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May 2003
A Climate Change Primer: It’s the Sun!
The sun supplies the energy to warm the Earth. The atmosphere, which is mostly transparent to the incoming sunlight, absorbs outgoing reflected or internal ... (read more)
The sun supplies the energy to warm the Earth. The atmosphere, which is mostly transparent to the incoming sunlight, absorbs outgoing reflected or internal ... (read more)
ALEC Offers Guidebook on State Greenhouse Gas Regulation
With the failure of the Kyoto Protocol at the federal level, several states are advancing so-called “son-of-Kyoto” legislation at the state level to eliminate ... (read more)
With the failure of the Kyoto Protocol at the federal level, several states are advancing so-called “son-of-Kyoto” legislation at the state level to eliminate ... (read more)
Blood for Oil?
Is the war with Iraq about oil? The anti-war movement seems to think so. I am not so sure. If access to oil were of concern to Bush and Blair, one ... (read more)
Is the war with Iraq about oil? The anti-war movement seems to think so. I am not so sure. If access to oil were of concern to Bush and Blair, one ... (read more)
Bush Call for Hydrogen Funding Fuels Debate
At an April 9 auto trade show in Hanover, Germany, General Motors and BMW announced a cooperative effort to develop refueling devices for liquid hydrogen ... (read more)
At an April 9 auto trade show in Hanover, Germany, General Motors and BMW announced a cooperative effort to develop refueling devices for liquid hydrogen ... (read more)
Business Groups Support Voluntary GHG Reductions
Several leading business organizations have shown their support for President George W. Bush’s Voluntary Action Initiative on global warming by voluntarily ... (read more)
Several leading business organizations have shown their support for President George W. Bush’s Voluntary Action Initiative on global warming by voluntarily ... (read more)
Business Roundtable Launches Climate RESOLVE
The Business Roundtable (BRT) announced on February 12 a large-scale initiative to voluntarily reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its member ... (read more)
The Business Roundtable (BRT) announced on February 12 a large-scale initiative to voluntarily reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its member ... (read more)
Congress Revises Bush Energy Plan
Furious debate and closed-door maneuvering are shaping the fate of President Bush’s energy plan. The President suffered a setback as the Senate narrowly ... (read more)
Furious debate and closed-door maneuvering are shaping the fate of President Bush’s energy plan. The President suffered a setback as the Senate narrowly ... (read more)
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Attempt to Define 'Wetland'
The Bush administration appears poised to re-define what constitutes a “wetland” for purposes of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Doing so may expedite construction ... (read more)
The Bush administration appears poised to re-define what constitutes a “wetland” for purposes of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Doing so may expedite construction ... (read more)
EPA Regulation Impedes Oil-spill Cleanups
Several months after the oil tanker Prestige foundered and sank off Spain’s Galician coast, spilling 20,000 tons of fuel oil, it is clear the catastrophe ... (read more)
Several months after the oil tanker Prestige foundered and sank off Spain’s Galician coast, spilling 20,000 tons of fuel oil, it is clear the catastrophe ... (read more)
Experts React to Sustainable Washington Report
The Sustainable Washington Advisory Panel developed several suggestions “for using human, environmental, and economic resources more wisely, including ... (read more)
The Sustainable Washington Advisory Panel developed several suggestions “for using human, environmental, and economic resources more wisely, including ... (read more)
Faulty Statistics Plague IPCC Report
The former president of the International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS) has challenged the statistical basis for climate change fears, contending ... (read more)
The former president of the International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS) has challenged the statistical basis for climate change fears, contending ... (read more)
Feds Tighten Fuel Economy Mandates
Federal regulators on April 1 imposed controversial new restrictions on light trucks, vans, and SUVs, mandating a 1.5 mile per gallon increase in fuel ... (read more)
Federal regulators on April 1 imposed controversial new restrictions on light trucks, vans, and SUVs, mandating a 1.5 mile per gallon increase in fuel ... (read more)
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Best in Decades
Lake Michigan creel surveys confirm what charter boat captains and sport anglers reported last summer: Trout and salmon fishing on the big pond was the ... (read more)
Lake Michigan creel surveys confirm what charter boat captains and sport anglers reported last summer: Trout and salmon fishing on the big pond was the ... (read more)
May 2003 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
The May issue of Environment & Climate News reports on the hydrogen R&D funding debate, the status of President George W. Bush’s energy proposal, and the ... (read more)
The May issue of Environment & Climate News reports on the hydrogen R&D funding debate, the status of President George W. Bush’s energy proposal, and the ... (read more)
New Book Series Encourages Critical Thinking in Youth
Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues by the Center for Free Market Environmentalism (PERC) and Competitive Enterprise Institute Greenhaven Press, ... (read more)
Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues by the Center for Free Market Environmentalism (PERC) and Competitive Enterprise Institute Greenhaven Press, ... (read more)
New Report Decries Eco Scare Tactics
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop has urged lawmakers and regulators to ensure that policies aimed at protecting children are scientifically ... (read more)
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop has urged lawmakers and regulators to ensure that policies aimed at protecting children are scientifically ... (read more)
Senate Should Oppose Energy Rationing
April 4, 2003 To Senator Pete Domenici, Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Dear Chairman Domenici: The undersigned organizations ... (read more)
April 4, 2003 To Senator Pete Domenici, Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Dear Chairman Domenici: The undersigned organizations ... (read more)
State AGs Sue EPA to Compel CO2 Regulation
Seven Democratic state attorneys general announced on February 20 plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s failure to list ... (read more)
Seven Democratic state attorneys general announced on February 20 plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s failure to list ... (read more)
Washington Governor Aims at 'Sustainable' Future
Washington Governor Gary Locke on February 6 called for government-directed “sustainable” development and praised a report on sustainability strategies ... (read more)
Washington Governor Gary Locke on February 6 called for government-directed “sustainable” development and praised a report on sustainability strategies ... (read more)