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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-2
Opinion -A woman who injured herself learning how to pole dance is suing the New York gym that gave her lessons. She claims the gym failed to supervise the class properly. -
Research & Commentary: Carbon Dioxide Restrictions Will Devastate Environmental Treasures
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Forcing nationwide cuts in carbon dioxide emissions offers only speculative environmental benefits, if any, as a switch to wind and solar power will certainly cause environmental degradation. -
Decision on Salmon, Steelhead Plan Looms
Opinion -Under the watchful eyes of the residents of Washington and Oregon, the Obama administration is preparing to unveil its plan to improve numbers of several species of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. -
Wyoming Protects Sage Grouse from Wind Farms
Opinion -The state of Wyoming is unlikely to allow a pilot wind power program to determine the effects of wind farms on core sage grouse populations, state officials report. -
2009 September Environment & Climate News: Falling Temps Confound Alarmists
Opinion -The September issue of Environment & Climate News leads with news that global temperatures in 2009 are continuing a nearly decade-long decline, with June readings from NASA satellites showing temperatures below 1980 levels. -
Julian Simon’s Book Masterfully Explains Flaws of Alarmism
Opinion -Hoodwinking the NationJulian L. Simon (Cato Institute, 2007)140 pages, ISBN 1-56000-434-7I was fortunate to have known Julian Simon well in the last 10 years of a life cut far too short. -
Activists Challenge Removal of Trees from Levees
Opinion -Environmental activists are threatening to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its policy of removing trees that weaken Seattle-area coastal levees. -
Global Cooling Sends Gulls South
Opinion -Bird enthusiasts are reporting ivory gulls, which usually make their home in the high Arctic, are being seen for the first time in decades in the United States. -
Dams Help Bald Eagles Extend Range in Nevada
Opinion -Animal biologists conducting their annual midwinter count of bald eagles around lakes Mead and Mohave are reporting growing numbers of the majestic birds in the two Colorado River reservoirs. -
Montana Senate to Feds: ‘Leave Our Water Alone’
Opinion -The Montana Senate has approved a resolution saying the state’s wetlands and seasonal streams should be controlled by Montana and not the federal government. -
Delaware Dam Becomes Eel-Friendly
Opinion -Migrating American eels will find it much easier to reach freshwater habitats in coming years thanks to a new eelway being installed at a key Delaware dam. -
Activists Exploit Polar Bears in Warming Debate
Opinion -At first glance, it isn’t readily apparent what polar bears have to do with greenhouse gas emissions. But the world’s largest land carnivore and its Arctic habitat have become ground zero in the ongoing battle on climate change. -
Environmental Myths Masterfully Debunked
Opinion -Greener Than Thou by Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins Hoover Institution Press, 2008 172 pages, $15.00, ISBN 978-0817948528 Greener Than Thou, the new book by Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. -
Activists’ Excesses Called to Account
Opinion -Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights by David Stirling Merrill Press, 2008 264 pages, $20. -
Wisconsin Wolves, Georgia Sea Turtles Coming Back
Opinion -Two high-profile animal species are making remarkable comebacks in Wisconsin and Georgia. Upper Midwestern wolves and Southern loggerhead turtles are showing marked increases in recent animal population counts. -
November 2008 Environment & Climate News: Wind Power Limits
Opinion -The November 2008 issue of Environment & Climate News highlights limits on the value of wind power. On page 1: * Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is leading a legal challenge against the U.S. -
EPA Proposes CO2 Regulations, Seeks Comments from Public
Opinion -The White House has announced the Environmental Protection Agency's release of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the purpose of regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. -
Endangering Energy Access
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Capitalism and Clean Air
Opinion -Beginning on August 8 and lasting through to August 24, the world’s best athletes will gather in China for the Summer Olympics. All eyes will be on China and, in particular, on Beijing. -
Fears about Polar Bear Populations Are Refuted by Scientific Forecasting
Opinion -Who doesn't like polar bears? They're cute and cuddly and lend themselves to heart-melting images. -
Bear Baloney
Opinion -May 12, 2008 -- A Federal judge in California last month ordered the Interior Department to decide by this Friday whether to list polar bears as a threatened species because of global warming. -
Grand Canyon Flooding Splits Eco Activist Groups
Opinion -The U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to flood the Grand Canyon for three days, beginning March 5, has split the environmental community. -
Forecast for Polar Bears Is Bright
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - April 3, 2008) -- Who doesn't like polar bears? They're cute and cuddly, and lend themselves to heart-melting images. -
EPA, Army Corps Square Off Over Mississippi Delta Drainage Plan
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers are squaring off over an Army Corps proposal to seasonally drain 67,000 acres of wetlands adjacent to the lower Mississippi River.
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