Opinion
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Desert treaty ratified in dead of night
Opinion -The U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification was ratified by the U.S. Senate on October 18, 2000. But few Senators yet know it has been ratified. -
The Continuing Struggle: Howard L. Fuller
Opinion -"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. -
National Test Is Key to Bush Education Reform Proposal
Opinion -Ronald Reagan's famous watchwords for arms control were, "Trust but verify." George W. Bush's equivalent for reform of federal education spending could be, "Trust but test. -
Murkowski introduces National Energy Security Policy Act
Opinion -Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the 325-page National Energy Security Policy Act of 2001 at a Washington, DC press conference on February 26. -
The false promise of renewable energy
Opinion -A cacophony of calumny has greeted suggestions that America begin drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Outer Continental Shelf, and other public lands, in search of oil and natural gas, to ease our spreading energy crisis and help rein -
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Charter Schools Week: April 30 – May 4, 2001
Opinion -The achievements of charter schools across the United States will be recognized and celebrated during National Charter Schools Week, April 30-May 4. -
Education and the American Dream: Peter Hoekstra
Opinion -Brought to Holland, Michigan, by his Dutch parents as a wide-eyed three-year-old in 1957, and now a respected leader of education reform in the United States Congress, Representative Peter Hoekstra has lived the American Dream. -
Kyoto is dead
Opinion -The Bush White House rocked Washington, DC and the world on March 28 when it acknowledged it would take no action on the Kyoto Protocol, the global warming treaty negotiated in 1997 by the Clinton administration. -
NESPA 2001 provisions
Opinion -The 325-page National Energy Security Policy Act of 2001, introduced by Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) on February 26, offers a comprehensive package of proposals, including: Extensive reporting requirements and a series of studies addressing -
Alaska oil fields and caribou
Opinion -There is growing interest in the possibility of increasing domestic U.S. oil production by beginning exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). -
John Graham set to breathe new life into OIRA
Opinion -By tapping Harvard University's John B. Graham to review the thousands of regulations issued by federal agencies annually, the Bush administration has signaled its commitment to make regulators more accountable to the public they serve. -
Charter Schools That Work
Opinion -What are charter schools? How are they created? Who runs them? How successful have they been? These questions are addressed in an hour-long program called "Charter Schools That Work," broadcast on PBS last fall. -
Some advice for Gale Norton
Opinion -The agencies in Secretary Gale Norton's Department of Interior, plus the U.S. Forest Service (under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture), together manage well over one-quarter of the land in the United States. -
Conservation easements leave an unexpected legacy
Opinion -When Augustine Natale bought farmland in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1989, he did not recognize the significance of language that had been added 22 years earlier to an older deed to the same land. -
HammerHeads celebrate achievements in marine conservation
Opinion -Another barrel is thoughtlessly thrown into the depths of the Pacific Ocean. A helpless sea otter chokes feverishly after being strangled by a plastic ring from a six-pack of soda. -
Okanogan County irrigators sue federal government for water rights
Opinion -A coalition of county officials, farmers, and ranchers in Okanogan County, Washington, announced on February 5 their intention to sue the federal government for unlawfully trying to use the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to cut off water rights protected -
Buying nothing helps no one
Opinion -While most Americans celebrated their blessings, both material and spiritual, on Thanksgiving last year, the anti-consumer movement united to celebrate Buy Nothing Day. They called for a boycott of shopping, buying . . . indeed, consumption itself. -
A victory in Elko
Opinion -"We received threats and intimidation from the government up until election time, and then they [federal officials] became cooperative," says Nolan Lloyd, chairman of the Elko County Commission. -
California’s crisis means ANWR should be opened
Opinion -The Golden State is losing some of its luster, as energy prices soar, shortages become more acute, rolling blackouts disrupt lives and businesses, and utility companies confront bankruptcy. -
Education Industry News
Opinion -A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures.com, which conducts research on the pre-K-12, post-secondary, corporate training, and consumer markets worldwide. -
Education Reform Produces Options for Dayton Parents
Opinion -As in many urban communities across the nation, Dayton, Ohio residents have watched their local public schools deteriorate as three decades of forced busing and subsequent middle-class flight took their toll. -
IPCC: “More politics than science,” scientist says
Opinion -In an early March briefing before congressional staff, members of the press, and scientists, Professor Richard S. -
Keep Fed Role in Education Simple, Panel Told
Opinion -At a field hearing in Chicago on March 2, members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee learned that education reforms in the Windy City have involved not only systemic changes to the city's public schools, but also the creation of a greater
