by Richard Morrison
November 16, 2009
1. ENVIRONMENT
World leaders agree to delay a
binding agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on
climate change and politics:
“The outcome of the [2010 midterm] elections will surely
dictate the outcome of this scheme — which, as European diplomats have long
admitted, is targeted at the U.S. Kyoto II would exempt the overwhelming
majority of the world's nations, including those bit players like China, India,
Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia — where greenhouse gas emissions
actually are growing, rapidly (which would be odd, if emissions really were the
point; clearly, they are not).”
2. FOOD
On the eve of the United Nations World Food Summit, a new
report lists 20
ways to help feed the world.
CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Senior Fellow Gregory
Conko on how some of the UN’s
own policies have contributed to the problem of world hunger:
“One example of the UN’s counterproductive involvement in
the excessive regulation of biotechnology—also known as gene-splicing, or
genetic modification (GM)—which has slowed agricultural and pharmaceutical
research and development. Ultimately, GM products could alleviate famine and
water shortages for millions, and even lead to the development of vaccines
incorporated into edible fruits and vegetables.”
3. HEALTH
The Centers for Disease Control issue recommendations for avoiding
exposure to swine flu.
CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Michael
Fumento on the latest
flu statistics:
“Last week there was a massive decline in samples submitted
to the CDC surveillance labs and a small decline in those testing positive.
This week the bottom fell out. Samples submitted have gone from about 26,000 to
21,000 to just 13,000. Almost 39% of those samples were positive two weeks ago;
now it’s just 30%. Put another way, the CDC labs received 10,076 positive
samples two weeks ago, 7,557 last week, and just 3,834 this week. That’s a
plummet of positive sample of over 60% in just two weeks!”
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