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August 2009
2009 August Environment & Climate News: The High Cost of Waxman-Markey (PDF)
The August issue of Environment & Climate News reports on a Congressional Budget Office study that pegs the cost of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill ... (read more)
The August issue of Environment & Climate News reports on a Congressional Budget Office study that pegs the cost of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill ... (read more)
A History of America’s Nuclear Power Experience
[This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Dr. Jay Lehr features a review of the book Terrestrial Energy: How ... (read more)
[This month’s column on nuclear energy by Heartland Institute Science Director Dr. Jay Lehr features a review of the book Terrestrial Energy: How ... (read more)
A Primer on Global Warming: Dispelling CO2 Myths
[Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr will present evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate.]Temperatures ... (read more)
[Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr will present evidence that mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate.]Temperatures ... (read more)
Activists’ Failure to Agree on Energy Sources Jeopardizes Economy
The national environmental lobby—the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace, and others—have ... (read more)
The national environmental lobby—the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace, and others—have ... (read more)
Burger Kings Mock Global Warming Scares as ‘Baloney’
A growing revolt of common citizens against exaggerated global warming claims has played out at Burger Kings in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, with ... (read more)
A growing revolt of common citizens against exaggerated global warming claims has played out at Burger Kings in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, with ... (read more)
Changes in Level of Great Lakes Natural, Not Manmade
The International Joint Commission, which addresses issues concerning waters that border the U.S. and Canada, has released a report explaining why Upper ... (read more)
The International Joint Commission, which addresses issues concerning waters that border the U.S. and Canada, has released a report explaining why Upper ... (read more)
Connecticut, Chicago Ban Bisphenol-A in Baby Bottles
The Chicago City Council has banned bisphenol-A, a chemical that strengthens plastics, from food and beverage containers intended for use by children under ... (read more)
The Chicago City Council has banned bisphenol-A, a chemical that strengthens plastics, from food and beverage containers intended for use by children under ... (read more)
Global Hurricane Activity Lowest in 30 Years
Global hurricane activity over the past two years fell to its lowest level in at least 30 years, according to a researcher at the Florida State University ... (read more)
Global hurricane activity over the past two years fell to its lowest level in at least 30 years, according to a researcher at the Florida State University ... (read more)
Gov. Schwarzenegger Calls for Drilling off Santa Barbara Coast
Facing a widening budget deficit in the midst of a deepening recession, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has proposed tapping into a rich source ... (read more)
Facing a widening budget deficit in the midst of a deepening recession, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has proposed tapping into a rich source ... (read more)
Great Lakes Are Rising
Great Lakes water levels are on the rise, putting the damper on media reports claiming global warming has been causing declining water levels.Water levels ... (read more)
Great Lakes water levels are on the rise, putting the damper on media reports claiming global warming has been causing declining water levels.Water levels ... (read more)
Higher Carbon Dioxide Levels Benefit Sea Stars
Warmer water and elevated carbon dioxide levels help sea stars grow faster, reports a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... (read more)
Warmer water and elevated carbon dioxide levels help sea stars grow faster, reports a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... (read more)
Julian Simon’s Book Masterfully Explains Flaws of Alarmism
Hoodwinking the NationJulian L. Simon (Cato Institute, 2007)140 pages, ISBN 1-56000-434-7I was fortunate to have known Julian Simon well in the last 10 ... (read more)
Hoodwinking the NationJulian L. Simon (Cato Institute, 2007)140 pages, ISBN 1-56000-434-7I was fortunate to have known Julian Simon well in the last 10 ... (read more)
Nearly 90% of Temperature Stations Show Extreme Heat Bias, Study Says
Eighty-nine percent of official U.S. temperature measurement stations are corrupted by poor site selection that gives false warming signals, according to ... (read more)
Eighty-nine percent of official U.S. temperature measurement stations are corrupted by poor site selection that gives false warming signals, according to ... (read more)
New Climate Change Report Applauded
It’s not often a book receives an ovation at a business conference, but an 880-page, 1-1/2 inch-thick, four-and-a-half-pound rebuttal of global warming ... (read more)
It’s not often a book receives an ovation at a business conference, but an 880-page, 1-1/2 inch-thick, four-and-a-half-pound rebuttal of global warming ... (read more)
School Board Prez Censors Science
Michael Kundu, a whale photographer and school board president in Marysville, Washington, apparently thinks he knows more about global warming than NASA, ... (read more)
Michael Kundu, a whale photographer and school board president in Marysville, Washington, apparently thinks he knows more about global warming than NASA, ... (read more)
Scientists, Economists Challenge Alarmism at Climate Conference
Global warming skeptics, who for a decade have emphasized hard-science evidence to refute doomsday predictions from alarmists, added new ammunition to their ... (read more)
Global warming skeptics, who for a decade have emphasized hard-science evidence to refute doomsday predictions from alarmists, added new ammunition to their ... (read more)
Utah Counties Sue U.S. Over Cancelled Leases
Three Utah counties have teamed up with five petroleum companies to sue Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, alleging he unlawfully cancelled 77 leases to drill ... (read more)
Three Utah counties have teamed up with five petroleum companies to sue Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, alleging he unlawfully cancelled 77 leases to drill ... (read more)
Washington Governor Defies Legislature on Warming
Instead of following in the footsteps of Washington legislators who refused to approve a cap-and-trade program restricting greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. ... (read more)
Instead of following in the footsteps of Washington legislators who refused to approve a cap-and-trade program restricting greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. ... (read more)
Washington State Misses Biofuels Goal
The state of Washington failed to meet its self-imposed June 1 deadline to have biofuels provide 20 percent of the fuel used in state-owned vehicles.According ... (read more)
The state of Washington failed to meet its self-imposed June 1 deadline to have biofuels provide 20 percent of the fuel used in state-owned vehicles.According ... (read more)
Water Pipes Freeze, Burst in Celebrated Solar House
Attendees at a Green Summit held by Michigan’s Oakland County Planning and Development Services department were unable to tour the county’s ... (read more)
Attendees at a Green Summit held by Michigan’s Oakland County Planning and Development Services department were unable to tour the county’s ... (read more)
Waxman-Markey Bill Would Raise Electricity Prices $846 Billion
The Waxman-Markey bill to restrict carbon dioxide emissions would cost $846 billion in the next decade alone, in the form of required payments for emissions ... (read more)
The Waxman-Markey bill to restrict carbon dioxide emissions would cost $846 billion in the next decade alone, in the form of required payments for emissions ... (read more)
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If this is one of your first issues of Environment & Climate News, you are probably one of the 31,000 scientists participating in the Petition Project, ... (read more)