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October 2005
A Rolling Stone and His Love of Trees
Forever Green: The History and Hope of the American Forest By Chuck Leavell and Mary Welch Published by Evergreen Arts, April 2004 Distributed by Mercer ... (read more)
Forever Green: The History and Hope of the American Forest By Chuck Leavell and Mary Welch Published by Evergreen Arts, April 2004 Distributed by Mercer ... (read more)
Aquatic Herbicides Ring up More Success Stories
Advances in chemical technology are increasingly allowing weed-choked lakes around the country to be transformed into vibrant recreation and wildlife refuges. ... (read more)
Advances in chemical technology are increasingly allowing weed-choked lakes around the country to be transformed into vibrant recreation and wildlife refuges. ... (read more)
Bush Signs Energy Bill
President George W. Bush on August 8 signed a comprehensive energy bill that received strong bipartisan support in both houses of Congress. The legislation ... (read more)
President George W. Bush on August 8 signed a comprehensive energy bill that received strong bipartisan support in both houses of Congress. The legislation ... (read more)
Calif. Bill Would Prevent Local Biotech Bans
A bill currently before the California legislature would promote a consistent statewide agricultural policy by preventing individual counties from banning ... (read more)
A bill currently before the California legislature would promote a consistent statewide agricultural policy by preventing individual counties from banning ... (read more)
Democrats Stepping Up to Protect Private Property
Democratic lawmakers across the country are demonstrating an often-overlooked commitment to protecting private property rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme ... (read more)
Democratic lawmakers across the country are demonstrating an often-overlooked commitment to protecting private property rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme ... (read more)
EPA Properly Refused to Regulate CO2, Appellate Court Rules
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted within its lawful discretion when it refused to regulate greenhouse gas emissions on August 28, ... (read more)
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted within its lawful discretion when it refused to regulate greenhouse gas emissions on August 28, ... (read more)
Executive Summary of Pombo/Gibbons Mercury Report
1. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is ubiquitous in the environment. Most of the mercury existing in the environment is released through natural ... (read more)
1. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is ubiquitous in the environment. Most of the mercury existing in the environment is released through natural ... (read more)
Exposure to Chemicals Is Declining, CDC Finds
In its Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, released July 21, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has documented significant ... (read more)
In its Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, released July 21, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has documented significant ... (read more)
Hollywood Targets Nuclear Storage Facility
Opponents of the Goshute Indians' plans to build a state-of-the-art nuclear storage facility on their Utah desert reservation flew a small group of activist ... (read more)
Opponents of the Goshute Indians' plans to build a state-of-the-art nuclear storage facility on their Utah desert reservation flew a small group of activist ... (read more)
House Committee Leaders Issue Mercury Report
House Resources Committee Chairman Richard W. Pombo (R-CA) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Jim Gibbons (R-NV) released on February ... (read more)
House Resources Committee Chairman Richard W. Pombo (R-CA) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Jim Gibbons (R-NV) released on February ... (read more)
Leading Hurricane Experts Downplay Global Warming
Claims in the media that global warming is making hurricanes worse are running into a gale of their own from scientists who specialize in studying the tropical ... (read more)
Claims in the media that global warming is making hurricanes worse are running into a gale of their own from scientists who specialize in studying the tropical ... (read more)
Localities Bolster Private Property Protections
City and county governments across the nation are bolstering private property protections in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23 decision in Kelo ... (read more)
City and county governments across the nation are bolstering private property protections in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23 decision in Kelo ... (read more)
Lomborg, Pope Debate the Future of Global Environmental Policy
Björn Lomborg and Carl Pope, two leading commentators on environment policy, recently debated the future of environmental activism in the July/August issue ... (read more)
Björn Lomborg and Carl Pope, two leading commentators on environment policy, recently debated the future of environmental activism in the July/August issue ... (read more)
New Data Cast Doubt on Alarmist Warming Predictions
Three papers in Science Express, published online on August 11 and scheduled for later publication in Science, have made a splash in the news media. The ... (read more)
Three papers in Science Express, published online on August 11 and scheduled for later publication in Science, have made a splash in the news media. The ... (read more)
New Jersey to Sue Delaware for Blocking LNG Pier
New Jersey and Delaware will be squaring off in the U.S. Supreme Court, say New Jersey officials, over Delaware's refusal to allow New Jersey to build on ... (read more)
New Jersey and Delaware will be squaring off in the U.S. Supreme Court, say New Jersey officials, over Delaware's refusal to allow New Jersey to build on ... (read more)
October 2005 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
According to scientists cited in the October 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News, hurricane physics, data, and ongoing research offer scant evidence ... (read more)
According to scientists cited in the October 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News, hurricane physics, data, and ongoing research offer scant evidence ... (read more)
Oregon Legislature Rebuffs California-Style Vehicle Restrictions
In a bipartisan effort to keep the state's consumers from having to pay up to $3,000 more for each new automobile they buy, the Oregon legislature has passed ... (read more)
In a bipartisan effort to keep the state's consumers from having to pay up to $3,000 more for each new automobile they buy, the Oregon legislature has passed ... (read more)
Penn. Board Considers Mercury Restrictions
Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board on August 16 approved a request by the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to examine the feasibility ... (read more)
Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board on August 16 approved a request by the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to examine the feasibility ... (read more)
Recent Hurricanes Not Caused by Warming, Scientists Conclude
The recent devastation by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastlines on August 29, has brought renewed ... (read more)
The recent devastation by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastlines on August 29, has brought renewed ... (read more)
States Reject Expanded Eminent Domain Powers
Responding to a groundswell of public outrage following the June 23 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court expanding the eminent domain powers of state and ... (read more)
Responding to a groundswell of public outrage following the June 23 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court expanding the eminent domain powers of state and ... (read more)
Unfounded Fears, Lack of Funding Stall Expanded Cleanup
Despite the successes being registered by new aquatic herbicides, invasive Eurasian milfoil remains the most widespread killer of otherwise-pristine lakes ... (read more)
Despite the successes being registered by new aquatic herbicides, invasive Eurasian milfoil remains the most widespread killer of otherwise-pristine lakes ... (read more)
Wind Farm Proposed for Vt. National Forest
A French-owned power company has announced plans to transform portions of Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest into an industrial wind farm if its development ... (read more)
A French-owned power company has announced plans to transform portions of Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest into an industrial wind farm if its development ... (read more)