Heartland Newspapers - Energy and Environment

Global Warming March Fizzles in Washington DC

Norman Rogers
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March 14, 2013
On, February 17, a very chilly and windy Sunday afternoon, the big guns of global warming activism gathered with their true believer followers in a park adjacent to the Washington Monument.

Republican Committee Shows Resolve Against Carbon Taxes

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 13, 2013
Today at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise (R-SC) will lead a discussion of the harmful impacts of a carbon tax on American families and small businesses.

Wisconsin Senate Approves Iron Mining Bill

Alyssa Carducci
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March 13, 2013
The Wisconsin Senate approved legislation removing government obstacles to iron mining in the state.

Solar vs. Anthropogenic: Shaviv Discusses Climate

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 12, 2013
Nir Shaviv, a professor of physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will discuss at a March 21 forum the evidence demonstrating the sun has a large effect on climate.

Activist ‘Sustainability’ Fails Environmental Goals

Paul Driessen
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March 12, 2013
Companies everywhere extol their sustainable development programs and goals. Sustainability drives UN programs like Agenda 21, EU, and U.S.

Is It Time to Get Rid of the EPA?

Henry I. Miller
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March 11, 2013
When I joined the Food and Drug Administration in 1979, I was essentially apolitical and knew next to nothing about federal regulation.

Apple Challenged to Recognize Flaws in Sustainability Standards

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 10, 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook is being challenged to stand firm against a controversial trade association’s aggressive campaign to have its members implement costly “sustainability” programs that will do litt

No Signs of Water Pollution from Arkansas Fracking, Feds Report

Bonner R. Cohen
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March 09, 2013
An exhaustive study by the United States Geological Survey has uncovered no groundwater contamination from natural-gas drilling in the energy-rich Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas.

Minnesota Wind Farm Seeks Permit to Kill Bald Eagles

Bonner R. Cohen
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March 08, 2013
A wind energy company is seeking federal approval to kill several bald eagles each year within the Mississippi River Flyway in southeastern Minnesota in the process of providing intermitten wind po

Study: E15 Causes Engine Damage to Automobiles

Cheryl K. Chumley
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March 08, 2013
Gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol causes even more damage to vehicle engines than previously reported, according to a new study by the Coordinating Research Council.
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