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October 2003
‘Soft Kyoto’ Strategy Raises Energy Concerns
Determined to pass energy legislation before Congress adjourned for its August recess, Senate leaders brokered a deal replacing this year’s Republican-drafted ... (read more)
Determined to pass energy legislation before Congress adjourned for its August recess, Senate leaders brokered a deal replacing this year’s Republican-drafted ... (read more)
20th Century Warming Not Unprecedented, Experts Testify
A central scientific issue in the debate over the sources of changes in the Earth’s climate rose to the level of a Senate hearing during the last week of ... (read more)
A central scientific issue in the debate over the sources of changes in the Earth’s climate rose to the level of a Senate hearing during the last week of ... (read more)
Abundant Reserves Show Petroleum Age Is Just Beginning
It is difficult to imagine how our grandparents and great-grandparents lived at the end of the nineteenth century. The United States was still largely a ... (read more)
It is difficult to imagine how our grandparents and great-grandparents lived at the end of the nineteenth century. The United States was still largely a ... (read more)
Anheuser-Busch to Receive Keep America Beautiful ‘Vision for America’ Award
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. has named Anheuser-Busch the recipient of its 2003 Vision for America Award. The award will be presented to August A. Busch ... (read more)
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. has named Anheuser-Busch the recipient of its 2003 Vision for America Award. The award will be presented to August A. Busch ... (read more)
Automakers Drop Challenge to California Zero Emission Rules
Recent changes in California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program have induced General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, and other automakers to drop a federal ... (read more)
Recent changes in California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program have induced General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, and other automakers to drop a federal ... (read more)
Blackout Has Washington Considering More Regulation
In the wake of the August 14 northeastern blackout, momentum is building for mandatory federal electric reliability standards. “For many years, the reliability ... (read more)
In the wake of the August 14 northeastern blackout, momentum is building for mandatory federal electric reliability standards. “For many years, the reliability ... (read more)
Bush Moves to Expedite Energy Production
The Bush administration on August 7 announced new policies to streamline the oil and natural gas permitting process on federal lands overseen by the Bureau ... (read more)
The Bush administration on August 7 announced new policies to streamline the oil and natural gas permitting process on federal lands overseen by the Bureau ... (read more)
Commentary: To Improve Electric Reliability, Put Power in Hands of Shippers
The afternoon of August 14, 2003, the North American continent experienced the largest blackout of electricity ever, and almost immediately, people demanded ... (read more)
The afternoon of August 14, 2003, the North American continent experienced the largest blackout of electricity ever, and almost immediately, people demanded ... (read more)
Energy Realism Overtaking Energy Alarmism
In the 1970s and 1980s, energy policy debates in the U.S. were mostly over the regulation of oil and natural gas prices and allocation. Energy shortages ... (read more)
In the 1970s and 1980s, energy policy debates in the U.S. were mostly over the regulation of oil and natural gas prices and allocation. Energy shortages ... (read more)
Maine Passes Carbon Dioxide Law
Maine Governor John Baldacci on June 26 signed LD 845, “An Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change,” which requires the development ... (read more)
Maine Governor John Baldacci on June 26 signed LD 845, “An Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change,” which requires the development ... (read more)
McCain-Lieberman Will Be Costly, Energy Department Warns
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released an analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, sponsored by Senators ... (read more)
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released an analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, sponsored by Senators ... (read more)
October 2003 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
The October 2003 issue of Environment & Climate News features extensive coverage of energy issues, including a refreshingly optimistic story by Robert Bradley ... (read more)
The October 2003 issue of Environment & Climate News features extensive coverage of energy issues, including a refreshingly optimistic story by Robert Bradley ... (read more)
Ohio, Pennsylvania Put Pressure on Oil and Gas Supplies
Directional drilling for oil and natural gas under Ohio's portion of Lake Erie will be banned until at least 2006 as a result of an executive order signed ... (read more)
Directional drilling for oil and natural gas under Ohio's portion of Lake Erie will be banned until at least 2006 as a result of an executive order signed ... (read more)
Ozone Depletion’s Lessons for Global Warming
Depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer is slowing, according to a study scheduled for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. At a press conference, ... (read more)
Depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer is slowing, according to a study scheduled for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. At a press conference, ... (read more)
Pew Explores the Left-Most Shores of America’s Oceans
America’s Living Oceans by The Pew Ocean Commission a division of the Pew Charitable Trust Before I initiate my critical review of this beautiful, ... (read more)
America’s Living Oceans by The Pew Ocean Commission a division of the Pew Charitable Trust Before I initiate my critical review of this beautiful, ... (read more)
Science Rejects Anti-Pesticide Claims
Public health officials across the country are considering widespread spraying of pesticides to control the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Anti-pesticide ... (read more)
Public health officials across the country are considering widespread spraying of pesticides to control the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Anti-pesticide ... (read more)
Senator Refutes Global Warming Hypothesis: Part 1 in a Series
Managing Editor’s note: Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, delivered a detailed critique ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, delivered a detailed critique ... (read more)
Solutia Settles Alabama PCB Case
Solutia, Inc. and its parent/predecessor Monsanto have reached a $700 million settlement with citizens of Anniston, Alabama who claimed PCB releases caused ... (read more)
Solutia, Inc. and its parent/predecessor Monsanto have reached a $700 million settlement with citizens of Anniston, Alabama who claimed PCB releases caused ... (read more)
State CO2 Caps a Costly Symbolic Statement
This summer, Maine became the only state legislature to pass a law aimed at capping greenhouse gas emissions. The law is similar to greenhouse gas reduction ... (read more)
This summer, Maine became the only state legislature to pass a law aimed at capping greenhouse gas emissions. The law is similar to greenhouse gas reduction ... (read more)
Utah Governor Leavitt to Take Over EPA
Three-term Utah Governor Mike Leavitt was nominated to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by President George W. Bush on August ... (read more)
Three-term Utah Governor Mike Leavitt was nominated to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by President George W. Bush on August ... (read more)
Vision for America Award Recipients presented by Keep America Beautiful
2003 August A. Busch III Chairman of the Board Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2002 W. James McNerney, Jr. Chairman and CEO 3M 2001 C. Michael ... (read more)
2003 August A. Busch III Chairman of the Board Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2002 W. James McNerney, Jr. Chairman and CEO 3M 2001 C. Michael ... (read more)
Where Rail Transit Works, and Why
From Seattle to Atlanta to Sioux City, federal largesse has generated an intense debate about whether urban rail “works.” For those who believe the standard ... (read more)
From Seattle to Atlanta to Sioux City, federal largesse has generated an intense debate about whether urban rail “works.” For those who believe the standard ... (read more)
