Heartland Newspapers - Energy and Environment

Study: Fracking Exploration Could Create 47,000 Jobs in Illinois

Taylor Smith
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January 31, 2013
Natural gas exploration in shale formations could create more than 47,000 jobs in Illinois and spur $9 billion in statewide economic development, concludes a new study released by the Illinois Cham

Elevated CO2 Enhances the Berry Quality of Sub-Arctic Shrubs

Craig Idso
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January 31, 2013
Just as it does for numerous other foods that sustain mankind and the planet’s many animals, it stimulates the production of antioxidants...

GMO Labeling to Appear on Washington Ballot

Alyssa Carducci
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January 30, 2013
Anti-biotechnology activists submitted 350,000 signatures from registered Washington voters to put a proposed genetic modification labeling law on the state’s November 2013 election ballot.

EPA Cannot Regulate Water Flow, Federal Court Rules

Jeff Edgens
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January 29, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot lawfully restrict the amount of rainwater that enters a creek, a federal district judge ruled, in a victory for Virginia state officials.

Suffolk County, NY Bans BPA in Cash Register Receipts

Alyssa Carducci
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January 29, 2013
Suffolk County, New York became the first government entity in the nation to ban Bisphenol-A from cash register receipts.

Study: Ethanol Mandates Causing Spiraling U.S. Food Prices

Alyssa Carducci
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January 28, 2013
After more than 50 years of declining food prices, ethanol subsidies and mandates have caused a dramatic rise in U.S. food prices since 2005, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show.

DOE Study Shows Natural Gas Exports Benefit U.S. Economy

Dave Banks
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January 28, 2013
A U.S. Department of Energy-commissioned study finds natural gas exports would benefit the nation’s economy.

Issue #78: Activists Control the Findings of Government Climate Report

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 25, 2013
A majority of the senior scientists responsible for producing the U.S.

Ethanol Mandates Taking Toll on Nation's Food Supply

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 23, 2013
Did you know that 44 percent of America’s corn crop is used for ethanol production rather than food?

President Should Declare Global Warming Victory and Go Home

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 22, 2013
President Barack Obama in his second inauguration address called for new action to “respond to the threat of climate change,” saying “none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crip
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