Heartland Newspapers - Energy and Environment

EPA Rejects Arizona Haze Plan

Jeff Edgens
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January 08, 2013
Arizona consumers can expect higher electricity costs as a result of new EPA restrictions on three Eastern Arizona power plants.

California Conservation Groups Purchase Private Land for Unique Preserve

Alyssa Carducci
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January 08, 2013
Two conservation groups struck a deal with private property owners to preserve 554 acres of land in Sonoma County, California.

NOAA Caught Using Contradictory Temperature Data

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 07, 2013
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration appears to be using two contradictory datasets for its official temperature records, meteorologist Anthony Watts reports.

Hurricane Sandy, Harry Reid, and the Shawshank Deception

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 07, 2013
In the classic movie The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most fascinating characters is one that doesn’t exist. Peter Stevens, the silent, silent partner. A phantom.  An apparition.

Activist Groups Continue Uphill Battle to Impose Carbon Tax

Dave Banks
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January 07, 2013
Environmental activist groups are ramping up efforts to recruit liberal Republicans to promote a national carbon tax.

Issue #75: Peer-reviewed Study: Arctic and Subarctic Species Benefit from Global Warming

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 04, 2013
Global warming will benefit most Arctic and sub-Arctic species, a team of scientists report in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

IEA: U.S. Has Resources to Become World’s Largest Oil Producer

Bonner R. Cohen
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January 04, 2013
In the latest confirmation of what is perhaps the most stunning energy-related development in decades, the Paris-based International Energy Agency predicts the United States will become the world’s

Michigan Voters Reject Renewable Power Mandate

Alyssa Carducci
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January 03, 2013
Michigan voters sent a strong message to the U.S.

Sea Surface Temperatures of the Southern Okinawa Trough

Craig Idso
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January 03, 2013
Were they unusual during the 20th century?
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