Heartland Newspapers - Energy and Environment

Yes, Let's Have Those Climate Change Conversations

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 17, 2013
Two scientist-activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison published an article in Science last week calling for more “C

Delta Project: California’s Latest Environmental Boondoggle

Steve Greenhut
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April 16, 2013
In Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov,” a priest recalls the words of a man who confessed: “The more I love mankind in general, the less I love people in particular.” We can all think of people l

17 States Join New Clean Air Association

Alyssa Carducci
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April 12, 2013
Seventeen states have formed an alternative to the federally run National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA).

Alaska Borough Approves Coal Mine Near Denali

Alyssa Carducci
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April 12, 2013
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly rejected the arguments of environmental activist groups and approved a proposal for a mine south of Denali National Park in Alaska.

BPA Replacement Faces Same Attacks as BPA

Kenneth Artz
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April 11, 2013
As anti-chemical activists attempt to ban the safe but controversial chemical Bisphenol A from plastic products, a new study claims the most viable replacement chemical presents greater human healt

Idaho Considers Bill Demanding Return of Federal Lands

Bonner R. Cohen
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April 10, 2013
A group of Idaho lawmakers is considering legislation demanding the federal government turn over millions of acres of land to the state government in Boise.

Anti-GMO Leader Asks Forgiveness for Unscientific Crusade

Jeff Edgens
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April 10, 2013
Mark Lynas, a longtime vocal leader of the anti-biotechnology movement, acknowledged at a farming conference he has unjustly demonized biotechnology and was wrong to oppose genetic crop improvement

SolarWorld Lays Off Oregon Workers, Bankruptcy May Follow

Karen Dove
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April 09, 2013
Taxpayer-subsidized SolarWorld laid off 40 workers at its Hillsboro, Oregon plant earlier this year, marking nearly 300 workers laid off company-wide after state officials invited the company to ap

Texas Commission Approves Coal Mine for Mexican Power Plants

Cheryl K. Chumley, Karen Dove
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April 09, 2013
The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates oil, gas, and coal in the state, approved a permit giving a Mexican company the right to start coal mining operations near Eagle Pass, a Texas bord

Anti-GMO Leader Asks Forgiveness for Unscientific Crusade

Jeff Edgens
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April 08, 2013
Marc Lynas, a longtime vocal leader of the anti-biotechnology movement, acknowledged at a farming conference he has unjustly demonized biotechnology and was wrong to oppose genetic crop improvement
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