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April 2002
A reader reacts ... Forest Service: Analysis paralysis or lack of competency?
I read Randal O’Toole’s “Analysis Paralysis” article in the February issue of Environment & Climate News. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth and other ... (read more)
I read Randal O’Toole’s “Analysis Paralysis” article in the February issue of Environment & Climate News. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth and other ... (read more)
America using more energy with less pollution
America's energy use is increasing, and many assume that energy-related air pollution must also be going up. The federal government certainly seems ... (read more)
America's energy use is increasing, and many assume that energy-related air pollution must also be going up. The federal government certainly seems ... (read more)
April 2002 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
According to the National Academy of Sciences, the federal government’s shutoff of irrigation water to farmers in the Klamath Basin area not only was unnecessary, ... (read more)
According to the National Academy of Sciences, the federal government’s shutoff of irrigation water to farmers in the Klamath Basin area not only was unnecessary, ... (read more)
Arizona community averts repeat of Klamath disaster
In the spring of 2001, after drought conditions reduced the amount of water available in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, a federal judge ruled 1,400 farms ... (read more)
In the spring of 2001, after drought conditions reduced the amount of water available in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, a federal judge ruled 1,400 farms ... (read more)
Bush announces Kyoto alternative
American businesses would be asked to register with the federal government to create an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and be eligible to trade ... (read more)
American businesses would be asked to register with the federal government to create an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and be eligible to trade ... (read more)
Bush calls for power plant emission cuts
During the same February 14 speech in which President George W. Bush announced his new greenhouse gas program, the President proposed mandatory reductions ... (read more)
During the same February 14 speech in which President George W. Bush announced his new greenhouse gas program, the President proposed mandatory reductions ... (read more)
Bush's greenhouse gas program creates an unsettled future
I suppose that business-as-usual has at least a chance to meet President Bush’s CO2 target for 2012: an 18 percent reduction in energy intensity, to 151 ... (read more)
I suppose that business-as-usual has at least a chance to meet President Bush’s CO2 target for 2012: an 18 percent reduction in energy intensity, to 151 ... (read more)
Clean Skies initiative raises many questions
President George W. Bush’s “Clean Skies” initiative, which some critics have dubbed "Jeffords-lite," calls for a roughly 70 percent reduction by 2018 of ... (read more)
President George W. Bush’s “Clean Skies” initiative, which some critics have dubbed "Jeffords-lite," calls for a roughly 70 percent reduction by 2018 of ... (read more)
Conservation with common sense
Several years ago, Citizens for Responsible Zoning and Landowner Rights warned that Wisconsin state agencies were proposing an expensive new sewer code. ... (read more)
Several years ago, Citizens for Responsible Zoning and Landowner Rights warned that Wisconsin state agencies were proposing an expensive new sewer code. ... (read more)
Editorial: Bush gives Enron the last laugh
The irony is thick. Just months after the firm imploded and during a week that saw its senior executives slapped around by Congress, Enron’s fondest dreams ... (read more)
The irony is thick. Just months after the firm imploded and during a week that saw its senior executives slapped around by Congress, Enron’s fondest dreams ... (read more)
Federal deal-making threatens citizens' rights
If you care about CARA, the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, and the continued management of ... (read more)
If you care about CARA, the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, and the continued management of ... (read more)
Global Climate Coalition disbands
The Global Climate Coalition (GCC), a Washington-based group that once was the dominant voice of U.S. industry on the climate change issue, has announced ... (read more)
The Global Climate Coalition (GCC), a Washington-based group that once was the dominant voice of U.S. industry on the climate change issue, has announced ... (read more)
Guilt-free guzzling
It was only a few months ago that the hysterics were dominating the talk over energy prices. Gasoline was running toward $2 a gallon and destined for ... (read more)
It was only a few months ago that the hysterics were dominating the talk over energy prices. Gasoline was running toward $2 a gallon and destined for ... (read more)
Humans bring end to Ice Age disasters
During an Internet debate in February, federal climatologist Michael McCracken (not a global warming skeptic) revealed that rising CO2 concentrations may ... (read more)
During an Internet debate in February, federal climatologist Michael McCracken (not a global warming skeptic) revealed that rising CO2 concentrations may ... (read more)
Letters to the Editor
Dear Mr. Taylor: I have just read your editorial [“When proselytizing goes to far,” Environment & Climate News, February 2002] and I suggest that where ... (read more)
Dear Mr. Taylor: I have just read your editorial [“When proselytizing goes to far,” Environment & Climate News, February 2002] and I suggest that where ... (read more)
NAS debunks Klamath water shutoff
The federal shutoff of irrigation water last year to farmers around Upper Klamath Lake on the Oregon-California border not only was unnecessary to preserve ... (read more)
The federal shutoff of irrigation water last year to farmers around Upper Klamath Lake on the Oregon-California border not only was unnecessary to preserve ... (read more)
Nevada rancher wins landmark 'takings' case
A long-anticipated decision on Hage v. United States, a takings case filed by Nevada ranchers Wayne Hage and family, was issued by Senior Judge Loren A. ... (read more)
A long-anticipated decision on Hage v. United States, a takings case filed by Nevada ranchers Wayne Hage and family, was issued by Senior Judge Loren A. ... (read more)
New York Times promotes Great Salmon Hoax
On February 14. the editors of the New York Times threw their full weight against efforts to restore sanity to natural resource management in the West ... (read more)
On February 14. the editors of the New York Times threw their full weight against efforts to restore sanity to natural resource management in the West ... (read more)
Senate rejects tighter CAFE as new data link program to thousands of deaths
Efforts to toughen a federal program initiated in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo were rejected by the U.S. Senate on March 12, when Senators from ... (read more)
Efforts to toughen a federal program initiated in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo were rejected by the U.S. Senate on March 12, when Senators from ... (read more)
Trout coalition relies on fishy science
The Western Native Trout Campaign, an environmentalist coalition spearheaded by The Center for Biological Diversity, issued a report last November calling ... (read more)
The Western Native Trout Campaign, an environmentalist coalition spearheaded by The Center for Biological Diversity, issued a report last November calling ... (read more)
U.S. government continues to stiff Montana
In the summer of 1996, President Bill Clinton traveled to Yellowstone National Park to announce that his administration, in concert with environmental ... (read more)
In the summer of 1996, President Bill Clinton traveled to Yellowstone National Park to announce that his administration, in concert with environmental ... (read more)
Unraveling DNA fear-mongering
Managing Editor’s note: Dr. Jay Lehr, science director for The Heartland Institute, wrote the following letter to the editor of Harper’s magazine on February ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: Dr. Jay Lehr, science director for The Heartland Institute, wrote the following letter to the editor of Harper’s magazine on February ... (read more)