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EPA Finds No Harm in Using Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer

Published November 21, 2003

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After five years studying the application of sewage sludge as a fertilizing agent, the Environmental Protection Agency has found virtually no adverse health effects and has declined to impose regulations on the practice.
CO2 Emission Trades Fizzle on Chicago Climate Exchange

Published November 21, 2003

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Carbon dioxide emission allowances were traded for the first time in the U.S. as the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) convened its first CO2 auction on September 30.
Senator Refutes Global Warming Hypothesis: Part 2 in a Series

Published November 21, 2003

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Managing Editor’s note: Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, fired the opening salvo July 28 in Senate hearings regarding global warming theory.
Eco-Terrorists Stepping up Attacks Across America

Published November 21, 2003

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Environmental terrorists, already designated by the FBI as the nation’s No. 1 domestic terrorism threat, ran rampant across America during summer and fall 2003.
EPA Seeks to Monitor GM Crops from Space

Published November 21, 2003

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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is considering a project that would allow it to monitor gene-spliced crops from space.
EPA, Justice Department Score New Round of Enforcement Actions

Published November 21, 2003

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The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency announced several new Clean Air and Clean Water fines during the month of October.
Federal Study Finds Lighter Vehicles Cause More Deaths

Published November 21, 2003

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Reducing the weight of cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) results in significantly higher death rates among American motorists, concluded an October 14 study by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Hog Farms and the Environment: An Investigative Series

Published November 21, 2003

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Across the United States, residents in a growing number of communities are expressing concern over hog farms—a type of livestock operation technically known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs—and their potential effects on
National Symposium on Drug Importation: Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something!

Published November 21, 2003

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As I came in this morning, I was warned that I was the only speaker on the program with the other point of view. So it’s not the most comfortable place to be. I certainly respect every panelist who spoke today.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: It’s Really About Spending, Not Safety

Published November 21, 2003

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is opposed to drug importation. However, I understand the position Governor Blagojevich is in.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: Not a Solution to State Budget Problems

Published November 21, 2003

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Everybody relax a minute. It’s just a state senator up here. This is not a policy expert! I’m very, very interested in being here and happy to be able to participate, but somewhat reluctant to go first.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: The Dubious Economics of Drug Importation

Published November 21, 2003

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It’s a pleasure to be back in Chicago. I got my training down the coast a couple of miles at the University of Chicago. I feel like I’m bringing coals to Newcastle.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: The Pros and Cons of Drug Importation

Published November 21, 2003

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The speakers at this conference gave us a good idea of the depth of this issue. It is not simple. Over the course of the day, I heard seven good reasons why we should import drugs from Canada, and eight good reasons why we should not.
Paper Companies to Pay $60 Million for Fox River Cleanup

Published November 21, 2003

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Two paper companies that discharged PCBs into northeast Wisconsin’s Fox River have agreed to pay $50 million toward the cleanup of the river’s headwaters.
President Bush Names Heartland Chairman to National Board

Published November 21, 2003

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CHICAGO: NOVEMBER 21, 2003: President George W. Bush has appointed Dr. Herbert J. Walberg, chairman of the Board of Directors of The Heartland Institute, to the National Board for Education Sciences.
States Sue EPA for Refusing to Regulate CO2

Published November 21, 2003

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Officials from 10 states, primarily in the Northeast and on the West Coast, have taken steps to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that CO2 is not a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #2-14

Published November 20, 2003

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Trial Lawyers Pick Pockets of Panhandlers In the face of a lawsuit claiming the civil rights of panhandlers had been violated, Chicago stopped ticketing, and in some cases arresting, beggars.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: A Canadian Economist’s Perspective

Published November 18, 2003

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It’s a pleasure and privilege to be here. I’ve done a lot of speaking in the U.S. on this issue because it’s an issue of such concern. I hope I can keep everyone’s attention.
National Symposium on Drug Importation: The Danger of Unknown and Unknowable Costs

Published November 18, 2003

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The points that are going to be made today about the safety and economics of drug importation as they relate to pharmaceutical issues and products are even more applicable to biologics: vaccines, therapeutic serums, and other biological products used
The Economics of Greenhouse Gas Control and the California Clean Car Program

Published November 12, 2003

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Since my distinguished colleague, Dr. Sallie Baliunas, is going to address the science of global warming, I will devote my 15 minutes to the economics of the issue.
Economics Says Wilmette Smoking Ban Is Bad Idea

Published November 11, 2003

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Many people don’t like the smell of cigarette smoke, and they seem to believe it is therefore appropriate and necessary that smoking be banned in places they like to be.
Proposed Wilmette Smoking Ban Ignores Latest Medical Research

Published November 11, 2003

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My hometown of Wilmette, Illinois is considering an ordinance that would ban smoking in nearly all public places and restaurants. I am not a smoker myself, but I believe such a ban would be bad public policy.
Nuclear Energy in the World Today (Part Two)

Published November 10, 2003

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Environmental StewardshipIn addition to the good financial news, there is a great deal of exciting environmental news related to nuclear power.At Detroit Edison’s Fermi 2 Power Plant, environmentalism is for the birds.
Ceaucescu: Father of Smart Growth

Published November 10, 2003

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Urban planning was a big part of Nickolae Ceaucescu’s “vision” of a better Romania for himself and his elite circle of friends.

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