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Environment & Climate News
July 2009
2009 July Environment & Climate News: CO2 Regulation Will Be Costly, Staffer Warns
The July issue of Environment & Climate News covers the “leak” of an Obama administration staffer’s memo warning regulation of carbon ... (read more)
The July issue of Environment & Climate News covers the “leak” of an Obama administration staffer’s memo warning regulation of carbon ... (read more)
A Primer on Global Warming: Dispelling CO2 Myths
Editor’s note: Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr presents evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate. ... (read more)
Editor’s note: Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr presents evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate. ... (read more)
Arkansas Legislature Rebuffs Global Warming Mandates
The Arkansas General Assembly has rebuffed the vast majority of recommendations from the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Global Warming. The legislature ... (read more)
The Arkansas General Assembly has rebuffed the vast majority of recommendations from the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Global Warming. The legislature ... (read more)
California Restructures Electricity Market—Again
California regulators are rolling out a new attempt to restructure the state’s electricity market. While the new regime attempts to fix some of the ... (read more)
California regulators are rolling out a new attempt to restructure the state’s electricity market. While the new regime attempts to fix some of the ... (read more)
California Targets Auto Emissions, Ethanol Gets No Break
California’s Air Resources Board has approved a landmark rule mandating a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels through ... (read more)
California’s Air Resources Board has approved a landmark rule mandating a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels through ... (read more)
Calzada Study Reignites Green Scrutiny
Spanish economist Gabriel Calzada’s exposé of the economic inefficiency of Spain’s “green” economy effort has reignited scrutiny ... (read more)
Spanish economist Gabriel Calzada’s exposé of the economic inefficiency of Spain’s “green” economy effort has reignited scrutiny ... (read more)
CBS Anchor Osgood Takes Skeptical Stand
CBS anchorman Charles Osgood, long known for his strong environmentalist values, has taken a stand as a global warming skeptic.The Sunday Morning host decided ... (read more)
CBS anchorman Charles Osgood, long known for his strong environmentalist values, has taken a stand as a global warming skeptic.The Sunday Morning host decided ... (read more)
Chesapeake Crab Population Jumped Sharply in 2008
The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population grew from 280 million crabs in 2007 to 418 million last year, according to wildlife officials in Maryland and Virginia. ... (read more)
The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population grew from 280 million crabs in 2007 to 418 million last year, according to wildlife officials in Maryland and Virginia. ... (read more)
Economic Studies Support Leaked Memo
Numerous economic studies support a leaked memo from the Obama administration that said restricting carbon dioxide emissions will have a severe negative ... (read more)
Numerous economic studies support a leaked memo from the Obama administration that said restricting carbon dioxide emissions will have a severe negative ... (read more)
EPA Holds First-Ever Bedbug Summit as Infestations Rise
The bedbug, an obnoxious pest long thought confined to the sleepless nights of a bygone era, is back.From college dormitories and homeless shelters to hospital ... (read more)
The bedbug, an obnoxious pest long thought confined to the sleepless nights of a bygone era, is back.From college dormitories and homeless shelters to hospital ... (read more)
EPA Rules CO2 a Danger, Prepares to Regulate
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare,” opening ... (read more)
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare,” opening ... (read more)
Green Job Efforts Kill 2.2 for Every One Created
Gabriel Calzada, author of the “green jobs” study reported here, presented his findings at the Third International Conference on Climate Change ... (read more)
Gabriel Calzada, author of the “green jobs” study reported here, presented his findings at the Third International Conference on Climate Change ... (read more)
Green Tracking Library Exposes Environmental Activists
Have you ever wondered who funds environmental activist groups and how much money they raise and spend each year? A new Web site called The Green Tracking ... (read more)
Have you ever wondered who funds environmental activist groups and how much money they raise and spend each year? A new Web site called The Green Tracking ... (read more)
Minn. Power Lines Don’t Require Renewable Set-Asides
An administrative law judge in Minnesota has determined utilities need not set aside a specific amount of space for renewable power, clearing the regulatory ... (read more)
An administrative law judge in Minnesota has determined utilities need not set aside a specific amount of space for renewable power, clearing the regulatory ... (read more)
Minnesota Edges Closer to Ending Moratorium on Nuclear Power
The Minnesota Senate gave bipartisan approval to a bill that would lift a 15-year-old ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants in the state.The ... (read more)
The Minnesota Senate gave bipartisan approval to a bill that would lift a 15-year-old ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants in the state.The ... (read more)
Montana Schools Poised to Benefit from Coal Revenue
The State of Montana will bring in $1.4 billion in new revenue from royalties and tax payments if it allows development of coal deposits in the Otter Creek ... (read more)
The State of Montana will bring in $1.4 billion in new revenue from royalties and tax payments if it allows development of coal deposits in the Otter Creek ... (read more)
New York City Presses EPA to Ban Insect Foggers
The New York City Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restrict the use of insect ... (read more)
The New York City Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restrict the use of insect ... (read more)
Obama Announces New Fuel Mileage Restrictions
New federal government restrictions will require consumers to purchase vehicles averaging 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, President Barack Obama has announced.The ... (read more)
New federal government restrictions will require consumers to purchase vehicles averaging 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, President Barack Obama has announced.The ... (read more)
Obama Staffer Warns against Costs of CO2 Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency is likely to impose serious economic harm on the U.S. economy if it decides to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, an ... (read more)
The Environmental Protection Agency is likely to impose serious economic harm on the U.S. economy if it decides to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, an ... (read more)
Parasite Tied to Global Bee Deaths
The sudden collapse of honeybee colonies around the world, a condition identified in 2004, is most likely caused by the parasite Nosema ceranae, not the ... (read more)
The sudden collapse of honeybee colonies around the world, a condition identified in 2004, is most likely caused by the parasite Nosema ceranae, not the ... (read more)
Polls: Voters Skeptical of Global Warming Claims, Bills
According to a new Rasmussen Poll, Americans increasingly reject the notion that humans are the primary driver of recent temperature change.Just 39 percent ... (read more)
According to a new Rasmussen Poll, Americans increasingly reject the notion that humans are the primary driver of recent temperature change.Just 39 percent ... (read more)
The Newest Unnecessary ‘Car’ Fad
A collaborative effort between General Motors and Segway Inc. debuted Tuesday, April 7, in New York: the new PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility ... (read more)
A collaborative effort between General Motors and Segway Inc. debuted Tuesday, April 7, in New York: the new PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility ... (read more)
Yucca Mountain Construction Involves Multiple Safeguards
We are a long way from storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but when we do, the facilities will look much like the underground bunker in a ... (read more)
We are a long way from storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but when we do, the facilities will look much like the underground bunker in a ... (read more)
