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Environment & Climate News
October 2009
2009 October Environment & Climate News: Dredging Up PCB Issues in the Hudson (PDF)
The October 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports that dredging of the Hudson River—a project five years behind schedule and $320 million ... (read more)
The October 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports that dredging of the Hudson River—a project five years behind schedule and $320 million ... (read more)
A History of America’s Nuclear Power Experience: Part Three
[This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. is the third part of a review of the book Terrestrial ... (read more)
[This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. is the third part of a review of the book Terrestrial ... (read more)
A Primer on Global Warming: Dispelling Myths
[Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. presents evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate.—Ed.]The ... (read more)
[Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. presents evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate.—Ed.]The ... (read more)
Alarmists Abandon Air Temps, But Oceans Also Show Cooling
There has been a change in direction by global warming alarmists, as shown by “Synthesis Report—Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & ... (read more)
There has been a change in direction by global warming alarmists, as shown by “Synthesis Report—Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & ... (read more)
Aquatic Herbicides Are Only Effective Weapon Against Milfoil Plants
“It’s been a bad year for milfoil on Minnesota lakes—except on Grays Bay and Phelps Bay on Lake Minnetonka,” KSTP Eyewitness News ... (read more)
“It’s been a bad year for milfoil on Minnesota lakes—except on Grays Bay and Phelps Bay on Lake Minnetonka,” KSTP Eyewitness News ... (read more)
Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Rebound
Summer ice in the Arctic Ocean continues to rebound from the abnormally low 2007 season, when a shift in regional wind patterns sent much of the sea ice ... (read more)
Summer ice in the Arctic Ocean continues to rebound from the abnormally low 2007 season, when a shift in regional wind patterns sent much of the sea ice ... (read more)
Austin Consumers Avoid Pricey Renewable Power
Austin Energy, a publicly owned power company and a city department of Austin, Texas, has found itself stuck with surplus renewable power as city residents ... (read more)
Austin Energy, a publicly owned power company and a city department of Austin, Texas, has found itself stuck with surplus renewable power as city residents ... (read more)
China Knows that Proposed Climate Deals Are Ruinous
What in the world is happening? Almost one year to the day after the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace predicted “China’s economy will ... (read more)
What in the world is happening? Almost one year to the day after the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace predicted “China’s economy will ... (read more)
Congestion’s Effect on Greenhouse Gases Seen in NYC
Perhaps the best indication of the strong correlation between traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions is a comparison of Environmental Protection ... (read more)
Perhaps the best indication of the strong correlation between traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions is a comparison of Environmental Protection ... (read more)
Earthquake Fears Halt California Geothermal Project
The federal government has halted a geothermal power project in California in response to concerns the project is causing an increase in regional earthquake ... (read more)
The federal government has halted a geothermal power project in California in response to concerns the project is causing an increase in regional earthquake ... (read more)
Energy Independence = Wealth Reduction
Energy independence is bad economics and bad public policy.Energy supply, as viewed in economics, is ordered according to cost, with the least-costly energy ... (read more)
Energy independence is bad economics and bad public policy.Energy supply, as viewed in economics, is ordered according to cost, with the least-costly energy ... (read more)
EPA Scientist Carlin Explains His Dissent on Endangerment Finding
Environmental Protection Agency scientist and economist Alan Carlin, Ph.D. made national news this past spring after telling how EPA buried his lengthy ... (read more)
Environmental Protection Agency scientist and economist Alan Carlin, Ph.D. made national news this past spring after telling how EPA buried his lengthy ... (read more)
Hudson River Dredging Increases PCB Levels
Less than three months after EPA’s much-delayed and highly controversial plan to dredge the Hudson River to remove PCBs got underway, the agency’s ... (read more)
Less than three months after EPA’s much-delayed and highly controversial plan to dredge the Hudson River to remove PCBs got underway, the agency’s ... (read more)
Montana Governor Changes Position on Cap-and-Trade
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), current chairman of both the Democratic Governors Association and the Western Governors Association, appears to be changing ... (read more)
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), current chairman of both the Democratic Governors Association and the Western Governors Association, appears to be changing ... (read more)
New North Dakota Oil Find Could Be a Gusher
Dozens of very productive new wells near North Dakota’s Bakken oil field have state officials believing another massive new oil find may be at hand.A ... (read more)
Dozens of very productive new wells near North Dakota’s Bakken oil field have state officials believing another massive new oil find may be at hand.A ... (read more)
Oil and Gas Industry Investing in Emissions Reductions
The U.S. oil and gas industry has contributed nearly half of all dollars invested by the nation’s public and private sectors this decade in low-emissions ... (read more)
The U.S. oil and gas industry has contributed nearly half of all dollars invested by the nation’s public and private sectors this decade in low-emissions ... (read more)
Reducing Vehicle Travel Won’t Make Much Dent in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) have introduced legislation that would require annual per-capita reductions in driving each year. ... (read more)
Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) have introduced legislation that would require annual per-capita reductions in driving each year. ... (read more)
Sahara Desert Greening, Thanks to Global Warming
Dire predictions of human-induced global warming leading to expanding deserts are colliding with emerging evidence that something else is going on: North ... (read more)
Dire predictions of human-induced global warming leading to expanding deserts are colliding with emerging evidence that something else is going on: North ... (read more)
Scientists Urge Congress to Reject Alarmism
A group of prominent scientists has sent Congress a letter urging lawmakers to reject global warming alarmism and see through the motives of an Open Letter ... (read more)
A group of prominent scientists has sent Congress a letter urging lawmakers to reject global warming alarmism and see through the motives of an Open Letter ... (read more)
Stabenow Blames Airplane Turbulence on Global Warming
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has added another woe to the already-long list of alleged negative consequences of global warming: airplane turbulence.During ... (read more)
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has added another woe to the already-long list of alleged negative consequences of global warming: airplane turbulence.During ... (read more)
U.S. Air Quality Continues to Improve
Sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants have fallen sharply this year, according to a recent report by energy research firm Genscape. Emissions ... (read more)
Sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants have fallen sharply this year, according to a recent report by energy research firm Genscape. Emissions ... (read more)
Why Pennsylvania’s Sen. Casey Is Wrong on Cap-and-Trade
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) wrote the following letter to a constituent attempting to justify his support for cap-and-trade legislation similar to a bill ... (read more)
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) wrote the following letter to a constituent attempting to justify his support for cap-and-trade legislation similar to a bill ... (read more)
Wyoming Protects Sage Grouse from Wind Farms
The state of Wyoming is unlikely to allow a pilot wind power program to determine the effects of wind farms on core sage grouse populations, state officials ... (read more)
The state of Wyoming is unlikely to allow a pilot wind power program to determine the effects of wind farms on core sage grouse populations, state officials ... (read more)
