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Environment & Climate News
November 2004
Biotech Fish Safe for Environment, May Save Human Lives
Genetically modified (GM) fish may soon offer hope for people afflicted by a rare form of hemophilia and for patients suffering from internal bleeding. An ... (read more)
Genetically modified (GM) fish may soon offer hope for people afflicted by a rare form of hemophilia and for patients suffering from internal bleeding. An ... (read more)
Blair Announces New Push for Kyoto Protocol
In a major speech delivered September 14, British Prime Minister Tony Blair detailed his plans to use the British positions as chair of next year's G8 summit ... (read more)
In a major speech delivered September 14, British Prime Minister Tony Blair detailed his plans to use the British positions as chair of next year's G8 summit ... (read more)
Chinese Aim to Capitalize on Safe, Revolutionary Nuclear Technology
Scientists and political leaders in China are searching for ways to generate enough energy to fuel the country's rapidly growing economy while simultaneously ... (read more)
Scientists and political leaders in China are searching for ways to generate enough energy to fuel the country's rapidly growing economy while simultaneously ... (read more)
Cool Summer Throws Ice on Global Warming Alarmists
It's been a disappointing summer for global warming alarmists. Hollywood, Mother Nature, and the media just haven't cooperated. Even with the unusual ... (read more)
It's been a disappointing summer for global warming alarmists. Hollywood, Mother Nature, and the media just haven't cooperated. Even with the unusual ... (read more)
Dangerous Warming Unlikely, MIT Climatologist Says
Editor's note: Global warming is unlikely to be a dangerous future problem, with or without the implementation of such programs as the Kyoto Protocol, ... (read more)
Editor's note: Global warming is unlikely to be a dangerous future problem, with or without the implementation of such programs as the Kyoto Protocol, ... (read more)
EPA, Activists Clash on Mercury Emission Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would require U.S. power plants to reduce their mercury emissions by 70 percent by ... (read more)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would require U.S. power plants to reduce their mercury emissions by 70 percent by ... (read more)
Kennedy Attacks Bush on Environment
America's environmental-lobbying establishment has declared war on the Bush administration. With a series of reports, Web sites, and publicity campaigns, ... (read more)
America's environmental-lobbying establishment has declared war on the Bush administration. With a series of reports, Web sites, and publicity campaigns, ... (read more)
Kerry of Two Minds on Nuclear Power
John Kerry was much lampooned during the presidential campaign for saying he "actually voted for" funding U.S. troops in Iraq "before he voted against it." ... (read more)
John Kerry was much lampooned during the presidential campaign for saying he "actually voted for" funding U.S. troops in Iraq "before he voted against it." ... (read more)
New Book Provides Excellent Education About Energy Production
Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley and Richard W. Fulmer ($19.95 paperback, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2004; ISBN: 0-7575-1169-4) Energy: ... (read more)
Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley and Richard W. Fulmer ($19.95 paperback, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2004; ISBN: 0-7575-1169-4) Energy: ... (read more)
Politicians Blowing Hot Air on Global Warming, Hurricanes
The news media love hurricanes. The huge storms usually form far, far away from the U.S. coastline, providing at least a week of stories. And they often ... (read more)
The news media love hurricanes. The huge storms usually form far, far away from the U.S. coastline, providing at least a week of stories. And they often ... (read more)
Russian Parliament OKs Kyoto Protocol
Russia's upper house of parliament voted 139-1, with one abstention, on October 26 to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The lower house, the State Duma, had approved ... (read more)
Russia's upper house of parliament voted 139-1, with one abstention, on October 26 to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The lower house, the State Duma, had approved ... (read more)
San Francisco 'Green' Building Greeted with Environmental Protests
A land-use battle currently being fought in San Francisco has exposed increasing tensions within the environmental movement nationwide. The area around ... (read more)
A land-use battle currently being fought in San Francisco has exposed increasing tensions within the environmental movement nationwide. The area around ... (read more)
Solar Energy Is Far from Ready to Replace Petroleum
Editor's note: The following article was published as a letter to the editor in the August 23 issue of Utility Point International Issue Alert, in response ... (read more)
Editor's note: The following article was published as a letter to the editor in the August 23 issue of Utility Point International Issue Alert, in response ... (read more)
States Take Up Mercury Emission Reductions
Some environmental activist groups, unwilling to wait for EPA to finalize its rules and opposed to the cap-and-trade approach the agency favors, are stepping ... (read more)
Some environmental activist groups, unwilling to wait for EPA to finalize its rules and opposed to the cap-and-trade approach the agency favors, are stepping ... (read more)
