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Activists to Sue EPA over Ocean Acidification
Opinion -The Center for Biological Diversity has notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its intent to file a lawsuit to force EPA to act on speculative claims of ocean acidification. -
Cap-and-Trade in Pennsylvania
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Pennsylvania, among other states, is mulling programs that would establish a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade system for the purpose of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, even as the scientific community becomes increasingly skeptical of claims that global -
Seattle Mayor Unveils $150 Million Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Opinion -Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels (D) has unveiled a $185 million plan to promote compact fluorescent light bulbs, green buildings, and other energy efficiency programs for private and public buildings in the city. -
EPA Advance Notice of Public Rulemaking (ANPR): Alert 4
Opinion -This is the latest in a series of Environment Alerts from Sandy Liddy Bourne, Heartland's vice president for policy and strategic development, about an issue that could profoundly affect virtually every aspect of American life. -
Support for Global Warming Alarmism Continues to Wane
Opinion -Around the world, controversy over climate change continues to grow. Contrary to what the politicians tell us, there is no consensus of scientific thought on whether there is a man-made component to global warming. The science is certainly not settled. -
Time to Erase the Emissions Trading Nightmare
Opinion -The Carbon Sense Coalition today called on the Premier of Queensland and all elected members to bring pressure to bear on the Federal Government to immediately abandon plans for Emissions Trading. The chairman of Carbon Sense, Mr. -
N.J. Lawmaker Aims to Repeal Warming Laws
Opinion -New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Doherty (R-Warren) says new scientific data justify repealing the state’s wide-ranging list of regulations aimed at reducing global warming. Doherty on August 14 urged Gov. -
Energy Economics 101
Opinion -Yes, energy prices are still high. During the July 4, 2008 weekend, gasoline at the pump averaged nationwide more than $4 a gallon, and crude oil was over $145 per (55-gallon) barrel. -
Farmers to Bear Brunt of Global Warming Legislation
Opinion -Farmers around the world will soon be paying a steep price for global warming legislation, according to the Carbon Sense Coalition (CSC), an international group of citizens and scientists concerned about the economic and social costs of over-the-top -
Bloggers Should Go Back to School, But Not in Iowa City
Opinion -Deb Thornton was right on target when she objected to biased teaching of global warming science to students at Iowa City High School (“Core curriculum? It’s more like Gore curriculum,” Press-Citizen, August 17). -
N.J. Legislator Says Global-Warming Regs Blown Away by New Scientific Data
Opinion -TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Doherty today (Aug. 15) said new scientific data justify repealing the state’s wide-ranging list of regulations aimed at reducing global warming. The Republican urged Democratic Gov. -
Comments to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration re Global Climate Change Report
Opinion -TO: William J. Brennan, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Acting Director, Climate Change Science Program U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. -
Global Warming Game Tells Children They Should Die
Opinion -Are global warming alarmists encouraging children to commit suicide because their carbon footprints supposedly are harming the planet? -
U.S. Senate Rejects Lieberman-Warner Cap-and-Trade Bill
Opinion -Supporters of a sweeping plan to address global warming by limiting use of fossil fuels suffered a stinging defeat June 6 when the U.S. Senate rejected a bill intended to create a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
Maryland House and Senate Reject Global Warming Measure
Opinion -The Maryland General Assembly has rejected the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008, which would have required a statewide 25 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. Although the bill had the support of Gov. -
Energy and Environment Experts Praise Senate for Rejecting Lieberman-Warner
Opinion -(June 10, 2008) - Energy and environment experts are praising the U.S. Senate for its rejection of stifling energy restrictions contained in the Lieberman-Warner climate bill. -
Excerpts: “A Guide to No. Carolina’s Proposed Global Warming Policies”
Opinion -Regarding "cap-and-trade" programs: "In a CO2 cap-and-trade program, the government would cap the amount of total carbon dioxide emissions--it is an energy-rationing scheme that acts as an energy tax. -
Assigned Readings Show Teacher’s Alarmist Prejudice
Opinion -A detailed look at several of the articles apparently consulted by students in the sixth grade classroom of teacher Michael Steria at David A. Brown Middle School in Wildomar, California suggests the extent of the indoctrination inflicted on the children. -
Myth Busting Ethanol Fuel Subsidies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Environmentalists in recent years have enthusiastically hailed ethanol fuel as a central element in combating what they perceive as a global warming crisis caused by manmade carbon dioxide emissions. -
Hundreds Sign Climate Realist Declaration ‘Global Warming’ is not a Global Crisis
Opinion -(Ottawa, Canada - April 22, 2008) The International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) today released the names of over 500 endorsers of the Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change that calls on world leaders to “reject the views expressed by the -
Cap-and-Trade
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As the scientific community becomes increasingly skeptical of claims that global warming is manmade and portends a crisis, government calls for carbon dioxide (CO2) cap-and-trade systems are premature at best and economically disastrous at worst. -
San Francisco Regulators Seek Greenhouse Fee
Opinion -San Francisco-area air quality regulators are proposing to charge a fee to most businesses based on the amount of greenhouse gases they emit. The fee--4. -
Cap and Trade Would Stifle Economy, Delay Transition to Cleaner Fuels
Opinion -With Congress determined to regulate energy use and perhaps impose caps or taxes on carbon dioxide emissions, the consequences of these actions deserve more scrutiny than they have received. -
Public Policy Groups Oppose Congress Pressuring EPA
Opinion -The Competitive Enterprise Institute and a coalition of more than a dozen other public policy groups wrote to Sen.