Opinion
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North Carolina Plastic Bottle Ban Has Residents Scrambling
Opinion -Most North Carolinians are probably aware certain items don’t go in the household trash. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-3
Opinion -A Louisiana judge has granted a continuance of a trial in deference to “Saintsmania. -
Meteorologists Reject U.N.’s Global Warming Claims
Opinion -Only one in four American Meteorological Society broadcast meteorologists agrees with United Nations’ claims that humans are primarily responsible for recent global warming, a survey published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society -
Southeast U.S. Drought Not Caused by Global Warming
Opinion -Columbia University scientists have released a report showing the 2005-2007 southeastern U.S. drought was caused by natural weather events, not global warming. -
New York Commissioner Says Gas Spills Not Significant
Opinion -New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Alexander “Pete” Grannis is challenging a report by the environmental activist group Toxics Targeting calling attention to an alleged 270 natural gas spills in the state -
Kansas Supreme Court Considers Wind Farm Ban
Opinion -Wabaunsee County, Kansas, acted reasonably in determining aesthetics and ecological concerns justified banning commercial wind farms, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled. -
Cold is Deadlier than Heat, Say New Reports
Opinion -Two new studies report cold temperatures kill more people than heat. Those findings contradict a main component of the U.S. -
Obama Considers ‘Zoning the Oceans’
Opinion -It is no secret that the Obama administration has been frustrated by Congress’ inability to pass comprehensive climate change legislation. -
2010 February Environment & Climate News (full text PDF)
Opinion -The February 2010 issue of Environment & Climate News opens with a report on “Climategate,” the temperature data-tampering scandal that would not die. -
2010 February Health Care News (full text PDF)
Opinion -The February 2010 issue of Health Care News leads with coverage of the U.S. Senate’s Christmas Eve party-line vote to approve a federal takeover of the country’s health care system ... and Sen. -
California Passes Reforms to Compete in Race to the Top
Opinion -California started the year by passing two new bills and submitting an application to the federal government to win a piece of the funding pie known as Race to the Top.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed both bills into law on January 7. -
EPA Rejects Utah Clean Air Plan Due to Natural Dust Storms
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to deny several Utah urban areas certification under the Clean Air Act, claiming, among other things, the state has failed to deal adequately with natural dust storms. -
IPCC Made Up Amazon Rainforest Assertions, Relied on WWF
Opinion -Claims by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that Amazon rainforests could suddenly and dramatically deteriorate because of even slight climate change were not based on a single peer-reviewed scientific study, and were -
Supreme Court Refuses to Issue Asian Carp Injunction
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to grant a temporary injunction to close the locks connecting the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. -
Wisconsin Global Warming Bill Sparks Controversy
Opinion -The Wisconsin state legislature has begun drawing battle lines on global warming legislation advocated by Gov. Jim Doyle (D). -
Study: Head Start Has No Lasting Impact From $167 Billion Spent
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the results of a long-overdue evaluation of the federal Head Start program, four years after it was completed. -
Book Calls for Advancement Through Disruption
Opinion -Review of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, by Clayton M. Christensen with Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. -
Kentucky Votes Yes on Federal Money, No on Charter Schools
Opinion -If President Obama visited Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky he would stand out, and not just because he’s the president. Most of the Democrats in that state’s governing body don’t share his support for charter schools. -
Charter Schools Could Be Coming to South Dakota
Opinion -A proposal to add South Dakota to the ranks of states allowing charter schools experienced a setback in late January when its sponsor said it needed another year of study. -
China’s Cyberattack on Google Rattles Tech Industry
Opinion -A key to Google’s successful entry into the Chinese market has been its willingness to adhere to the communist government’s demands to censor Web searches of inconvenient topics—such as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the religious sect -
Smartgrid Modernization Requires Regulatory Reform
Opinion -The fledgling smartgrid for electricity got some feathers on its wings in October 2009 with the federal government’s investment in projects covering a wide variety of areas, including advanced metering infrastructure; customer systems such as -
San Francisco Bike Plan Faces Environmental Opposition
Opinion -A three-year injunction against the city of San Francisco has been partially lifted, giving city officials authority to proceed with some improvements and expansions of the city’s Bike Plan. -
Pesticide, Herbicide Concentrations Decline in Corn Belt Waterways
Opinion -Pesticide and herbicide concentrations in the waterways of major corn-producing states are in a long-term decline, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. -
Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Bats
Opinion -The wind power industry has suffered a setback as U.S. District Judge Roger Titus has ruled wind turbines under construction on a mountain ridge in West Virginia would kill and injure thousands of endangered Indiana bats.