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June 2007
A Redemptive Moment
Despite the wrongness of her scientific claims, Rachel Carson had a very positive impact on my life. She wrote a brief publication in 1965 titled "A Sense ... (read more)
Despite the wrongness of her scientific claims, Rachel Carson had a very positive impact on my life. She wrote a brief publication in 1965 titled "A Sense ... (read more)
Associate State Climatologist Fired for Exposing Warming Myths
University of Washington climate scientist Mark Albright was dismissed on March 12 from his position as associate state climatologist, just weeks after ... (read more)
University of Washington climate scientist Mark Albright was dismissed on March 12 from his position as associate state climatologist, just weeks after ... (read more)
Bedbug Outbreak Hits All 50 States Thanks to DDT Ban
Bedbug infestations have nearly doubled nationwide since the year 2000, according to pesticide companies, and a ban on DDT and other effective pesticides ... (read more)
Bedbug infestations have nearly doubled nationwide since the year 2000, according to pesticide companies, and a ban on DDT and other effective pesticides ... (read more)
Boxer Pushes Failed EU Cap-and-Trade Scheme
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California), head of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, told reporters at an April 18 National Press Club ... (read more)
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California), head of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, told reporters at an April 18 National Press Club ... (read more)
Commentary: British Documentary Counters Gore Movie
Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth (AIT) has met its match--a major documentary recently shown on British television. In spite of its flamboyant title, ... (read more)
Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth (AIT) has met its match--a major documentary recently shown on British television. In spite of its flamboyant title, ... (read more)
Commentary: When Will We Tire of the Fear Mongers?
I have noticed throughout my life that there barely has been a day the news media was not trumpeting a foreboding event, an impending environmental danger, ... (read more)
I have noticed throughout my life that there barely has been a day the news media was not trumpeting a foreboding event, an impending environmental danger, ... (read more)
Fears of Melting Polar Ice Are Discredited
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are losing little if any ice mass, thus having very little impact on global sea level, results from several recent ... (read more)
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are losing little if any ice mass, thus having very little impact on global sea level, results from several recent ... (read more)
Food Irradiation: A Healthy Secret
This article is the twelfth 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 twelfth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam? A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory, and Food Safety Concerns, ... (read more)
Great Lakes Water Compact Foundering
An agreement by the governors of eight Midwestern states to champion an interstate compact that would treat the Great Lakes as a shared resource unavailable ... (read more)
An agreement by the governors of eight Midwestern states to champion an interstate compact that would treat the Great Lakes as a shared resource unavailable ... (read more)
Greenland Glacier Survived Warmer Temperatures
Greenland's ice sheet is no closer to melting than that of Antarctica, indicates a study reported by five scientists at Britain's University of Southampton ... (read more)
Greenland's ice sheet is no closer to melting than that of Antarctica, indicates a study reported by five scientists at Britain's University of Southampton ... (read more)
IPCC Fourth Assessment Dampens Global Warming Alarmism
On February 2, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released an 18-page Summary for Policymakers of its yet-to-be-published (at ... (read more)
On February 2, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released an 18-page Summary for Policymakers of its yet-to-be-published (at ... (read more)
June 2007 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The June 2007 issue of Environment & Climate News leads with a report on the U.S. Supreme Court's April 2 decision that the Environmental Protection Agency ... (read more)
The June 2007 issue of Environment & Climate News leads with a report on the U.S. Supreme Court's April 2 decision that the Environmental Protection Agency ... (read more)
Organic Foods Putting Human Health, Environment at Risk
The Truth About Organic Foods By Alex Avery Henderson Communications, 2006 231 pages, $19.95, ISBN 0978895207 http://www.amazon.com If you think ... (read more)
The Truth About Organic Foods By Alex Avery Henderson Communications, 2006 231 pages, $19.95, ISBN 0978895207 http://www.amazon.com If you think ... (read more)
Rachel Carson's Dire Unintended Consequences
Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson edited by Peter Matthiessen Houghton Mifflin, ... (read more)
Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson edited by Peter Matthiessen Houghton Mifflin, ... (read more)
Record April Freeze Hits U.S.
Hundreds of cities across most of the eastern United States suffered record cold and snow throughout much of April. Analysts pointed out the unexpected ... (read more)
Hundreds of cities across most of the eastern United States suffered record cold and snow throughout much of April. Analysts pointed out the unexpected ... (read more)
Scientists Urge Gore to Cool His Global Warming Rhetoric
While basking in the afterglow of having his movie, An Inconvenient Truth, awarded an Oscar, former vice president Al Gore is finding his rhetorical flourishes ... (read more)
While basking in the afterglow of having his movie, An Inconvenient Truth, awarded an Oscar, former vice president Al Gore is finding his rhetorical flourishes ... (read more)
Study: 'Global Warming' Making Northern Hemisphere Greener
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, together with moderately warming temperatures, have caused a substantial greening of the Northern Hemisphere. ... (read more)
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, together with moderately warming temperatures, have caused a substantial greening of the Northern Hemisphere. ... (read more)
Supreme Court Decision Provokes Sharp Reactions
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Massachusetts v. EPA provoked sharp reactions from the four justices in the minority and from legal observers. Chief ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Massachusetts v. EPA provoked sharp reactions from the four justices in the minority and from legal observers. Chief ... (read more)
Supreme Court: EPA Must Explain Why Carbon Dioxide Is Not a Pollutant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must either regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases or give a reasonable explanation for ... (read more)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must either regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases or give a reasonable explanation for ... (read more)
Temperate Forests Warm the Planet, Scientists Report
While tropical forests exert a cooling influence on global climate, forests in northern regions exert a warming effect, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore ... (read more)
While tropical forests exert a cooling influence on global climate, forests in northern regions exert a warming effect, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore ... (read more)
Zoo Must Kill Baby Polar Bear, Animal Rights Extremists Argue
A baby polar bear born in the Berlin Zoo should be euthanized rather than be subjected to the humiliation of being raised as a domestic pet, animal rights ... (read more)
A baby polar bear born in the Berlin Zoo should be euthanized rather than be subjected to the humiliation of being raised as a domestic pet, animal rights ... (read more)