Heartland Newspapers - Energy and Environment

Kansas House Committee Approves Bill to Roll Back Renewable Power Mandate

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 06, 2013
The Kansas House Committee on Energy and Environment approved a bill to roll back renewable power mandates that are driving up electricity prices in the state.

Nebraska Gov. Heineman Announces New Support for Keystone XL

Alyssa Carducci
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March 05, 2013
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, whose opposition to the original Keystone XL pipeline proposal emboldened federal opposition to the plan, announced he now supports the proposal.

State Department Says Keystone XL Will Have Little Environmental Impact

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 05, 2013
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline is “unlikely to have a substantial impact” on global climate, the U.S. Department of State concluded in a 2,000-page draft review issued March 1.

Ceres Foundation Deceives Members, Launches Campaign of Intolerance

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 04, 2013
The Ceres Foundation, which recruits corporate members by claiming to be a cooperative advocate for environmental education and a sustainable future, is instead aggressively and intolerantly pickin

Obama Chooses Energy Foe McCarthy to Lead EPA

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 04, 2013
President Barack Obama told reporters this morning he is choosing EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy, the architect of unprecedented restrictions on energy use and power generation, to becom

Industry and Environmental Groups Compromise on Illinois Fracking Bill

Taylor Smith
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March 01, 2013
Two Illinois legislators have introduced what they call a compromise bill to regulate hydraulic fracturing in the state.

Ten Reasons Not to Worry About Polar Bears

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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February 28, 2013
Polar bear expert Susan Crockford marked the 40th anniversary of an international agreement to protect polar bears by publishing 10 good reasons not to worry about climate change impacts on the Arc

Issue #82: China and the U.S., Two Divergent CO2 Strategies

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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February 28, 2013
If global warming were truly a crisis, China would be the bad-guy bully. China emits more carbon dioxide than any other nation on Earth.

In Search of a CO2-Induced Increase in the Mean Rate-of-Rise of Global Sea Level

Craig Idso
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February 27, 2013
As more data become available, and as more researchers strive to decipher what those data imply, the search appears ever more futile...

Natural Gas Reduces CO2 Emissions More Effectively than Renewables

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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February 27, 2013
Environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg may foolishly agree with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change regarding many speculative and discredited global warming claims, but he
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