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• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/08/2005

Issues in the News   1. TOBACCO Attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department pursuing a racketeering case against major tobacco companies…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/06/2005

Issues in the News   1. GLOBAL WARMING Former Vice President Al Gore is urging an assembly of mayors to…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/03/2005

Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/02/2005

1. AUTOMOBILITY Many states are attempting to encourage ownership of hybrid powered vehicles by allowing owners driving alone to use carpool commuter…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/31/2005

Issues in the News   1. CYBERSECURITY Advice is pouring in for the Department of Homeland Security’s as yet unnamed new…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/27/2005

Issues in the News 1. TRANSPORTATION Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta warns Amtrak that federal funds may not be available to bail…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/26/2005

  Issues in the News 1. SPAM E-MAIL Spam “zombies”—computers that are hijacked to send out a spammer’s unwanted email messages—get…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/25/2005

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A small group of U.S. House members is proposing new federal rules for disposal…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 04/13/2005

Politics  Bush: “Kyoto Debate is Over” Following the coming into force of the Kyoto Protocol on February 16, President George W. Bush once…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 03/03/2005

Politics   Kyoto Goes into Force On February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol came into force internationally.  Thirty-four nations are now committed to reducing…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 12/08/2004

 Politics COP-10 Opens in Buenos Aires with Attacks on US Intransigence As the tenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 11/24/2004

Politics  Putin Signs Kyoto Ratification, Submits Documents to UN   Russian President Vladimir Putin finally signed the Kyoto ratification act into law…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 10/27/2004

Politics  Howard Victory Keeps Australia Out of Kyoto Protocol                       Australian Prime Minister…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 10/08/2004

Politics “Forced” Russian Decision Puts Kyoto Protocol on Verge of Ratification                         Acting contrary to the advice of the country’s top scientific…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 09/17/2004

Politics  Blair Puts Global Warming at Top of International Agenda                  In a major speech delivered September 14, British Prime Minister Tony…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 09/09/2004

Politics   Media, Environmentalists Pounce on New Administration Report                     The “annual” report of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 08/18/2004

Wallstrom Replaced as EU Environment Commissioner                      Margot Wallstrom of Sweden has been promoted in…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 08/04/2004

Politics <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Kerry Campaign Issues Energy Plan  …

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 07/21/2004

  Politics    Attorneys General Sue Five Big Electric Utilities The Attorneys General of California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 07/07/2004

Politics  Second Senate Vote on Kyoto-Lite Bill is Delayed Again   The attempt by Senators Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Az.)…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 06/25/2004

Politics California Regulators Roll Out CO2 Plan for Automobiles   The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on June 14 released its draft…

Energy and Environment

• By: Myron Ebell
• 06/09/2004

Politics  Cost Estimates Keep Rising on Lieberman-McCain Climate Bill   A new study by Charles River Associates provides a fuller picture of…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/28/2004

  The watered-down version of the Climate Stewardship Act that Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Az.) offered on the Senate floor last fall…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/18/2004

Politics   McCain Vows Another Vote on Energy Rationing Bill   At a May 6 hearing, Senator John McCain (R-Az.) vowed…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/05/2004

Politics  IPCC Chair Trots Out Hitler       Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, the chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 04/14/2004

Politics  Candidate Kerry on Kyoto and Global Warming   The campaign web site of Senator John Kerry (D—Mass.) only briefly mentions what…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 03/31/2004

Politics Connecticut Bill Aims at Slowing State Economy   The Connecticut state legislature is currently considering SB.595, which aims to reduce the…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 03/03/2004

Politics Alarmists Allege Pentagon Worried by Global Cooling   Although the story broke in Fortune magazine on Jan. 26, it was not…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 02/23/2004

Politics British Government Continues Attacks on U.S. on Climate Change   Following up his attacks on President Bush’s position on climate change…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 02/13/2004

Politics   Illarionov Explains Russian Position on Kyoto Protocol in Washington   Andrei Illarionov, chief economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 01/07/2004

Politics   News of Kyoto’s Death Spreads   The realization that the Kyoto Protocol is as good as dead seems to…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 12/26/2003

Politics Little Happens at Gloomy COP-9   The ninth conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-9),…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 12/03/2003

Politics Energy Department’s Proposal Omits Transferable Credits On November 26, the Department of Energy unveiled its long-awaited proposals to “enhance” the Voluntary Reporting…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 11/03/2003

Politics Senate Defeats Lieberman-McCain Bill to Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions The U. S. Senate defeated a scaled-down version of Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.)…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 10/21/2003

  Politics   Moscow Conference Casts Doubt over Kyoto’s Future   The United Nations’ World Climate Change Conference, which concluded in…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 09/24/2003

Politics Energy Conference Steers Clear of Climate Change So Far   House and Senate conferees working to produce a comprehensive energy bill…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 09/05/2003

EPA Refuses to Label CO2 a Pollutant Attempts by environmental groups to circumvent congressional authority and achieve their goals through the back door were set…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 08/22/2003

  Politics   Blackouts Mean Uncertainty for Energy Bill   The massive power outage that affected much of the northeastern…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 08/12/2003

Politics Return of the Living Dead Energy Bill   In an extraordinary turn of events, on July 31, the Senate ceased debate…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 07/23/2003

Politics   Senate Ready to Debate Climate Amendments to Energy Bill   Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has scheduled all…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 07/09/2003

Politics   Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate Environment   The Democratic contenders for the White House focused on health issues at an…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 06/25/2003

Politics   NY Times Accuses White House of Censoring EPA Report   In a front-page story on June 19 and an…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 06/11/2003

Politics   Scientists Revive Debate in Canada   An open letter published in Canada’s National Post on June 4 urges Paul…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/28/2003

Politics Energy Bill Prompts Rash of Proposals The Senate energy bill, S. 14, when published in draft form contained a climate change title.  Three…

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/15/2003

Politics   Menendez Amendment Threatens State Department Bill   On May 7, the House International Relations Committee approved an amendment to the…

Climate