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Environment & Climate News
February 2006
Analysis: Portland Not Complying with Kyoto, Despite State Claims to the Contrary
In June 2005, Portland, Oregon's Office of Sustainable Development (OSD) released a report announcing 2004 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Multnomah ... (read more)
In June 2005, Portland, Oregon's Office of Sustainable Development (OSD) released a report announcing 2004 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Multnomah ... (read more)
California Utilities Commission Approves Costly Solar Plan
California citizens will pay at least $3.2 billion over the next 11 years to finance a costly solar energy initiative rejected by the state's legislature ... (read more)
California citizens will pay at least $3.2 billion over the next 11 years to finance a costly solar energy initiative rejected by the state's legislature ... (read more)
California Voters Defy Activist Groups, Approve New Home Construction
Voters in the San Francisco suburbs of Pittsburg and Antioch, reflecting support from key Democratic elected officials, defied the Sierra Club and other ... (read more)
Voters in the San Francisco suburbs of Pittsburg and Antioch, reflecting support from key Democratic elected officials, defied the Sierra Club and other ... (read more)
Commentary: Fish Is Good for You
Why do the Japanese and the Inuits have some of the lowest risks for cardiovascular disease and heart-related death? Likewise, why are breast cancer rates ... (read more)
Why do the Japanese and the Inuits have some of the lowest risks for cardiovascular disease and heart-related death? Likewise, why are breast cancer rates ... (read more)
Consumer Group Rejects California Auto Standards
In a commentary published in the December 9 State College Centre Daily and other Pennsylvania newspapers, AAA, the nation's oldest organization of automobile ... (read more)
In a commentary published in the December 9 State College Centre Daily and other Pennsylvania newspapers, AAA, the nation's oldest organization of automobile ... (read more)
Democrats Lead Fight against West Virginia Wind Farms
U.S. Reps. Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall, both West Virginia Democrats, are leading a high-profile fight against industrial wind farms on the state's mountaintop ... (read more)
U.S. Reps. Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall, both West Virginia Democrats, are leading a high-profile fight against industrial wind farms on the state's mountaintop ... (read more)
EPA Proposes Cut in Airborne Particulate Matter Levels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 21, 2005 proposed reducing allowable measured daily levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 21, 2005 proposed reducing allowable measured daily levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ... (read more)
EPA Removes Solvent from Toxic Chemical List
Manufacturers and users of the solvent methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) will no longer have to report to the federal government waste management information regarding ... (read more)
Manufacturers and users of the solvent methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) will no longer have to report to the federal government waste management information regarding ... (read more)
February 2006 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The February 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights the opposition of West Virginia Democrats to wind farms proposed for the state's mountaintop ... (read more)
The February 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights the opposition of West Virginia Democrats to wind farms proposed for the state's mountaintop ... (read more)
Global Warming Simultaneously Baking, Freezing Europe, Alarmist Activists Claim
Europe is simultaneously baking and freezing, and will continue to do so as a result of global warming, alarmists asserted in global media reports in November ... (read more)
Europe is simultaneously baking and freezing, and will continue to do so as a result of global warming, alarmists asserted in global media reports in November ... (read more)
Green Leader Criticizes Negative Activist Rhetoric
Jonathon Porritt is a man whose "green" credentials are the envy of any activist. He has served in high-profile roles as head of the British Green Party ... (read more)
Jonathon Porritt is a man whose "green" credentials are the envy of any activist. He has served in high-profile roles as head of the British Green Party ... (read more)
Hurricane Upsurge Not Linked to Global Warming, NOAA Concludes
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has concluded the upsurge in recent hurricane activity is not related to global warming. In ... (read more)
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has concluded the upsurge in recent hurricane activity is not related to global warming. In ... (read more)
Lake County, Ohio Scraps Flagship Recycling Program
Lake County, Ohio, which has long subsidized the state's flagship recycling program, has decided to scrap curbside recycling. County commissioners announced ... (read more)
Lake County, Ohio, which has long subsidized the state's flagship recycling program, has decided to scrap curbside recycling. County commissioners announced ... (read more)
Mass., R.I. Reject Regional Greenhouse Pact
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) of Northeastern states limped into existence in December 2005 with only seven of nine anticipated members ... (read more)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) of Northeastern states limped into existence in December 2005 with only seven of nine anticipated members ... (read more)
Pennsylvania Senate Passes Eminent Domain Reform
The Pennsylvania Senate on December 7 passed eminent domain reform legislation significantly curtailing the ability of state and local government to condemn ... (read more)
The Pennsylvania Senate on December 7 passed eminent domain reform legislation significantly curtailing the ability of state and local government to condemn ... (read more)
Property Rights Improve Environment, Book Says
Re-Thinking Green: Alternatives to Environmental Bureaucracy edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close Independent Institute, 2005 480 pages, $22.95 paper, ... (read more)
Re-Thinking Green: Alternatives to Environmental Bureaucracy edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close Independent Institute, 2005 480 pages, $22.95 paper, ... (read more)
San Francisco Solar Initiative Too Costly
A $100 million solar power initiative approved by San Francisco voters in 2001 has yet to produce any solar power, San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission ... (read more)
A $100 million solar power initiative approved by San Francisco voters in 2001 has yet to produce any solar power, San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission ... (read more)
Senate Approves $5 Billion in New Oil Company Taxes
The U.S. Senate on November 17, 2005 voted to impose nearly $5 billion in taxes on oil companies in response to record oil company profits. The Senate rejected ... (read more)
The U.S. Senate on November 17, 2005 voted to impose nearly $5 billion in taxes on oil companies in response to record oil company profits. The Senate rejected ... (read more)
Senate Minority Blocks ANWR
In a tense December 21, 2005 vote, 43 U.S. senators prevented opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling for oil and natural gas, by ... (read more)
In a tense December 21, 2005 vote, 43 U.S. senators prevented opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling for oil and natural gas, by ... (read more)
Six Suspects Arrested for String of Eco-Terrorist Attacks
Federal officials on December 7, 2005 arrested and indicted six suspected eco-terrorists for crimes dating back to 1998. The suspects, some of whom are ... (read more)
Federal officials on December 7, 2005 arrested and indicted six suspected eco-terrorists for crimes dating back to 1998. The suspects, some of whom are ... (read more)
Wind Turbines Kill Raptors, Lead to Rat Infestations
Predictions by bat experts that expanded industrial wind farms in West Virginia will increase numbers of disease-carrying mosquitoes and crop-destroying ... (read more)
Predictions by bat experts that expanded industrial wind farms in West Virginia will increase numbers of disease-carrying mosquitoes and crop-destroying ... (read more)
