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Environment & Climate News
May 2005
A review of Green Spirit: Trees Are the Answer
Green Spirit: Trees Are the Answer by Patrick Moore $20.00 paper, 151 pages; Greenspirit Enterprises Ltd., September 2000 ISBN 0968640400 I share ... (read more)
Green Spirit: Trees Are the Answer by Patrick Moore $20.00 paper, 151 pages; Greenspirit Enterprises Ltd., September 2000 ISBN 0968640400 I share ... (read more)
Analysis: Moderate Environmental Group Now Leans Left
The environmental advocacy group Resources for the Future (RFF) has long proclaimed itself a "moderate" voice in the debate over environmental policy. Its ... (read more)
The environmental advocacy group Resources for the Future (RFF) has long proclaimed itself a "moderate" voice in the debate over environmental policy. Its ... (read more)
Analysis: Nuclear Power Making Worldwide Comeback
On March 23, officials from 74 countries meeting in Paris at the behest of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a declaration ... (read more)
On March 23, officials from 74 countries meeting in Paris at the behest of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a declaration ... (read more)
Crichton's State of Fear Lauded in Congress
Best-selling novels are not often praised in Senate floor speeches. Of course, it is not often that best-selling novels offer riveting discourse on important ... (read more)
Best-selling novels are not often praised in Senate floor speeches. Of course, it is not often that best-selling novels offer riveting discourse on important ... (read more)
Ecoterrorist Will Spend Seven Years in Federal Prison
A federal judge ruled on April 18 that 24-year-old William Jensen Cottrell should serve more than seven years in federal prison and pay more than $3.5 million ... (read more)
A federal judge ruled on April 18 that 24-year-old William Jensen Cottrell should serve more than seven years in federal prison and pay more than $3.5 million ... (read more)
EPA Issues Cap-and-Trade Mercury Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 announced the nation's first set of regulations to control mercury emissions from power plants. The ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 announced the nation's first set of regulations to control mercury emissions from power plants. The ... (read more)
House Approves Energy Bill ... Again
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on April 21 to approve an energy bill carrying a price tag of nearly $90 billion in direct spending and tax incentives. H.R. ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on April 21 to approve an energy bill carrying a price tag of nearly $90 billion in direct spending and tax incentives. H.R. ... (read more)
Junk Science: Himalayan Glacier Alarms
The winter of 2004-2005 delivered heavy snowfall throughout Asia's Himalaya Mountains, and regional glaciers are at or beyond their customary reach, according ... (read more)
The winter of 2004-2005 delivered heavy snowfall throughout Asia's Himalaya Mountains, and regional glaciers are at or beyond their customary reach, according ... (read more)
Junk Science: Kilimanjaro's Snow Cap
The ice cap atop Central Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro has been slowly melting for decades, and perhaps even centuries, scientists report. Until recently, ... (read more)
The ice cap atop Central Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro has been slowly melting for decades, and perhaps even centuries, scientists report. Until recently, ... (read more)
Junk Science: Mother Nature and Maple Syrup
In the spring of 2004, the Boston Globe and Associated Press created a sensation by reporting that global and regional warming are affecting maple syrup ... (read more)
In the spring of 2004, the Boston Globe and Associated Press created a sensation by reporting that global and regional warming are affecting maple syrup ... (read more)
Left-Leaning Donors Skewing Climate Change Research
In the climate change debate, or more generally for any environmental issue, there exists a widespread assumption that funds provided by "big business" ... (read more)
In the climate change debate, or more generally for any environmental issue, there exists a widespread assumption that funds provided by "big business" ... (read more)
May 2005 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The May 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News exposes how the establishment media repeat without challenge the junk science offered up by radical environmental ... (read more)
The May 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News exposes how the establishment media repeat without challenge the junk science offered up by radical environmental ... (read more)
Minnesota House Weeds out Atrazine Bills
The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee rejected three bills that would have banned or restricted use of the farm herbicide atrazine, reported Minnesota ... (read more)
The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee rejected three bills that would have banned or restricted use of the farm herbicide atrazine, reported Minnesota ... (read more)
Minnesota, Montana Consider Ethanol Mandates
Consumers in Montana will have to purchase gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol if a bill supported by Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) passes, while consumers ... (read more)
Consumers in Montana will have to purchase gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol if a bill supported by Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) passes, while consumers ... (read more)
States Battle EPA over Clean Air Designations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has erroneously designated several regions across the country as out of compliance with federal standards ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has erroneously designated several regions across the country as out of compliance with federal standards ... (read more)
UN Sounds Eco-Alarm, Supports Technology, Property Rights
Most ecosystem services that support life and human society are being degraded and used unsustainably, according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ... (read more)
Most ecosystem services that support life and human society are being degraded and used unsustainably, according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ... (read more)
Wind Farms Costly for Kansans, New Study Finds
Wind farms proposed for the state of Kansas would take money out of citizens' pockets, harm the Kansas economy, and provide few if any environmental benefits, ... (read more)
Wind farms proposed for the state of Kansas would take money out of citizens' pockets, harm the Kansas economy, and provide few if any environmental benefits, ... (read more)
