Opinion
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Federal government allows pollution dumping into Potomac River
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC—On October 11, 2000 the National Wilderness Institute (NWI) announced its intention to file a lawsuit charging that several federal agencies are violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through their improper operation of the -
“Giving away money can be lots of fun!” an interview with Mary Kohler
Opinion -Mary Kohler is a 71-year-old dynamo. There’s simply no better word for her. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a degree in paleontology, she has worked in advertising and public relations for the past 40 years. -
International Group Launches Pro-nuclear Power Campaign
Opinion -Environments for Nuclear Energy (EFN), an international association headquartered in Houilles, France, has launched a "100,000 signatures for nuclear energy” petition campaign. -
Recent warming is not historically unique
Opinion -Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground: Another race the following spring supplies: They fall successive, and successive rise —Homer, Iliad, Book VI, Line 181 Recent news coverage portrays -
Referendum update: State and local sprawl-related initiatives
Opinion -The November 7 election offered many lessons. Of special interest to Environment & Climate News readers, those lessons included: Voters want to protect open space, and they will pay for transit if they think it will reduce congestion (which it won't). -
Requiem for a heavyweight
Opinion -Editor’s note: People for the USA closed its doors on December 31. -
Tired of an Impoverished Flush? Go North!
Opinion -One of the hottest imports from Canada these days is the old-fashioned 3.5 gallon capacity toilet. The toilets were outlawed for sale in the U.S. in 1994, when federal water conservation law set the new standard at 1.6 gallons a flush. -
China Trade: Boon for the Environment
Opinion -President Clinton granted Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to the People’s Republic of China on October 10, less than one month after the Senate voted 83-15 to approve the measure. The House had passed the bill, H.R. -
We Can Prevent Cancer: ‘If We Behave Ourselves’
Opinion -Two years ago, on December 12, 1998, Bruce N. Ames received the National Medal of Science— the nation's highest scientific honor—for his major contributions to the understanding of cancer and aging. -
Boston Harbor cleanup: A world-class environmental feat
Opinion -Fourteen years ago, Bostonians scoffed when the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) promised to clean up Boston Harbor by the end of the millennium. -
A bullet through the heart of the global warming scare
Opinion -Who says you can’t “prove a negative”? -
President sued over climate change report
Opinion -The Competitive Enterprise Institute announced on October 5 that it has filed suit against President William J. Clinton and Neal Lane, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology. -
Judicial Taxation Violates Separation of Powers
Opinion -The legislature makes the laws. The executive enforces the laws. The judiciary rules on the laws. -
The Incredible Disappearing School Choice ‘Scandal’
Opinion -Editor's Note: Marquette University professor Howard Fuller frequently has noted that voucher opponents have a three-phase strategy for defeating school choice in any state. -
Takeover Plan for St. Louis Schools?
Opinion -Although they say they want to avoid it, the Missouri School Board is developing contingency plans for taking control of the school districts in Kansas City and St. Louis, according to a September 22 report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. -
HUD E-MAPS generate praise, criticism
Opinion -Saying “informed decisions are the best decisions,” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo recently unveiled a new application on the agency’s Web site that will help people learn about environment matters that affect -
Leaked IPCC report triggers false alarm
Opinion -Every five years, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gives its assessment of the state of global warming science. -
CARA battle is won . . . for now
Opinion -Property rights advocates cautiously declared victory in early October over the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA), which would have established a 15-year, $45 billion trust to fund government efforts to acquire private land. -
Detroit weather record could support warming
Opinion -Do fossil fuels create greenhouse gases that warm the atmosphere and cause weather extremes and severe storms? Let's look at the record for Detroit, Michigan, and see if the evidence supports this theory. ’16. Ice formed every month of the year. -
Scientists unable to predict consequences of El Niño
Opinion -Wouldn’t it be helpful if we knew when another big El Niño was about to hit, so we could board up the windows, bring in the cat, and cancel our cable television contract? -
Sleepless in Seattle
Opinion -They’re sleepless in Seattle these days . . . and I’m not talking about the movie. I’m describing nights experienced by “telecom hotel” developers. -
Best and Brightest Pull Higher Grades for Lower SATs
Opinion -Though not emphasized by the College Board as much as the "30-year high" in math scores, other data in the latest SAT test score release raise concerns about the state of American education. -
Could School Choice Save St. Louis?
Opinion -In a series of attempts to stem a dramatic population loss and revitalize a shrinking tax base, St. -
California: Setting the Standard for Science Teaching: interview with Michael A. Rios
Opinion -"Science is an organized body of knowledge and a method of proceeding to an extension of this knowledge by hypothesis and experiment.” Nobel laureate Glenn T.
