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Environment & Climate News
September 2002
'Pavley’s Ploy' may carjack motorist choice
How bad is the California auto emissions bill? ... Let me count the ways. California’s war on sport utility vehicles shifted into high gear with the ... (read more)
How bad is the California auto emissions bill? ... Let me count the ways. California’s war on sport utility vehicles shifted into high gear with the ... (read more)
Big wins for Wise Use and property rights
The U.S. House of Representatives considered the Interior Department appropriations bill in July, and advocates for access to public lands and private property ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives considered the Interior Department appropriations bill in July, and advocates for access to public lands and private property ... (read more)
California acts to limit CO2 emissions
Governor Gray Davis on July 22 signed a controversial bill empowering the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set mandatory carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions ... (read more)
Governor Gray Davis on July 22 signed a controversial bill empowering the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set mandatory carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions ... (read more)
Cooking the books for a better environment
In early July, the World Wildlife Fund issued a report warning that mankind is strip-mining the Earth so rapidly we’ll be forced to colonize two additional ... (read more)
In early July, the World Wildlife Fund issued a report warning that mankind is strip-mining the Earth so rapidly we’ll be forced to colonize two additional ... (read more)
Disappearing frogs and out-of-control fires: Must be global warming!
In the May 4 edition of the Globe and Mail, a leading Canadian newspaper, Alanna Mitchell reports on a research paper from the March 28 issue of the journal ... (read more)
In the May 4 edition of the Globe and Mail, a leading Canadian newspaper, Alanna Mitchell reports on a research paper from the March 28 issue of the journal ... (read more)
Forest Service says 'no' to American flag
As if attacks on the Pledge of Allegiance weren’t enough, the federal government in July turned its attention to the American flag. Debbie Gaynor, a ... (read more)
As if attacks on the Pledge of Allegiance weren’t enough, the federal government in July turned its attention to the American flag. Debbie Gaynor, a ... (read more)
Forest Service still spinning the Thirty Mile Fire
A year after last July’s deadly Thirty Mile Fire, the U.S. Forest Service’s public relations spin continues. On July 10, 2001, an elite firefighting ... (read more)
A year after last July’s deadly Thirty Mile Fire, the U.S. Forest Service’s public relations spin continues. On July 10, 2001, an elite firefighting ... (read more)
Jeffords pushes mandatory national recycling plan
Get ready to start separating, washing, and storing aluminum cans, if Senator Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont.) has his way. Unhappy that only half of all cans ... (read more)
Get ready to start separating, washing, and storing aluminum cans, if Senator Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont.) has his way. Unhappy that only half of all cans ... (read more)
Losing our heritage, our land
The National Heritage Areas Act (HR 2388), sponsored by Reps. Joel Hefley (R-Colorado) and Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia), would do for land grabs what the ... (read more)
The National Heritage Areas Act (HR 2388), sponsored by Reps. Joel Hefley (R-Colorado) and Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia), would do for land grabs what the ... (read more)
NSR rules must provide certainty
When Detroit Edison proposed replacing worn turbine blades at two plants with an improved design that would increase efficiency by 4.5 percent, EPA Region ... (read more)
When Detroit Edison proposed replacing worn turbine blades at two plants with an improved design that would increase efficiency by 4.5 percent, EPA Region ... (read more)
Opposing 'urban sprawl' ... or opposing people?
Pinellas County, Florida, is the “smart growth” lobby’s dream. “Smart growth” is the self-description of Europe-wannabe groups seeking to pack as many ... (read more)
Pinellas County, Florida, is the “smart growth” lobby’s dream. “Smart growth” is the self-description of Europe-wannabe groups seeking to pack as many ... (read more)
Senate approves Yucca Mountain storage site
The U.S. Senate on July 9 sealed the selection of Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as the single permanent storage place for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel. The ... (read more)
The U.S. Senate on July 9 sealed the selection of Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as the single permanent storage place for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel. The ... (read more)
September 2002 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
California’s attempt to circumvent federal CAFE standards shares Page 1 of the September 2002 issue of Environment & Climate News with Glen Schleede’s analysis ... (read more)
California’s attempt to circumvent federal CAFE standards shares Page 1 of the September 2002 issue of Environment & Climate News with Glen Schleede’s analysis ... (read more)
Stealing land in the Atchafalaya and Immokalee
An American citizen whose land has been condemned by a federal agency or by any governmental entity, especially those receiving federal monies, has significant ... (read more)
An American citizen whose land has been condemned by a federal agency or by any governmental entity, especially those receiving federal monies, has significant ... (read more)
Texas offers up big, bold transportation vision
Vision looms large in American history. John F. Kennedy’s took us to the moon. Ronald Reagan’s led to the end of the Soviet Union. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s ... (read more)
Vision looms large in American history. John F. Kennedy’s took us to the moon. Ronald Reagan’s led to the end of the Soviet Union. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s ... (read more)
Will UK get towers of power ... or a load of hot air?
As part of its commitment to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the British government wants renewable energy to provide 10 percent ... (read more)
As part of its commitment to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the British government wants renewable energy to provide 10 percent ... (read more)
Wind farms no economic boon for North, South Dakotans
Global Winds Harvest Inc. and UPC Wind Partners, LLC announced in April a joint effort to install wind turbines with a total capacity of 480 megawatts (MW) ... (read more)
Global Winds Harvest Inc. and UPC Wind Partners, LLC announced in April a joint effort to install wind turbines with a total capacity of 480 megawatts (MW) ... (read more)
Wrong-headedness killing the forests
When the Hayman Fire—the largest wildfire in Colorado history—first began, the smoke billowed over my office in southwestern Denver. Outside, I could smell ... (read more)
When the Hayman Fire—the largest wildfire in Colorado history—first began, the smoke billowed over my office in southwestern Denver. Outside, I could smell ... (read more)
