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  • The New Philanthropists

    Published January 1, 2000
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    The idea came from a successful Wall Street entrepreneur and a director of one of America's most successful retailers, but it didn't sound like a winning proposition.

  • The case against Portland-style smart growth

    Published January 1, 2000
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    From all over the world, city officials visit my home town of Portland, Oregon, to learn the wonders of "smart-growth" planning.

  • Illinois senators take aim at Utah’s private lands

    Published January 1, 2000
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    Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) has reintroduced his Red Rock Canyon National Wilderness Act, S. 861, which would effectively prohibit human activity in ten areas of Utah, restricting nearly 9 million acres.

  • Clinton signs bill continuing CAFE freeze

    Published January 1, 2000
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    The popular sport utility vehicle (SUV) was at the center of a high-stakes legislative battle that recently ended in a victory for carmakers, autoworkers, and consumers . . . and a defeat for environmentalists.

  • Dolly Parton, John D. Rockefeller, and Bill Gates

    Published January 1, 2000
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    Economists like me see a lot of similarities among Dolly Parton, John D. Rockefeller, and Bill Gates While it sounds odd, the business aspects of the lives of the three are remarkably alike.

  • In 2000 elections, my issue trumps yours: Environment

    Published January 1, 2000
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    Abortion. Free trade. Jobs. These are all important issues, issues many Americans care about deeply.

  • Lexington, IPI put spotlight on rampant regulatory abuse

    Published January 1, 2000
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    Hiding data, ignoring sound science, "solving" problems that don't exist--these are just some of the things federal agencies do to help perpetuate their grip on the levers of regulatory power, according to a report just released by the Lexington

  • Meager Results from STW in Wisconsin

    Published January 1, 2000
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    "While many Wisconsin schoolchildren did participate in classroom-based job and career awareness programs, there is little evidence that School to Work has had any impact at all on Wisconsin's future work force.” James H.

  • Private pond may cost millions in fines

    Published January 1, 2000
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    In 1985, Robert Mondgock decided it was time to find a new home for his wife and two kids. After investigating the various options available to them, the family chose to build a house on a piece of property in Mansfield Township, New Jersey.

  • Profile of a Pedophile

    Published January 1, 2000
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    "If sexually abusive educators had tails and horns, matters would be simplified greatly. The fact is, however, they often are well-liked by students and colleagues.

  • School Choice Debate Is Over, Says Norquist

    Published January 1, 2000
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    If it's true what choice opponents say about vouchers--that they're a hoax--then a lot of Milwaukee residents are being taken for a ride, according to a new poll conducted this fall by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

  • The Dark Side of Suburban School Achievement

    Published January 1, 2000
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    In early November, parents in many New York communities were shocked to discover that buying an expensive home in an exclusive suburb hadn’t guaranteed a good education for their children in the local public schools.

  • Scientist: Sound Science Rare in Washington

    Published December 1, 1999
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    Public policies--particularly important regulatory decisions--often turn on scientific issues. Unfortunately, according to Dr. A. Alan Moghissi of the Institute for Regulatory Science, most regulations are based on poor science.

  • Clean Water Action Plan: a First Step Toward Land Use Control?

    Published December 1, 1999
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    To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Clean Water Act's passage, the Clinton-Gore administration released its Clean Water Action Plan (CWAP), aimed at bringing together under a single umbrella a wide range of federal environment initiatives.

  • Cancer Clusters Are Difficult to Nail down

    Published December 1, 1999
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    State health departments now receive at least 5,000 reports of so-called cancer clusters a year, says Wendy Kaye, chief of epidemiology for the Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  • Yes, Virginia, We Do Have a Bias

    Published December 1, 1999
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    Here at Environment News, we slant all our stories heavily toward the truth. Why admit that now? I recently received a call from a young woman who said she was a legislative assistant for a state legislator.

  • 11/1999 News Briefs

    Published December 1, 1999
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    Senate Endorses Continued CAFE Freeze On September 15, the Senate rejected by a 55-40 vote an effort to lift a five-year-old freeze on corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards.

  • Commentary: Clemency for Terrorists Endangers Nation’s Businesses, Researchers

    Published December 1, 1999
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    When President Clinton offered clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists who waged a campaign of terror-bombing in the 1970s and 1980s, he dramatically increased the danger posed to American businesses and researchers by the most organized terrorist

  • An Informed Citizen Is a Powerful Force: an Exclusive Interview with Dr. Lester Crawford

    Published December 1, 1999
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    Frank Maisano The Center is a graduate studies program that manages the Ceres Conferences. In these five or six major conferences per year, government, industry, academia, and consumer groups constructively discuss issues in food and nutrition policy.

  • 11/1999 Legislative Update

    Published December 1, 1999
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    This bill, requiring Congressional approval for United Nations land designations on U.S. soil, has 14 Senate cosponsors for its run as S-510.

  • Appropriations Bill Provision Survives Senate Challenge

    Published December 1, 1999
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    A provision to give the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture wide discretion on how species surveys are conducted on federal lands, added to the Senate Appropriations Bill (Section 329) by Senators Slade Gorton (R-Washington) and Larry Craig

  • Cypress Bay Plantation: a Testimonial to Private Ownership and Vision

    Published December 1, 1999
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    Over the Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting Skeet Burris' 1000-acre tree farm, Cypress Bay Plantation, in the pine woods of South Carolina's coastal plain.

  • Low-Flow Toilet Law Needs No Fix

    Published December 1, 1999
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    The summer heat wave that affected the East Coast and the Midwest, causing serious water shortages, serves to remind us all how important clean, safe water is to our health and comfort.

  • Federal Government Has No Business in Your Bathroom

    Published December 1, 1999
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    It is no great secret that over the years Washington has gotten more intrusive in the daily lives of the American people.

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