions trucks under inducement from a Clean Trucks Program at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long ... (read more)
California Gas Stations Shut Under Expensive Mandate
Nearly 100 California gas stations are being forced out of business by a statewide mandate requiring them to implement expensive new equipment to reduce ... (read more)
Nearly 100 California gas stations are being forced out of business by a statewide mandate requiring them to implement expensive new equipment to reduce ... (read more)
California Legislator Wants to Halt Global Warming Act
Citing devastating economic consequences and a lack of real-world environmental impact, California Assemblyman Dan Logue has introduced legislation to suspend ... (read more)
Citing devastating economic consequences and a lack of real-world environmental impact, California Assemblyman Dan Logue has introduced legislation to suspend ... (read more)
California Rejects Oil Agreement between Industry and Greens
The California State Lands Commission has rejected an agreement by industry and environmental groups that would have allowed environmentally friendly oil ... (read more)
The California State Lands Commission has rejected an agreement by industry and environmental groups that would have allowed environmentally friendly oil ... (read more)
CDC Can’t Link Human Health to Great Lakes Water Pollution
The best available scientific data show no firm connection between Great Lakes water pollution and human health effects, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... (read more)
The best available scientific data show no firm connection between Great Lakes water pollution and human health effects, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... (read more)
Dams Help Bald Eagles Extend Range in Nevada
Animal biologists conducting their annual midwinter count of bald eagles around lakes Mead and Mohave are reporting growing numbers of the majestic birds ... (read more)
Animal biologists conducting their annual midwinter count of bald eagles around lakes Mead and Mohave are reporting growing numbers of the majestic birds ... (read more)
EPA May Block Navajo Coal Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to review permits that would allow the Navajo Nation to build a clean-burning coal power plant on tribal ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to review permits that would allow the Navajo Nation to build a clean-burning coal power plant on tribal ... (read more)
Florida Manatee Count Sets Record
A team of scientists counted 3,807 manatees in Florida—500 more than the previous record—during this year’s annual count.The aerial survey ... (read more)
A team of scientists counted 3,807 manatees in Florida—500 more than the previous record—during this year’s annual count.The aerial survey ... (read more)
Global Cooling Sends Gulls South
Bird enthusiasts are reporting ivory gulls, which usually make their home in the high Arctic, are being seen for the first time in decades in the United ... (read more)
Bird enthusiasts are reporting ivory gulls, which usually make their home in the high Arctic, are being seen for the first time in decades in the United ... (read more)
Global Warming Skeptics Gather in NYC
The world’s largest-ever gathering of global warming skeptics was scheduled to assemble in New York City in March to confront the issue, “Global ... (read more)
The world’s largest-ever gathering of global warming skeptics was scheduled to assemble in New York City in March to confront the issue, “Global ... (read more)
Montana Senate to Feds: ‘Leave Our Water Alone’
The Montana Senate has approved a resolution saying the state’s wetlands and seasonal streams should be controlled by Montana and not the federal ... (read more)
The Montana Senate has approved a resolution saying the state’s wetlands and seasonal streams should be controlled by Montana and not the federal ... (read more)
Obama Cranks Up the Thermostat
On the campaign trail in May of last year, Barack Obama chastised Americans for failing to make sacrifices to address global warming. Upon entering the ... (read more)
On the campaign trail in May of last year, Barack Obama chastised Americans for failing to make sacrifices to address global warming. Upon entering the ... (read more)
Palin Energy Plan Receives High Praise
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has announced an ambitious plan to produce half of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2025.Palin’s ... (read more)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has announced an ambitious plan to produce half of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2025.Palin’s ... (read more)
Phosphorus Bans: Is Science Taking a Backseat?
Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a series of articles on the science behind phosphorus bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures.When ... (read more)
Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a series of articles on the science behind phosphorus bans increasingly being proposed in state legislatures.When ... (read more)
Poll: Global Warming Ranks Last in Public Concern
Global warming ranks dead last among U.S. voters’ priorities, according to a Pew Research Center Poll showing Americans are relatively unconcerned ... (read more)
Global warming ranks dead last among U.S. voters’ priorities, according to a Pew Research Center Poll showing Americans are relatively unconcerned ... (read more)
Receding Glacier Park Ice Not Due to Global Warming
I recently received a letter from reader Jane Rectenwald in Missoula, Montana asking a good question: What do the melting glaciers in Glacier Park indicate ... (read more)
I recently received a letter from reader Jane Rectenwald in Missoula, Montana asking a good question: What do the melting glaciers in Glacier Park indicate ... (read more)
Society Insults Members by Honoring Hansen
James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute, has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the American Meteorological Society’s ... (read more)
James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute, has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the American Meteorological Society’s ... (read more)
Study: Tax Code Punishes Efficient Energy Sources
The U.S. tax code is heavily weighted in favor of renewable power sources over conventional sources such as coal and oil, Tufts University economics professor ... (read more)
The U.S. tax code is heavily weighted in favor of renewable power sources over conventional sources such as coal and oil, Tufts University economics professor ... (read more)
Top Scientists at Conference
The second International Conference on Climate Change featured some of the world’s leading climate scientists. In addition to keynoters Czech President ... (read more)
The second International Conference on Climate Change featured some of the world’s leading climate scientists. In addition to keynoters Czech President ... (read more)
U.S. Promotion of Emerging Energy Technologies Remains Unfunded
In August 2005, the Bush administration signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05). At the time the legislation was the most comprehensive ... (read more)
In August 2005, the Bush administration signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05). At the time the legislation was the most comprehensive ... (read more)
Yucca Mountain Site Ideal for Spent Nuclear Fuel
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste have been accumulating in the United States for nearly 60 years, when nuclear materials were first used ... (read more)
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste have been accumulating in the United States for nearly 60 years, when nuclear materials were first used ... (read more)
