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Environment & Climate News
August 2005
A Book for the Weather-Child in All of Us
Review of Skywatch West: The Complete Weather Guide by Richard A. Keen Fulcrum Publishing, August 2004 $24.95 paper, 261 pages, ISBN 1555912974 We ... (read more)
Review of Skywatch West: The Complete Weather Guide by Richard A. Keen Fulcrum Publishing, August 2004 $24.95 paper, 261 pages, ISBN 1555912974 We ... (read more)
Aquatic Weeds Overwhelming Nation's Lakes
On June 22, Josafat Nava Gallardo, 19, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, sought to retrieve a soccer ball that had gone into Lake Minnetonka. Gallardo never ... (read more)
On June 22, Josafat Nava Gallardo, 19, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, sought to retrieve a soccer ball that had gone into Lake Minnetonka. Gallardo never ... (read more)
Attacks on Judicial Seminars Show Lack of Balanced Reporting
Each spring, the mainstream media, fueled by a single advocacy group, accuse the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE, where the ... (read more)
Each spring, the mainstream media, fueled by a single advocacy group, accuse the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE, where the ... (read more)
August 2005 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The August 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with news that leaders of the G8 industrialized nations moved closer to the U.S. position on global ... (read more)
The August 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with news that leaders of the G8 industrialized nations moved closer to the U.S. position on global ... (read more)
California EPA Praises DaimlerChrysler Hydrogen Fuel Cell Auto Technology
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) lavished high praise on DaimlerChrysler in a May 31 ceremony marking the company's donation of three ... (read more)
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) lavished high praise on DaimlerChrysler in a May 31 ceremony marking the company's donation of three ... (read more)
Chicago Technology Festival Showcases GM's HydroGen3
General Motors gave students, faculty, and media an opportunity to drive its HydroGen3 hydrogen fuel cell automobile at a June 21 technological fair held ... (read more)
General Motors gave students, faculty, and media an opportunity to drive its HydroGen3 hydrogen fuel cell automobile at a June 21 technological fair held ... (read more)
Climate Beginning to Cool, Seal Pup Data Indicate
A new study of California elephant seal pups and their weaning weights suggests a 25-year Pacific Ocean warming has ended and the second half of a 50-year ... (read more)
A new study of California elephant seal pups and their weaning weights suggests a 25-year Pacific Ocean warming has ended and the second half of a 50-year ... (read more)
Climatologists Reject Media Claims of Global Warming Consensus
Leading climatologists spent the month of June fighting false proclamations from non-scientists claiming scientists have reached agreement that catastrophic ... (read more)
Leading climatologists spent the month of June fighting false proclamations from non-scientists claiming scientists have reached agreement that catastrophic ... (read more)
Conservancy Criticized by Senate Committee
The Nature Conservancy must make a firm commitment to ending recent abuses that have called into question its compliance with federal laws bestowing economic ... (read more)
The Nature Conservancy must make a firm commitment to ending recent abuses that have called into question its compliance with federal laws bestowing economic ... (read more)
Florida Reins in Asbestos Litigation Abuse
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on June 20 signed legislation to reform the state's asbestos litigation system. Florida joins a growing number of states that ... (read more)
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on June 20 signed legislation to reform the state's asbestos litigation system. Florida joins a growing number of states that ... (read more)
Florida, Texas Legislators Vow to Limit Eminent Domain
Legislators in many states reacted with indignation to what was widely characterized as an erosion of private property rights in the U.S. Supreme Court's ... (read more)
Legislators in many states reacted with indignation to what was widely characterized as an erosion of private property rights in the U.S. Supreme Court's ... (read more)
G8 Leaders Move Closer to U.S. Position on Global Warming
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialized nations concluded a summit meeting during the first week of July with a joint statement on climate ... (read more)
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialized nations concluded a summit meeting during the first week of July with a joint statement on climate ... (read more)
House Task Force Hears Testimony on Improving Decades-Old Environmental Law
A recently appointed task force of the Resources Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is hearing testimony on the operation and potential improvement ... (read more)
A recently appointed task force of the Resources Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is hearing testimony on the operation and potential improvement ... (read more)
How to Fix the Endangered Species Act
Who among us does not love warm fuzzy mammals? Some of us even like slimy reptiles and insects, and we all love critters who take to the air or swim in ... (read more)
Who among us does not love warm fuzzy mammals? Some of us even like slimy reptiles and insects, and we all love critters who take to the air or swim in ... (read more)
Judges Cleared to Attend Privately Funded Seminars
For the past several years, a small environmental group, Community Rights Counsel (CRC), has been waging a not-so-quiet war against privately funded educational ... (read more)
For the past several years, a small environmental group, Community Rights Counsel (CRC), has been waging a not-so-quiet war against privately funded educational ... (read more)
Kelo Decision Motivates Plan for 'Lost Liberty Hotel'
U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a key swing vote in the Court's Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut decision, may soon be put in the same situation ... (read more)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a key swing vote in the Court's Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut decision, may soon be put in the same situation ... (read more)
Nevada Restricts Eminent Domain Abuses
Nevada citizens have gained important protections against aggressive eminent domain takings by local government agencies. A bill passed by the Nevada ... (read more)
Nevada citizens have gained important protections against aggressive eminent domain takings by local government agencies. A bill passed by the Nevada ... (read more)
Oil Shale Recovery Faces Uncertain Future
The Bush administration is moving ahead with oil shale exploration. The federal Bureau of Land Management announced in June it will accept proposals for ... (read more)
The Bush administration is moving ahead with oil shale exploration. The federal Bureau of Land Management announced in June it will accept proposals for ... (read more)
Russian Science Director Refutes Warming Claims
Yury Izrael, director of the Russian Academy of Science's Global Climate and Ecology Institute, issued a scathing indictment of global warming alarmism, ... (read more)
Yury Izrael, director of the Russian Academy of Science's Global Climate and Ecology Institute, issued a scathing indictment of global warming alarmism, ... (read more)
Seminar Participants, Discussions Diverse
I have personal experience with FREE conferences, having attended several as a lecturer and as a participant. There was a wide diversity of views among ... (read more)
I have personal experience with FREE conferences, having attended several as a lecturer and as a participant. There was a wide diversity of views among ... (read more)
Senate Energy Bill Opens Way for Use of Shale Oil Reserves
During the past few years, Canada has tapped its bountiful tar sands to produce 175 billion barrels of oil, giving it the second largest oil reserves in ... (read more)
During the past few years, Canada has tapped its bountiful tar sands to produce 175 billion barrels of oil, giving it the second largest oil reserves in ... (read more)
Senate Passes Energy Bill
The U.S. Senate on June 28 approved comprehensive energy legislation by a vote of 85-12. Differences between the Senate legislation and an energy bill previously ... (read more)
The U.S. Senate on June 28 approved comprehensive energy legislation by a vote of 85-12. Differences between the Senate legislation and an energy bill previously ... (read more)
Supreme Court OKs Expansion of Takings Power
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a major victory to urban planners, large property owners, and government in the Kelo v. New London decision announced June 23. ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a major victory to urban planners, large property owners, and government in the Kelo v. New London decision announced June 23. ... (read more)
What Is the National Commission on Energy Policy?
In the U.S. Senate's recent debate over a comprehensive energy bill, New Mexico Sens. Pete V. Domenici (R) and Jeff Bingaman (D) issued media statements ... (read more)
In the U.S. Senate's recent debate over a comprehensive energy bill, New Mexico Sens. Pete V. Domenici (R) and Jeff Bingaman (D) issued media statements ... (read more)
