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Environment & Climate News
April 2006
After Years of Doomsday Diatribes, Worldwatch Institute Finally Gets it Right
For many years, I have been reading the annual reports issued by The Worldwatch Institute on the state of the world's environment. With dismay and disgust, ... (read more)
For many years, I have been reading the annual reports issued by The Worldwatch Institute on the state of the world's environment. With dismay and disgust, ... (read more)
Alaska Gov. Seeks Profits-Based Oil Tax
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski (R), while falling short of calling for a windfall profits tax, has called for a new net profits tax that would squeeze progressively ... (read more)
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski (R), while falling short of calling for a windfall profits tax, has called for a new net profits tax that would squeeze progressively ... (read more)
Animal Rights Activists Convicted in NJ Federal Court
Six animal rights activists were convicted in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey on March 3 of orchestrating a campaign of aggressive harassment and veiled ... (read more)
Six animal rights activists were convicted in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey on March 3 of orchestrating a campaign of aggressive harassment and veiled ... (read more)
April 2006 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The April 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights urban smog, with the first in a series of articles by Joel Schwartz addressing the public ... (read more)
The April 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights urban smog, with the first in a series of articles by Joel Schwartz addressing the public ... (read more)
Congress Considers Tougher Eco-Terror Laws
Revelations of violence and intense intimidation against persons tenuously associated with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company have reinvigorated ... (read more)
Revelations of violence and intense intimidation against persons tenuously associated with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company have reinvigorated ... (read more)
Congress Considers Uniform Food Warning Laws
Congress is considering legislation that would require states to seek federal permission before requiring food warning labels not required by the federal ... (read more)
Congress is considering legislation that would require states to seek federal permission before requiring food warning labels not required by the federal ... (read more)
Editorial: Good News Swept Under Rug on Earth Day
April 22 marks the activist-styled "Earth Day," when every environmental Chicken Little with an axe to grind takes to the media and proclaims the ecological ... (read more)
April 22 marks the activist-styled "Earth Day," when every environmental Chicken Little with an axe to grind takes to the media and proclaims the ecological ... (read more)
GM, Ford Introduce New Ethanol-Powered Vehicles
General Motors and Ford Motor Company have begun selling new "flex-fuel" ethanol vehicles that run on 85 percent ethyl alcohol. The new generation of vehicles ... (read more)
General Motors and Ford Motor Company have begun selling new "flex-fuel" ethanol vehicles that run on 85 percent ethyl alcohol. The new generation of vehicles ... (read more)
Health Risks of Ozone Are Exaggerated - Part 1 in a series
Rethinking America's Ozone Policy In the first of a series of four articles, Joel Schwartz, an air quality scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, ... (read more)
Rethinking America's Ozone Policy In the first of a series of four articles, Joel Schwartz, an air quality scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, ... (read more)
Illinois Governor Ignores Science, Pushes Mercury Cuts
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has unveiled plans to force electricity producers to cut mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants in the state ... (read more)
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has unveiled plans to force electricity producers to cut mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants in the state ... (read more)
Illinois Is Poised for Energy Deregulation
With a 5-0 vote to approve an auction of power at the wholesale level, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently moved the state a giant step closer ... (read more)
With a 5-0 vote to approve an auction of power at the wholesale level, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently moved the state a giant step closer ... (read more)
Lawsuits Threaten U.S. Food Supply
Lawsuits pending in Madison County, Illinois could seriously threaten the supply of homegrown food in the U.S. The first lawsuit was filed by Holiday ... (read more)
Lawsuits pending in Madison County, Illinois could seriously threaten the supply of homegrown food in the U.S. The first lawsuit was filed by Holiday ... (read more)
Michigan Gov. Backs off Pledge to Cut Mercury
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is pleasing consumers but angering environmental activists by refusing to implement stringent mercury reductions she ... (read more)
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is pleasing consumers but angering environmental activists by refusing to implement stringent mercury reductions she ... (read more)
Nanotech White Paper Stirs Dissatisfaction
Scrutiny of the emerging nanotechnology industry is ramping up. Nanotechnology involves the creation of materials, devices, and systems through the manipulation ... (read more)
Scrutiny of the emerging nanotechnology industry is ramping up. Nanotechnology involves the creation of materials, devices, and systems through the manipulation ... (read more)
Non-Chemical Treatments Failing to Stop Invasive Weed
Invasive milfoil, a non-native plant species that aggressively takes over and chokes competing life forms out of freshwater lakes, is proving tougher than ... (read more)
Invasive milfoil, a non-native plant species that aggressively takes over and chokes competing life forms out of freshwater lakes, is proving tougher than ... (read more)
Oil Executives Answer Profit Inquiries at Wisconsin Hearing
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) on January 30 called on Congress to draft legislation forcing oil companies to "give consumers a refund," shortly after he ... (read more)
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) on January 30 called on Congress to draft legislation forcing oil companies to "give consumers a refund," shortly after he ... (read more)
Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Law Protecting Property Rights
The Oregon Supreme Court on February 21 unanimously upheld Measure 37, a property rights protection act approved by voters in the 2004 election, determining ... (read more)
The Oregon Supreme Court on February 21 unanimously upheld Measure 37, a property rights protection act approved by voters in the 2004 election, determining ... (read more)
Renewable Power Moves to State Agendas
Following passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005--which was the first major federal energy legislation in 13 years and did not include many of the renewable ... (read more)
Following passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005--which was the first major federal energy legislation in 13 years and did not include many of the renewable ... (read more)
Revolutionary Mercury Reduction Technology May Be At Hand
Scientists disagree on whether the mercury released by U.S. power plants poses a real threat to human health, but the political reality is that coal-fired ... (read more)
Scientists disagree on whether the mercury released by U.S. power plants poses a real threat to human health, but the political reality is that coal-fired ... (read more)
Roll Call
Despite opponents' attempts to characterize the National Uniformity for Food Act as partisan legislation, 58 House Democrats have joined 168 House Republicans ... (read more)
Despite opponents' attempts to characterize the National Uniformity for Food Act as partisan legislation, 58 House Democrats have joined 168 House Republicans ... (read more)
Study Finds High Failure Rate for Renewable Energy Projects
Renewable energy projects fail more than often than they succeed, according to a new study released by the California Energy Commission. The study defines ... (read more)
Renewable energy projects fail more than often than they succeed, according to a new study released by the California Energy Commission. The study defines ... (read more)
Wash. Retreats from Pesticide Notice Rule
In the face of reported disinterest and outright opposition, the Washington state Department of Agriculture has withdrawn a proposal to require farmers ... (read more)
In the face of reported disinterest and outright opposition, the Washington state Department of Agriculture has withdrawn a proposal to require farmers ... (read more)
