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Environment & Climate News
December 2006
California Approves Rules for Liquefied Natural Gas Imports
State rules allowing the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) were approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on September 21 over the ... (read more)
State rules allowing the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) were approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on September 21 over the ... (read more)
California Climate Coalition Can't Agree on Implementation
The feel-good political announcement of the 2006 election season--that California would be cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020--is ... (read more)
The feel-good political announcement of the 2006 election season--that California would be cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020--is ... (read more)
Climate Variance No Crisis, Says Senate Committee Chair
Alarmism over climate variance is unsupported by the weight of scientific evidence, and proposals by environmental activists to impose a drastic climate ... (read more)
Alarmism over climate variance is unsupported by the weight of scientific evidence, and proposals by environmental activists to impose a drastic climate ... (read more)
December 2006 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The December 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News features several articles on the science and politics of climate variance. On page 1: The coalition ... (read more)
The December 2006 issue of Environment & Climate News features several articles on the science and politics of climate variance. On page 1: The coalition ... (read more)
EPA Makes Mistakes in Proposed Air Quality Standards
Over the past three decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeatedly ratcheted up restrictions and regulatory burdens to regulate ... (read more)
Over the past three decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeatedly ratcheted up restrictions and regulatory burdens to regulate ... (read more)
EU Ban on Biotech Crops Illegal, Rules WTO
The European Union (EU) had no scientific basis for imposing a moratorium on genetically modified crops, and therefore the ban is illegal, the World Trade ... (read more)
The European Union (EU) had no scientific basis for imposing a moratorium on genetically modified crops, and therefore the ban is illegal, the World Trade ... (read more)
Idaho Rep. Anderson Is Honored for His Environmental Stewardship
Idaho state Rep. Eric Anderson (R-Priest Lake) has been awarded the Idaho State Department of Agriculture's "Director's Cup Award" for his successful efforts ... (read more)
Idaho state Rep. Eric Anderson (R-Priest Lake) has been awarded the Idaho State Department of Agriculture's "Director's Cup Award" for his successful efforts ... (read more)
Inhofe Speech Ignites a Media Firestorm
Sen. James Inhofe's (R-OK) September 26 address on the Senate floor raised howls of protest from climate variance alarmists, led by CNN's Miles O'Brien, ... (read more)
Sen. James Inhofe's (R-OK) September 26 address on the Senate floor raised howls of protest from climate variance alarmists, led by CNN's Miles O'Brien, ... (read more)
Investment in Emerging Energy Technologies Shows Promise
Though it has been dismaying to see the recent increases in energy costs, the news is not all bad. As energy prices have increased, so has investment in ... (read more)
Though it has been dismaying to see the recent increases in energy costs, the news is not all bad. As energy prices have increased, so has investment in ... (read more)
MIT Scientists Find a Nuclear Fuel Design that Is Safer and More Efficient
A new fuel design created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) promises to increase nuclear power output by 50 percent at existing ... (read more)
A new fuel design created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) promises to increase nuclear power output by 50 percent at existing ... (read more)
Modern Myths Debunked
Right Answers: Separating Fact from Fantasy Alan Caruba Merril Press, August 2006, 143 pages, $15.00, ISBN 0936783486 Available on Amazon.com Alan ... (read more)
Right Answers: Separating Fact from Fantasy Alan Caruba Merril Press, August 2006, 143 pages, $15.00, ISBN 0936783486 Available on Amazon.com Alan ... (read more)
NJ Clean Energy Program Under Investigation
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (CEP), responsible for promoting energy conservation and the use of renewable energy in the state, is coming under heavy ... (read more)
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (CEP), responsible for promoting energy conservation and the use of renewable energy in the state, is coming under heavy ... (read more)
Ozone and Radon: The Real Story
This article is the seventh 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 seventh in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
Prominent 'Green' Endorses Nuclear Power
With next-generation pebble bed reactors already being built in China and South Africa, nuclear power gained another high-profile supporter in prominent ... (read more)
With next-generation pebble bed reactors already being built in China and South Africa, nuclear power gained another high-profile supporter in prominent ... (read more)
Renewable Electricity 'Creating' Jobs, Destroying Wealth
All over the world, for several centuries, workers have become more productive and their services have risen in value. Renewable energy mandates, currently ... (read more)
All over the world, for several centuries, workers have become more productive and their services have risen in value. Renewable energy mandates, currently ... (read more)
The Fallacies of Organic Farming
Origins of the Organic Agriculture Debate Thomas R. DeGregori Blackwell Publishing, September 2003 211 pages, hardcover, $62.99, ISBN 0813805139 Available ... (read more)
Origins of the Organic Agriculture Debate Thomas R. DeGregori Blackwell Publishing, September 2003 211 pages, hardcover, $62.99, ISBN 0813805139 Available ... (read more)
Town Battles Army Corps Over Permafrost
Challenging an Army Corps of Engineers assertion that permafrost 20 inches thick is a "navigable water" of the United States, an Alaskan borough attempting ... (read more)
Challenging an Army Corps of Engineers assertion that permafrost 20 inches thick is a "navigable water" of the United States, an Alaskan borough attempting ... (read more)
WHO: DDT Needed to Fight Malaria
Adding momentum to an effort by human rights groups and environmental activists to prevent more than 1 million deaths a year, the World Health Organization ... (read more)
Adding momentum to an effort by human rights groups and environmental activists to prevent more than 1 million deaths a year, the World Health Organization ... (read more)
