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Environment & Climate News
March 2003
A Picture Book for Socialist Warriors
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell, editor Island Press, July 2002 396 pages cloth So in conclusion, the intent ... (read more)
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell, editor Island Press, July 2002 396 pages cloth So in conclusion, the intent ... (read more)
Animal Rights Group Admits Funding Domestic Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON, DC September 19, 2002 -- “We did it. We did it. We gave $1,500 to the ELF,” said the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ... (read more)
WASHINGTON, DC September 19, 2002 -- “We did it. We did it. We gave $1,500 to the ELF,” said the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ... (read more)
California Considering Desalination
California’s growing population and shrinking Colorado River water supply do not necessarily mean the state will be in a water crisis anytime soon. In ... (read more)
California’s growing population and shrinking Colorado River water supply do not necessarily mean the state will be in a water crisis anytime soon. In ... (read more)
Congress Battles Itself Over Affordable Energy
Two Congressional events held on January 8--a news conference supporting more federal funding to help the poor pay their winter energy bills and a Senate ... (read more)
Two Congressional events held on January 8--a news conference supporting more federal funding to help the poor pay their winter energy bills and a Senate ... (read more)
Congress Offers Hope of Asbestos Litigation Reform
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are hoping to agree on key elements of an asbestos reform bill for a vote today (June 26). The legislation would ... (read more)
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are hoping to agree on key elements of an asbestos reform bill for a vote today (June 26). The legislation would ... (read more)
Environmental Regulations Impede Pentagon Readiness
With the United States in the second year of its war on terrorism, the nation’s ability to prepare troops for the deadly business of combat is being undermined ... (read more)
With the United States in the second year of its war on terrorism, the nation’s ability to prepare troops for the deadly business of combat is being undermined ... (read more)
EPA Reexamines Clean Water Act
Responding to a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency overstepped their bounds in enforcing the ... (read more)
Responding to a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency overstepped their bounds in enforcing the ... (read more)
First Step to What?
It was a treaty even Bill Clinton was afraid to submit to the Senate for approval. Clinton's own Department of Energy figured it would lower GDP by ... (read more)
It was a treaty even Bill Clinton was afraid to submit to the Senate for approval. Clinton's own Department of Energy figured it would lower GDP by ... (read more)
GreenWatch Keeps an Eye on Environmentalist Funding
Would you like to learn more about an environmental activist group? Who funds them, and for how much? What is their annual income? How transparent is ... (read more)
Would you like to learn more about an environmental activist group? Who funds them, and for how much? What is their annual income? How transparent is ... (read more)
Lieberman, McCain Introduce Climate Change Measure
Senators Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have introduced the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, a far-reaching measure that would ... (read more)
Senators Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have introduced the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, a far-reaching measure that would ... (read more)
Madison Commuter Rail: Let Taxpayers Beware!
How would you feel if you bought a fancy new DVD player for Christmas, only to find the next day the same store was selling another DVD player just as ... (read more)
How would you feel if you bought a fancy new DVD player for Christmas, only to find the next day the same store was selling another DVD player just as ... (read more)
March 2003 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
Page 1 of the March 2003 issue of Environment & Climate News offers hope that long-awaited reform of the nation’s asbestos litigation system will take place ... (read more)
Page 1 of the March 2003 issue of Environment & Climate News offers hope that long-awaited reform of the nation’s asbestos litigation system will take place ... (read more)
Norton Intervenes in Western Water Feud
Interior Secretary Gale Norton cut back California’s Colorado River water supply, making good on a promise to intervene in a regional water dispute if ... (read more)
Interior Secretary Gale Norton cut back California’s Colorado River water supply, making good on a promise to intervene in a regional water dispute if ... (read more)
Private Companies Take Action Against Global Warming
Private companies are taking the lead in researching climate change and funding projects that could mitigate the effects of greenhouse gases on the Earth’s ... (read more)
Private companies are taking the lead in researching climate change and funding projects that could mitigate the effects of greenhouse gases on the Earth’s ... (read more)
Saving What Is Left of Jicarilla
According to a recent assay report, $20 million in fine gold lies beneath the ground on a few acres at Jicarilla, New Mexico. Miner Jerry Fennell owns ... (read more)
According to a recent assay report, $20 million in fine gold lies beneath the ground on a few acres at Jicarilla, New Mexico. Miner Jerry Fennell owns ... (read more)
Science Does Not Justify Ban on DDT
New Year’s Day 2003 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on the pesticide DDT. With malaria striking youngsters ... (read more)
New Year’s Day 2003 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on the pesticide DDT. With malaria striking youngsters ... (read more)
Taken By Storm
Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming by Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick Key Porter Books, November 2002 320 ... (read more)
Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming by Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick Key Porter Books, November 2002 320 ... (read more)
Texas Hot over U.S.-Mexico Water Agreement
Texas government officials and South Texas farmers are furious that a new water agreement between the U.S. and Mexico fails to address years of broken ... (read more)
Texas government officials and South Texas farmers are furious that a new water agreement between the U.S. and Mexico fails to address years of broken ... (read more)
