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Environment & Climate News
May 2006
A Historical Perspective of Environmental Sense and Nonsense
This article is the first in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
This article is the first in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
Are Polar Bears Dying?
A new study by Dr. David Legates, Delaware's State Climatologist and director of the University of Delaware's Center for Climatic Research, throws cold ... (read more)
A new study by Dr. David Legates, Delaware's State Climatologist and director of the University of Delaware's Center for Climatic Research, throws cold ... (read more)
California Considers Smoking Bans for Cars, Apartments
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on January 26 voted unanimously to declare secondhand smoke a "toxic air contaminant," setting the stage for more ... (read more)
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on January 26 voted unanimously to declare secondhand smoke a "toxic air contaminant," setting the stage for more ... (read more)
Communities Unite Against Invasive Aquatic Weeds
It's not uncommon for environmental activists to butt heads with scientists, economists, businesses, and grassroots citizen groups. The showdown of power ... (read more)
It's not uncommon for environmental activists to butt heads with scientists, economists, businesses, and grassroots citizen groups. The showdown of power ... (read more)
Environmentalist Praises Radicals, Terrorists
The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World by Jonathan S. Adams Beacon Press, January 2006 296 pages, $27.95 cloth, ISBN 0807085103 Available ... (read more)
The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World by Jonathan S. Adams Beacon Press, January 2006 296 pages, $27.95 cloth, ISBN 0807085103 Available ... (read more)
EPA Rule Is Making Ozone Smog Worse
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is forcing Americans to spend billions of dollars per year to address ozone air quality, is actually ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is forcing Americans to spend billions of dollars per year to address ozone air quality, is actually ... (read more)
EPA Web Site Provides Updated Ethanol Information
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cars designed to use E85 (a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) provide the ... (read more)
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cars designed to use E85 (a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) provide the ... (read more)
Global Warming: Perfect Storm of Media Sensationalism
There it was, the perfect storm of misinformation, and I had called it all down upon my own head. I had just finished reading State of Fear, by Michael ... (read more)
There it was, the perfect storm of misinformation, and I had called it all down upon my own head. I had just finished reading State of Fear, by Michael ... (read more)
How Ozone Is Formed
NOx, shorthand for the sum of NO2 + NO, is necessary for the formation of ozone (O3). Even when volatile organic compounds (VOC) are not present, ozone ... (read more)
NOx, shorthand for the sum of NO2 + NO, is necessary for the formation of ozone (O3). Even when volatile organic compounds (VOC) are not present, ozone ... (read more)
Mad Science
The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney Basic Books, September 2005 342 pages, $24.95 cloth, ISBN 0465046754 available on Amazon.com I enjoy ... (read more)
The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney Basic Books, September 2005 342 pages, $24.95 cloth, ISBN 0465046754 available on Amazon.com I enjoy ... (read more)
Maryland, Virginia Reject Smoking Bans
As California regulators began considering banning smoking in such personal spaces as cars, apartments, and hotel rooms, legislators in Maryland and Virginia ... (read more)
As California regulators began considering banning smoking in such personal spaces as cars, apartments, and hotel rooms, legislators in Maryland and Virginia ... (read more)
May 2006 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The May 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights state and federal efforts to legislate clean air, indoors and out. For example: a federal ... (read more)
The May 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights state and federal efforts to legislate clean air, indoors and out. For example: a federal ... (read more)
Missouri Senate Looks to Block Local Biotech Bans
The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee on March 15 approved a bill that would prohibit local communities from placing additional restrictions on genetically ... (read more)
The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee on March 15 approved a bill that would prohibit local communities from placing additional restrictions on genetically ... (read more)
Pennsylvania Senate to Pull Plug on Emissions Plan
The Pennsylvania Senate on February 15 approved legislation that would block plans by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) to implement by 2007 California's highly restrictive ... (read more)
The Pennsylvania Senate on February 15 approved legislation that would block plans by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) to implement by 2007 California's highly restrictive ... (read more)
U.S. Companies Plan New Generation of Nuclear Power Plants
Buoyed by surging public support and advances in technology, U.S. companies are submitting plans to build a new generation of nuclear power plants in the ... (read more)
Buoyed by surging public support and advances in technology, U.S. companies are submitting plans to build a new generation of nuclear power plants in the ... (read more)
Uganda Defies EU, Begins DDT Program to Fight Malaria
The African nation of Uganda has announced it will defy European Union threats and begin indoor spraying of DDT to battle rampant malaria. Malaria kills ... (read more)
The African nation of Uganda has announced it will defy European Union threats and begin indoor spraying of DDT to battle rampant malaria. Malaria kills ... (read more)
Vermont Legislature Considers Anti-Biotech Bills
A House-Senate conference committee of the Vermont legislature is working to reconcile two measures that could hold manufacturers of transgenic, sometimes ... (read more)
A House-Senate conference committee of the Vermont legislature is working to reconcile two measures that could hold manufacturers of transgenic, sometimes ... (read more)
Wisconsin Senate Narrowly Defeats Ethanol Mandate
The Wisconsin Senate on March 9 narrowly defeated legislation that would have required all regular-grade gasoline sold in the state to contain at least ... (read more)
The Wisconsin Senate on March 9 narrowly defeated legislation that would have required all regular-grade gasoline sold in the state to contain at least ... (read more)
Yellowstone Wolf Population Tops 1,000, States Seek Delisting
The population of gray wolves in and around Yellowstone Park has reached more than 1,000, according to a March 10 federal government report. The number ... (read more)
The population of gray wolves in and around Yellowstone Park has reached more than 1,000, according to a March 10 federal government report. The number ... (read more)
