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Environment & Climate News
January 2002
America, European Union take different approaches to chemicals
A toxicological summary issued October 19 by the Environmental Protection Agency makes an official, final determination that exposure to a tiny dose of ... (read more)
A toxicological summary issued October 19 by the Environmental Protection Agency makes an official, final determination that exposure to a tiny dose of ... (read more)
Appeals court rules Exxon Valdez award was excessive
A federal appeals court has thrown out a $5.3 billion punitive damages award against Exxon Mobil Corporation for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, concluding ... (read more)
A federal appeals court has thrown out a $5.3 billion punitive damages award against Exxon Mobil Corporation for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, concluding ... (read more)
Bush Interior Department modifies Clinton mining rules
Interior Department Solicitor William G. Myers III has issued a decision removing controversial language in mining regulations imposed by the Clinton ... (read more)
Interior Department Solicitor William G. Myers III has issued a decision removing controversial language in mining regulations imposed by the Clinton ... (read more)
Daschle subverts will of Senate to stop drilling in ANWR
Teamsters, Republican congressmen, and moderate Democrats spent the months of October and November attempting to force House Majority Leader Tom Daschle ... (read more)
Teamsters, Republican congressmen, and moderate Democrats spent the months of October and November attempting to force House Majority Leader Tom Daschle ... (read more)
Defending the indefensible
In 1976, Congress adopted the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) to end seven decades of ad hoc Presidential withdrawals of federal land from ... (read more)
In 1976, Congress adopted the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) to end seven decades of ad hoc Presidential withdrawals of federal land from ... (read more)
Eco-terrorists threaten major escalation in Great Britain
Radical environmentalists in Great Britain have threatened a major escalation of their eco-terror attacks, including assassinations, after one of their ... (read more)
Radical environmentalists in Great Britain have threatened a major escalation of their eco-terror attacks, including assassinations, after one of their ... (read more)
Eco-vandals continue biotech campaign
Members of the anti-technology group Northeast Rage descended on New England grocery stores October 30 to vandalize food and grocery store property in ... (read more)
Members of the anti-technology group Northeast Rage descended on New England grocery stores October 30 to vandalize food and grocery store property in ... (read more)
Economist warns against false market of CO2 controls
Attempting to make CO2 controls more palatable to the American public and advocates of the country's free-market economy, some policy wonks are suggesting ... (read more)
Attempting to make CO2 controls more palatable to the American public and advocates of the country's free-market economy, some policy wonks are suggesting ... (read more)
Economy, not national security justifies ANWR drilling
"Energy security" is becoming the by-word for politicians anxious to do something on the home front to support the war on terrorism. Apparently, the ... (read more)
"Energy security" is becoming the by-word for politicians anxious to do something on the home front to support the war on terrorism. Apparently, the ... (read more)
Editorial: Hard evidence of global warming ... in Caddyshack?
If you believe the latest round of pop-science reports in the mainstream media, you can only conclude that the comedy movie classic Caddyshack provides ... (read more)
If you believe the latest round of pop-science reports in the mainstream media, you can only conclude that the comedy movie classic Caddyshack provides ... (read more)
EPA, sound science validate biotech corn benefits
Sound science has debunked yet another purported biotech scare, as the Environmental Protection Agency on October 16 declared biotech corn perfectly safe ... (read more)
Sound science has debunked yet another purported biotech scare, as the Environmental Protection Agency on October 16 declared biotech corn perfectly safe ... (read more)
Fake CDC study full of holes
Several newspapers and other news sources have recently reported that a study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has warned about the ... (read more)
Several newspapers and other news sources have recently reported that a study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has warned about the ... (read more)
Greener than you think
"That the human race faces environmental problems is unquestionable. That environmental experts have regularly tried to scare us out of our wits with ... (read more)
"That the human race faces environmental problems is unquestionable. That environmental experts have regularly tried to scare us out of our wits with ... (read more)
Interior Department streamlines Everglades restoration
Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced on November 6 that she is closing the Office of Everglades Restoration in West Palm Beach, Florida, in order ... (read more)
Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced on November 6 that she is closing the Office of Everglades Restoration in West Palm Beach, Florida, in order ... (read more)
It's time to reclaim our rights
Once again, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has proven itself to be subservient to radical environmental groups, stopping the salvage of dead ... (read more)
Once again, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has proven itself to be subservient to radical environmental groups, stopping the salvage of dead ... (read more)
January 2002 Environment & Climate News (pdf)
The January 2002 issue of Environment & Climate News features a special report on the economics and politics of drilling for oil in the Arctic National ... (read more)
The January 2002 issue of Environment & Climate News features a special report on the economics and politics of drilling for oil in the Arctic National ... (read more)
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: I truly do not understand the fuss about global warming. Just what is the problem? The goal of many people is to retire and move to ... (read more)
Dear Editor: I truly do not understand the fuss about global warming. Just what is the problem? The goal of many people is to retire and move to ... (read more)
Marrakech climate talks heavy on rhetoric, low on news
Global warming talks in Marrakech, Morocco, taking place October 29 through November 9, produced the usual anti-warming rhetoric but little concrete news. ... (read more)
Global warming talks in Marrakech, Morocco, taking place October 29 through November 9, produced the usual anti-warming rhetoric but little concrete news. ... (read more)
Radical greens step up terror campaign after September 11
Far from being chastened by the events of September 11, radical environmentalist groups appear to have been inspired by the terrorists, stepping up their ... (read more)
Far from being chastened by the events of September 11, radical environmentalist groups appear to have been inspired by the terrorists, stepping up their ... (read more)
Smart-growth takes hits
Since the September 11 attack on the densest part of America (when counting job density), numerous commentators have pointed out the idea of density suddenly ... (read more)
Since the September 11 attack on the densest part of America (when counting job density), numerous commentators have pointed out the idea of density suddenly ... (read more)
The arrogance of bureaucratic power
The men and women around the basement table of the tiny northern Wisconsin town bank could be from Tom Brokaw's best seller, The Greatest Generation, ... (read more)
The men and women around the basement table of the tiny northern Wisconsin town bank could be from Tom Brokaw's best seller, The Greatest Generation, ... (read more)
The slick politics of ANWR oil
According to Petroleum News Alaska, the company was created to provide investment and business opportunities, employment, and training for tribal members. ... (read more)
According to Petroleum News Alaska, the company was created to provide investment and business opportunities, employment, and training for tribal members. ... (read more)
Whitman EPA adopts Clinton arsenic standard
The Bush administration will adopt tighter arsenic standards first proposed just hours before former President Clinton left office, Environmental Protection ... (read more)
The Bush administration will adopt tighter arsenic standards first proposed just hours before former President Clinton left office, Environmental Protection ... (read more)
