Research & Commentary - Environment
James Taylor - October 27, 2009
Forcing nationwide cuts in carbon dioxide emissions offers only speculative environmental benefits, if any, as a switch to wind and solar power will certainly ... (read more)
Peter Fotos - October 08, 2009
The Obama administration, with support from the majority party in Congress, is promoting a carbon emissions cap-and-trade plan that could spell disaster ... (read more)
Zonia Pino - August 21, 2009
Even with one of the worst state economies in the nation, the California Assembly rejected a proposal to allow new oil drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara. ... (read more)
Zonia M. Pino - June 30, 2009
The American Clean Energy Security Act--better known as "Waxman-Markey"--has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and is pending ... (read more)
Matthew Glans - June 30, 2009
Government planners have coined the term "smart growth" to justify a litany of intrusions into the economic planning of our communities. Billions ... (read more)
Zonia M. Pino - March 27, 2009
The Obama administration, with overwhelming support from the majority party in Congress, is promoting a carbon emissions cap-and-trade plan that could spell ... (read more)
Zonia Pino - December 22, 2008
Pennsylvania, among other states, is mulling programs that would establish a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade system for the purpose of reducing carbon dioxide ... (read more)
December 09, 2008
This collection of eight articles and reports on Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” was assembled for parents, taxpayers, teachers, ... (read more)
December 09, 2008
This Research & Commentary collection contains three articles that provide scientific critiques of the global warming alarmism that appears in Al Gore’s ... (read more)
Zonia M. Pino - June 01, 2008
British academic Nicholas Stern will testify on Thursday, June 26 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington. The former World Bank staffer ... (read more)
Brian Costin - May 05, 2008
Environmentalists in recent years have enthusiastically hailed ethanol fuel as a central element in combating what they perceive as a global warming crisis ... (read more)
Brian Costin - April 04, 2008
As the scientific community becomes increasingly skeptical of claims that global warming is manmade and portends a crisis, government calls for carbon dioxide ... (read more)
Heartland Staff - October 03, 2007
Kermit the Frog said “it’s not easy being green.” But Kermit didn’t know how easy it would be to appear green.
In the name of appearing ... (read more)
The Heartland Institute - June 28, 2007
This summer, gasoline prices continue to climb- in some areas, to nearly $4 per gallon. As some lawmakers and the media accuse oil companies of price-gouging ... (read more)
prepared by The Heartland Institute - March 29, 2007
Some environmental groups champion the Great Lakes Compact as an important way to protect water resources in the region. However, they overlook the compact’s ... (read more)
compiled by Trevor Martin - March 14, 2007
Global warming is a complex and important issue. While some ideologically driven environmental groups and their allies in the media declare the debate is ... (read more)
Heartland Institute staff - July 26, 2006
States are working on State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet air quality standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air ... (read more)
Joseph L. Bast - March 01, 2000
1. What Is Chlorine?
Chlorine is an element found in abundance in the natural world. It is one of 118 elements that comprise the matter that makes ... (read more)
WHAT'S NEWJanet Albrechtsen - October 28, 2009
From the October 28, 2009 Wall Street Journal: Asia edition.We can only hope that world leaders will do nothing more than enjoy a pleasant bicycle ride ... (read more)
CEI Staff - October 29, 2009
New Report Exposes Massive Flaws of Emissions Trading Scheme Washington, D.C., October 29, 2009—The Competitive Enterprise Institute today cheered ... (read more)
The Pew Research Center - November 03, 2009
There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising, that ... (read more)
Marc Morano - November 02, 2009
The following letter was sent to all 100 U.S. Senator's on October 29, 2009 by a team of scientists. The letter is reproduced in full below:A GAGGLE IS ... (read more)
Jim Johnston - November 02, 2009
There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you to know. Consider the following.
Section 721 of ... (read more)
David Archibald - July 19, 2009
This is a remarkable collection of evidence, just clicking through it makes you realize how weak the case for alarmism is, and how over-whelming the evidence ... (read more)
James Taylor - October 27, 2009
Forcing nationwide cuts in carbon dioxide emissions offers only speculative environmental benefits, if any, as a switch to wind and solar power will certainly ... (read more)
Dan Miller - October 27, 2009
The free market Minnesota Majority is rallying several stakeholder groups to beat back attempts in Congress to impose a cap-and-trade system on the US economy ... (read more)
Norm Rogers - October 23, 2009
Norm Rogers, a Heartland policy advisor on the environment, spoke to about 50 members of the Legatus Society – a Catholic men’s group related ... (read more)
Judy Fahys - October 22, 2009
Is climate changing in Utah's Capitol on global warming?: Lawmakers to hear from two witnesses: a U. expert and a notable 'denier.'
Judy Fahys
Oct 19, ... (read more)
POLICYBOT: ENVIRONMENT |
