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Environment & Climate News
June 2003
A Bridge Too Far?
Looking out my bedroom window, I see what to me is paradise. Old, mature oak trees scattered amidst rolling pasture. A leisurely, two-lane country ... (read more)
Looking out my bedroom window, I see what to me is paradise. Old, mature oak trees scattered amidst rolling pasture. A leisurely, two-lane country ... (read more)
A Climate Change Primer: Solar and Orbital Variation
In Part One of this three-part series, Lehr and Bennett defined and described the “greenhouse effect”; summarized temperature observations and reported ... (read more)
In Part One of this three-part series, Lehr and Bennett defined and described the “greenhouse effect”; summarized temperature observations and reported ... (read more)
Book Debunks Synthetic Chemical, Pesticide Fears: Part 1 of 3
Cancer scares raised by the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental activist groups frequently focus on dangers posed by man-made chemicals. ... (read more)
Cancer scares raised by the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental activist groups frequently focus on dangers posed by man-made chemicals. ... (read more)
Calculating the Full Cost of Wind Energy
The availability of truly astounding tax benefits goes a long way toward explaining why some companies are so eager to build “wind farms.” Of course, ... (read more)
The availability of truly astounding tax benefits goes a long way toward explaining why some companies are so eager to build “wind farms.” Of course, ... (read more)
California Pulls Plug on 'Clean Air' Cars
The electric battery-powered vehicle was billed as “the car of the future” in 2001 by California regulators. Two years later, the state’s attempt to legislate ... (read more)
The electric battery-powered vehicle was billed as “the car of the future” in 2001 by California regulators. Two years later, the state’s attempt to legislate ... (read more)
Colorado Lynx Releases to Proceed
In mid-March, Colorado’s Division of Wildlife (CDOW) announced plans to import from Canada up to 180 lynx to release in Colorado’s national forests. Releases ... (read more)
In mid-March, Colorado’s Division of Wildlife (CDOW) announced plans to import from Canada up to 180 lynx to release in Colorado’s national forests. Releases ... (read more)
Congressmen Seek to Halt Federal Land Acquisition
If Representative Sam Graves (R-Missouri) gets his way, the federal government will be restricted in buying up new lands until it takes better care of ... (read more)
If Representative Sam Graves (R-Missouri) gets his way, the federal government will be restricted in buying up new lands until it takes better care of ... (read more)
Decision Nears on Canadian Lumber Imports
A 27 percent duty imposed by the United States on imported Canadian softwood lumber is currently being deliberated on free trade grounds by a binational ... (read more)
A 27 percent duty imposed by the United States on imported Canadian softwood lumber is currently being deliberated on free trade grounds by a binational ... (read more)
Enforcement Abuse Alive and Well at EPA
Trumped-up charges, tampered-with evidence, and armed police raids--these are just some of the tactics known to be employed by foreign dictators against ... (read more)
Trumped-up charges, tampered-with evidence, and armed police raids--these are just some of the tactics known to be employed by foreign dictators against ... (read more)
EPA Arsenic Standard May Be Unconstitutional
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the State of Nebraska presented arguments April 15 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ... (read more)
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the State of Nebraska presented arguments April 15 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ... (read more)
EPA Plans to Curb Non-highway Diesel Emissions
Emissions from non-highway diesel engines will be cut by more than 90 percent under a proposal announced April 15 by Christie Whitman, administrator of ... (read more)
Emissions from non-highway diesel engines will be cut by more than 90 percent under a proposal announced April 15 by Christie Whitman, administrator of ... (read more)
EPA Releases Child Cancer Risk Guidances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 3 released for public comment its Draft Final Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment and a Supplemental ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 3 released for public comment its Draft Final Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment and a Supplemental ... (read more)
Is Kyoto the Hidden Price of Britain’s Aid in Iraq?
When polls showed 80 percent of the British citizenry against America’s military position, Prime Minister Tony Blair stood fast with President George ... (read more)
When polls showed 80 percent of the British citizenry against America’s military position, Prime Minister Tony Blair stood fast with President George ... (read more)
June 2003 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
California consumers simply refused to pay top dollar for the low-performance battery-operated vehicles needed to meet a zero-emission vehicle mandate adopted ... (read more)
California consumers simply refused to pay top dollar for the low-performance battery-operated vehicles needed to meet a zero-emission vehicle mandate adopted ... (read more)
Junk Science Targets Backyard Decks
If you are considering a new deck for your home, act fast. Federal regulators are poised to ban the most popular and affordable decking material: wood ... (read more)
If you are considering a new deck for your home, act fast. Federal regulators are poised to ban the most popular and affordable decking material: wood ... (read more)
Kyoto Compliance in Shambles
Opposition to nuclear energy has thrown Japan and Britain seriously behind their greenhouse gas emission goals contained in the Kyoto Protocol, and there ... (read more)
Opposition to nuclear energy has thrown Japan and Britain seriously behind their greenhouse gas emission goals contained in the Kyoto Protocol, and there ... (read more)
Regulations to Blame for Rising Gas Prices
This spring, labor unrest in oil-producing Venezuela and developments in Iraq sent the average price of gasoline above $1.70 per gallon, up 35 cents since ... (read more)
This spring, labor unrest in oil-producing Venezuela and developments in Iraq sent the average price of gasoline above $1.70 per gallon, up 35 cents since ... (read more)
Rejecting the World
The New York Times April 18, 2003 by Paul Krugman The Bush administration did the right thing on diesel emissions this week, curbing an important source ... (read more)
The New York Times April 18, 2003 by Paul Krugman The Bush administration did the right thing on diesel emissions this week, curbing an important source ... (read more)
Senate Committee Wrestles with Climate Change Legislation
Responding to concerns raised by colleagues and policy experts nationwide, Senator Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) on April 8 removed from a draft energy ... (read more)
Responding to concerns raised by colleagues and policy experts nationwide, Senator Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) on April 8 removed from a draft energy ... (read more)
Study Documents False Warming Trend
A newly published study of the Houston, Texas urban heat island effect may resolve one of the most controversial debates in climate change science: Which ... (read more)
A newly published study of the Houston, Texas urban heat island effect may resolve one of the most controversial debates in climate change science: Which ... (read more)
Western States Challenge Feds on Environment
The Wyoming and Utah state governments have learned a lesson from their sister states in the northeast and are increasingly taking their environmental ... (read more)
The Wyoming and Utah state governments have learned a lesson from their sister states in the northeast and are increasingly taking their environmental ... (read more)
