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March 2007
Africans Urge Congress to Fulfill DDT Promise to Fight Malaria
Africa Fighting Malaria, a public policy organization dedicated to educating people about the scourge of malaria, submitted a letter on January 22 to U.S. ... (read more)
Africa Fighting Malaria, a public policy organization dedicated to educating people about the scourge of malaria, submitted a letter on January 22 to U.S. ... (read more)
Alar: The Great Apple Scare
This article is the ninth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
This article is the ninth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
Careful Review of Science Refutes Global Warming Myths
Review of Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1500 Years By S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 260 pages, $24.95, ISBN 0742551172 With ... (read more)
Review of Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1500 Years By S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 260 pages, $24.95, ISBN 0742551172 With ... (read more)
Chicago Falls Short of Touted 2001 Renewable Fuels Pledge
After pledging in 2001 that his city government would run on 20 percent renewable power by 2006, the end of the year showed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley ... (read more)
After pledging in 2001 that his city government would run on 20 percent renewable power by 2006, the end of the year showed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley ... (read more)
Climate Alarmist Quits British Government
Sir Nicholas Stern, author of a controversial October 2006 report alleging global warming will wreak havoc on the global economy, on December 11 resigned ... (read more)
Sir Nicholas Stern, author of a controversial October 2006 report alleging global warming will wreak havoc on the global economy, on December 11 resigned ... (read more)
DDT Did Not Harm Eagles
While it is wonderful that the bald eagle will be taken off the Endangered Species list, many media reports repeated the fiction that the ban on DDT use ... (read more)
While it is wonderful that the bald eagle will be taken off the Endangered Species list, many media reports repeated the fiction that the ban on DDT use ... (read more)
Economists See No Reason for Climate Change Alarm: Survey
What long-term impact is global climate change likely to have on the economy? To answer this question (and a slew of others), I polled Ph.D. economists, ... (read more)
What long-term impact is global climate change likely to have on the economy? To answer this question (and a slew of others), I polled Ph.D. economists, ... (read more)
EPA Should Help States Required to Clean Up Foreign Pollution
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on December 13 petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a mechanism protecting states and local authorities ... (read more)
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on December 13 petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a mechanism protecting states and local authorities ... (read more)
ESA Listing Not Needed for Polar Bears
Despite healthy polar bear populations upwards of 20,000 bears worldwide, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced on December 27 the Bush ... (read more)
Despite healthy polar bear populations upwards of 20,000 bears worldwide, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced on December 27 the Bush ... (read more)
Farmers, Cattlemen Challenge New EPA Soot Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule requiring a 50 percent reduction in fine particulate matter allowable over a 24-hour period subjects ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule requiring a 50 percent reduction in fine particulate matter allowable over a 24-hour period subjects ... (read more)
Father of Green Revolution Receives Top Civilian Honor
Scientist Norman Borlaug received the nation's highest civilian honor--the Congressional Gold Medal--on December 6, 2006, making him one of only 300 or ... (read more)
Scientist Norman Borlaug received the nation's highest civilian honor--the Congressional Gold Medal--on December 6, 2006, making him one of only 300 or ... (read more)
GM Introduces High-Performance Electric Concept Car
Placing itself in strong position to take advantage of the post-gasoline automobile age that it believes is just around the corner, General Motors has unveiled ... (read more)
Placing itself in strong position to take advantage of the post-gasoline automobile age that it believes is just around the corner, General Motors has unveiled ... (read more)
Is Oil the Root of All Evil?
Review of Lives per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction By Terry Tamminen Island Press, 2006 210 pages, $24.95, ISBN 1597261017 (comes with breathing ... (read more)
Review of Lives per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction By Terry Tamminen Island Press, 2006 210 pages, $24.95, ISBN 1597261017 (comes with breathing ... (read more)
Lawsuit Seeks to Prolong 40-Year Delay on Maryland Highway
Forty-plus years of delays in building a vital highway connector between I-270 and I-95 in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland should be ... (read more)
Forty-plus years of delays in building a vital highway connector between I-270 and I-95 in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland should be ... (read more)
Lead Paint Showdown Looms in Ohio
Incoming Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has sparked a potential constitutional showdown by vetoing a lead paint bill outgoing Gov. Bob Taft (R) thought he ... (read more)
Incoming Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has sparked a potential constitutional showdown by vetoing a lead paint bill outgoing Gov. Bob Taft (R) thought he ... (read more)
Maine Meets Federal Ozone Standards for the First Time
For the first time since the state began monitoring ground-level ozone in the 1970s, the entire state of Maine is now officially meeting federal ambient ... (read more)
For the first time since the state began monitoring ground-level ozone in the 1970s, the entire state of Maine is now officially meeting federal ambient ... (read more)
March 2007 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The March issue of Environment & Climate News offers evidence--from polar bear populations to surveys of economists to solar cycles--that climate alarmism ... (read more)
The March issue of Environment & Climate News offers evidence--from polar bear populations to surveys of economists to solar cycles--that climate alarmism ... (read more)
Media Hype on Climate Change Is Nothing New: Inhofe
Alarmism over climate change is unsupported by the weight of scientific evidence, and proposals by environmental activists to impose drastic actions are ... (read more)
Alarmism over climate change is unsupported by the weight of scientific evidence, and proposals by environmental activists to impose drastic actions are ... (read more)
What Explains the Increasing Fury of Global Warming Alarmists?
What's behind the shameless demagoguery and character assassination being heaped on climate change "deniers"? What's behind the chilling calls for "Nuremberg ... (read more)
What's behind the shameless demagoguery and character assassination being heaped on climate change "deniers"? What's behind the chilling calls for "Nuremberg ... (read more)