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Environment & Climate News
January 2006
British Prime Minister Blair Turning Away from Kyoto
In an editorial published in a leading British newspaper and in comments at a meeting of environmental ministers from the world's leading economies, British ... (read more)
In an editorial published in a leading British newspaper and in comments at a meeting of environmental ministers from the world's leading economies, British ... (read more)
Congress Moves to Protect Property Owners
The U.S. House of Representatives on November 3 overwhelmingly voted to use the power of the purse to dissuade state and local governments from using eminent ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives on November 3 overwhelmingly voted to use the power of the purse to dissuade state and local governments from using eminent ... (read more)
Editorial: Rogue Nation Has Become Consensus Builder
The year was 2001, and George Bush, reflecting a 95-0 U.S. Senate vote against the Kyoto Protocol during former president Bill Clinton's last term in office, ... (read more)
The year was 2001, and George Bush, reflecting a 95-0 U.S. Senate vote against the Kyoto Protocol during former president Bill Clinton's last term in office, ... (read more)
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Global Warming Suit
A federal appellate court has rejected a request by environmental activist groups and several northeastern states to revisit a court decision holding the ... (read more)
A federal appellate court has rejected a request by environmental activist groups and several northeastern states to revisit a court decision holding the ... (read more)
Future of Coal Is Green, Say Montana and West Virginia
Championing clean coal technology as America's power source of choice for the twenty-first century, U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) is lobbying American ... (read more)
Championing clean coal technology as America's power source of choice for the twenty-first century, U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) is lobbying American ... (read more)
Governments Address Kelo Backlash
State and local governments are responding to a groundswell of citizen outrage over the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23, 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New ... (read more)
State and local governments are responding to a groundswell of citizen outrage over the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23, 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New ... (read more)
House Bill Would Update 1872 Mining Law, Allow New Claims
The U.S. House of Representatives on November 18 approved revisions to a century-old mining law that would update the purchase price of mining claims on ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives on November 18 approved revisions to a century-old mining law that would update the purchase price of mining claims on ... (read more)
January 2006 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The January 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News reports that a county circuit judge in Oregon has ruled the state’s property protection measure, passed ... (read more)
The January 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News reports that a county circuit judge in Oregon has ruled the state’s property protection measure, passed ... (read more)
Jeb Bush Endorses Increase in Gulf Oil Production
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), a longtime opponent of oil and natural gas production in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, has formally endorsed a proposal ... (read more)
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), a longtime opponent of oil and natural gas production in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, has formally endorsed a proposal ... (read more)
Judge Upholds Yellowstone Snowmobile Compromise
Snowmobiles are returning to the Yellowstone and Grant Teton national parks this winter following an October 14 decision by Judge Clarence Brimmer of the ... (read more)
Snowmobiles are returning to the Yellowstone and Grant Teton national parks this winter following an October 14 decision by Judge Clarence Brimmer of the ... (read more)
Kelo Describes Aggressive Taking
Prior to the November 3 House vote on H.R. 4128, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, Suzette Kelo described in September 20 testimony before the ... (read more)
Prior to the November 3 House vote on H.R. 4128, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, Suzette Kelo described in September 20 testimony before the ... (read more)
Las Vegas Views Desalination as Potential Water Source
Seemingly endless disputes among Southwestern states regarding the allocation of Colorado River water may be less intense in the future if some government ... (read more)
Seemingly endless disputes among Southwestern states regarding the allocation of Colorado River water may be less intense in the future if some government ... (read more)
Massachusetts Considers Using More Oil for Electricity
Fearing a cold winter could force rolling electricity blackouts across the state, Massachusetts officials are considering allowing four large power plants ... (read more)
Fearing a cold winter could force rolling electricity blackouts across the state, Massachusetts officials are considering allowing four large power plants ... (read more)
Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Plan Divides Activists
A wind-powered water fight continues to intensify among rich and famous Northeasterners. The New England social elite consistently advocates industrial ... (read more)
A wind-powered water fight continues to intensify among rich and famous Northeasterners. The New England social elite consistently advocates industrial ... (read more)
New England Communities Fighting Back Against Aquatic Weeds
With invasive weeds such as Eurasian milfoil choking an increasing number of freshwater lakes and ponds, communities in southern New England have decided ... (read more)
With invasive weeds such as Eurasian milfoil choking an increasing number of freshwater lakes and ponds, communities in southern New England have decided ... (read more)
Oregon Courts to Settle Property Protections
A county circuit judge in Oregon has ruled the state's Measure 37 property protection law violates the Oregon Constitution. The ruling puts a temporary ... (read more)
A county circuit judge in Oregon has ruled the state's Measure 37 property protection law violates the Oregon Constitution. The ruling puts a temporary ... (read more)
UK Scrutinizes Climate Change Economics; Calls for Comments
In a major move away from global warming orthodoxy, the United Kingdom is currently in the process of studying the economic challenges of addressing climate ... (read more)
In a major move away from global warming orthodoxy, the United Kingdom is currently in the process of studying the economic challenges of addressing climate ... (read more)
Voters Reject Solar-Powered Housing Development
Voters in Livermore, California on November 8 rejected an initiative that would have allowed construction of the nation's largest solar-powered community. ... (read more)
Voters in Livermore, California on November 8 rejected an initiative that would have allowed construction of the nation's largest solar-powered community. ... (read more)
Warming Likely to Have Modest Effect on Sea Level, If Any
One of the great fears generated by global warming is that the oceans are about to rise and swallow our coasts. These concerns have been heightened by the ... (read more)
One of the great fears generated by global warming is that the oceans are about to rise and swallow our coasts. These concerns have been heightened by the ... (read more)
Washington Considers Pesticide Notice Law
The State of Washington's Department of Agriculture has proposed to require farmers to notify all area schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and day care centers ... (read more)
The State of Washington's Department of Agriculture has proposed to require farmers to notify all area schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and day care centers ... (read more)
Washington Farm Bureau to File Petition Similar to Oregon's
Undaunted by the circuit court ruling in Oregon, the Washington Farm Bureau is drafting a similar voter initiative for Oregon's northern neighbor. Like ... (read more)
Undaunted by the circuit court ruling in Oregon, the Washington Farm Bureau is drafting a similar voter initiative for Oregon's northern neighbor. Like ... (read more)
