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November 2005
Activists Blocked New Orleans Levee Plan
A massive levee system, approved by President Lyndon Johnson and supported by the Army Corps of Engineers during the Carter administration, would have held ... (read more)
A massive levee system, approved by President Lyndon Johnson and supported by the Army Corps of Engineers during the Carter administration, would have held ... (read more)
Addressing Data Conundrums
Fixing faulty data is challenging. Even if the data are made consistent among the data sets--meaning that under standardized conditions, the same numerical ... (read more)
Fixing faulty data is challenging. Even if the data are made consistent among the data sets--meaning that under standardized conditions, the same numerical ... (read more)
Bad Data in EPA Databases Result in Bad Policy
For more than three decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has forced the U.S. business community to spend tens of billions of dollars unnecessarily ... (read more)
For more than three decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has forced the U.S. business community to spend tens of billions of dollars unnecessarily ... (read more)
Blair Shifts Stance on Climate Change
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has long been one of the staunchest supporters of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, but in a recent public statement ... (read more)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has long been one of the staunchest supporters of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, but in a recent public statement ... (read more)
Bush Tightens Fuel Economy Mandates for Light Trucks
The Bush administration on August 23 announced the first significant tightening of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards in 30 years. The proposed ... (read more)
The Bush administration on August 23 announced the first significant tightening of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards in 30 years. The proposed ... (read more)
Environmental Activists Perpetuate Third-World Poverty
Developing countries today find themselves at a critical juncture. The environmental ministries in many developing countries have become outposts of local ... (read more)
Developing countries today find themselves at a critical juncture. The environmental ministries in many developing countries have become outposts of local ... (read more)
Federal Judge Rejects Global Warming Suit against Utilities
A federal judge on September 15 dismissed a lawsuit designed to force several major utility companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The suit ... (read more)
A federal judge on September 15 dismissed a lawsuit designed to force several major utility companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The suit ... (read more)
Harvard Public Health School Ignores Facts, Protests
The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on October 18 gave its highest honor to Los Angeles paralegal Erin Brockovich, best known for her beatification ... (read more)
The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on October 18 gave its highest honor to Los Angeles paralegal Erin Brockovich, best known for her beatification ... (read more)
House Passes Endangered Species Reform
The U.S. House of Representatives on September 29 approved legislation to reform and modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA). After passing the House ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives on September 29 approved legislation to reform and modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA). After passing the House ... (read more)
Katrina Exposes Media's Global Warming Bias
No sooner had Hurricane Katrina moved inland to spawn tornadoes, flooding, misery, and tragedy than global warming alarmists and some in the media began ... (read more)
No sooner had Hurricane Katrina moved inland to spawn tornadoes, flooding, misery, and tragedy than global warming alarmists and some in the media began ... (read more)
Mars Is Warming, NASA Scientists Report
The planet Mars is undergoing significant global warming, new data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) show, lending support to ... (read more)
The planet Mars is undergoing significant global warming, new data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) show, lending support to ... (read more)
November 2005 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The November 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News carries several articles that further weaken the alarmists' case for global warming. Among the stories: ... (read more)
The November 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News carries several articles that further weaken the alarmists' case for global warming. Among the stories: ... (read more)
Pombo, Gibbons Document Declining Mercury Exposure
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)
Real-World Data Contradict Hurricane Alarmism
Given the recent claims that hurricanes are getting dramatically worse because of global warming, it's too bad we've already exhausted the letter "G" for ... (read more)
Given the recent claims that hurricanes are getting dramatically worse because of global warming, it's too bad we've already exhausted the letter "G" for ... (read more)
Russians Debunk Permafrost Scam
Russia's leading scientists have debunked false claims by environmental activist groups and left-leaning media groups that global climate change is causing ... (read more)
Russia's leading scientists have debunked false claims by environmental activist groups and left-leaning media groups that global climate change is causing ... (read more)
Sonoma County Nears Biotech Vote
Residents of California's Sonoma County head to the polls on November 8 in one of the most nationally important county ballot initiatives in recent memory. ... (read more)
Residents of California's Sonoma County head to the polls on November 8 in one of the most nationally important county ballot initiatives in recent memory. ... (read more)
Studies Show GM Crops Safe
Genetically improved crops are rigorously tested and proven safe, a panel of University of Nebraska agricultural researchers and professors told an audience ... (read more)
Genetically improved crops are rigorously tested and proven safe, a panel of University of Nebraska agricultural researchers and professors told an audience ... (read more)
U.N. Revises Chernobyl Assessment
As of mid-2005, fewer than 50 deaths have been directly attributed to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, with almost all the deaths ... (read more)
As of mid-2005, fewer than 50 deaths have been directly attributed to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, with almost all the deaths ... (read more)
U.S. Senate Squelches Mercury Panic
The U.S. Senate voted on September 13 to reject an environmental activist-inspired challenge to the Bush administration's new rules regulating mercury emissions ... (read more)
The U.S. Senate voted on September 13 to reject an environmental activist-inspired challenge to the Bush administration's new rules regulating mercury emissions ... (read more)
Uganda Fighting for Right to Eradicate Malaria
Environmental activists are callously denying the citizens of Uganda, where 70,000 people die every year due to malaria, the right to use DDT to eradicate ... (read more)
Environmental activists are callously denying the citizens of Uganda, where 70,000 people die every year due to malaria, the right to use DDT to eradicate ... (read more)
Water for Sale: How Business and The Market Can Resolve the World's Water Crisis
Water for Sale: How Business and The Market Can Resolve the World's Water Crisis by Fredrik Segerfeldt Cato Institute, June 2005 $12.95, 160 pages ... (read more)
Water for Sale: How Business and The Market Can Resolve the World's Water Crisis by Fredrik Segerfeldt Cato Institute, June 2005 $12.95, 160 pages ... (read more)