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August 2004
Anti-Biotech Bills Find Little Traction in State Legislatures
Despite recent high-profile measures in California counties and in the Vermont legislature to ban or heavily regulate genetically enhanced crops, most state ... (read more)
Despite recent high-profile measures in California counties and in the Vermont legislature to ban or heavily regulate genetically enhanced crops, most state ... (read more)
August 2004 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The August issue of Environment & Climate News features a special report on the promise—and politics—of biotechnology. Although the anti-biotech crowd ... (read more)
The August issue of Environment & Climate News features a special report on the promise—and politics—of biotechnology. Although the anti-biotech crowd ... (read more)
Big-Budget Hollywood Movie Is a Science Travesty
Even the Weather Channel has gone Hollywood. Highlighted in the big-budget weather-horror movie, "The Day After Tomorrow," the Weather Channel recently ... (read more)
Even the Weather Channel has gone Hollywood. Highlighted in the big-budget weather-horror movie, "The Day After Tomorrow," the Weather Channel recently ... (read more)
Biotech Opponents Win in Vermont, Target Other States
Opponents of biotechnology, failing to gain political traction at the national level, are increasingly pushing their agenda at the state and local levels. ... (read more)
Opponents of biotechnology, failing to gain political traction at the national level, are increasingly pushing their agenda at the state and local levels. ... (read more)
Biotechnology Promises Industrial Benefits
Two reports issued in June 2004 document the potential for the use of genetic engineering in industrial processes to reduce air and water pollution, expand ... (read more)
Two reports issued in June 2004 document the potential for the use of genetic engineering in industrial processes to reduce air and water pollution, expand ... (read more)
California Regulators Issue Rules for GHG Reductions
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on June 14 published first-of-its-kind regulations requiring a 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions. By ARB's ... (read more)
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on June 14 published first-of-its-kind regulations requiring a 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions. By ARB's ... (read more)
Court Rulings Endanger Farmers' Use of Pesticides
Farmers who apply their own pesticides, and state legislators who represent them, should be aware of two key environmental cases making their way through ... (read more)
Farmers who apply their own pesticides, and state legislators who represent them, should be aware of two key environmental cases making their way through ... (read more)
Endangered Species Act Hit at New Mexico Hearing
"The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has given wildlife very little to cheer about," said Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), chairman of the House Resources ... (read more)
"The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has given wildlife very little to cheer about," said Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), chairman of the House Resources ... (read more)
Federal Regulations Back to Near-Record Levels
Federal government regulators issued 4,148 new rules in the 71,269-page Federal Register in 2003, 19 fewer than they did in 2002. The cost of those rules ... (read more)
Federal government regulators issued 4,148 new rules in the 71,269-page Federal Register in 2003, 19 fewer than they did in 2002. The cost of those rules ... (read more)
Global Warming Extremists Use Shareholder Actions to Pressure Corporations
The global warming treaty known as the Kyoto Protocol is politically dead in the United States, but the treaty's most extreme supporters haven't given up ... (read more)
The global warming treaty known as the Kyoto Protocol is politically dead in the United States, but the treaty's most extreme supporters haven't given up ... (read more)
Kyoto Proving Unworkable
Recent developments in Japan, Russia, and Canada suggest the international Kyoto Protocol is doomed to failure ... with or without U.S. participation. In ... (read more)
Recent developments in Japan, Russia, and Canada suggest the international Kyoto Protocol is doomed to failure ... with or without U.S. participation. In ... (read more)
Mouse that Cost Economy $100 Million May Never Have Existed
After six years of Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations and restrictions that have cost builders, local governments, and landowners on the western fringe ... (read more)
After six years of Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations and restrictions that have cost builders, local governments, and landowners on the western fringe ... (read more)
New Study Shows Hefty Price Tag for McCain-Lieberman Bill
U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) in January 2004 introduced a modified version of the Climate Stewardship Act ... (read more)
U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) in January 2004 introduced a modified version of the Climate Stewardship Act ... (read more)
State Legislatures Face Anti-Pesticide Bills
Anti-chemical activists have pushed several state governments in recent years to pass laws to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides in schools ... (read more)
Anti-chemical activists have pushed several state governments in recent years to pass laws to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides in schools ... (read more)
Study Shows Fear of Mercury 'Hot Spots' Unfounded
Faced with scientific consensus that current levels of exposure to mercury pose little or no threat to human health, some environmental activist groups ... (read more)
Faced with scientific consensus that current levels of exposure to mercury pose little or no threat to human health, some environmental activist groups ... (read more)