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Massive Iceberg Heralds Antarctic Cooling
Scientists are shocked by a massive iceberg floating into waters near the Australian Island of Macquarie. New Zealand's Otago Daily Times reports that satellites have located the iceberg more...
Carbon Scam? Al Gore, Profits, and Copenhagen
Will Al Gore become the first "carbon billionaire?" That question — and the ethical issues involved in his related lobbying activities — is beginning to dog him, as he...
Senate Not Settled on Cap and Trade
Apparently, the Senate will not be voting on “cap and trade” any time soon, and all UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon can do about it is tap his foot impatiently...
Wolves Will Thrive Despite Recent Hunts
In 1995 the federal government began transplanting Canadian gray wolves into Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. That program touched off a fierce range war that continues to rage, pitting farmers,...
From Rio to Copenhagen
Seventeen and a half years ago, in May-June 1992, this correspondent was jammed cheek to jowl with 30,000 greenies in a global mosh pit known as the United Nations...
Boxer Violates Senate Rules for “Cap-and-Trade” Bill
Dismissing concerns that the environmental assumptions underlying the bill may be fundamentally flawed, key Senate Democrats have ignored their own rules in an attempt to force an early vote...
Holdout Signs Lisbon Treaty Creating EU Super-State
Under intense pressure from European Union leaders, other governments, and factions within his own country, Czech President Vaclav Klaus caved in on November 3 and signed the so-called Lisbon...
Expert Opposes Senate “Cap and Trade” Bill
The Senate held a hearing on October 29 dealing with the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), cap-and-trade legislation that would cut CO2 emissions. At that...
“Smart Grids” & Monitoring Your Power Use
As Americans continue to wonder what happened to the $787 billion in stimulus money and the economic recovered our leaders said would arrive in the aftermath of passage of...
More Americans Skeptical of Global Warming
Americans have become much more skeptical of global warming prognoses over the past year, according to a study by The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press...
“Not Evil Just Wrong”: Dissecting Environmental Extremism
Ask a friend or associate, “Can you explain ‘cap and trade?’” More than likely you will be astounded at what a poor grasp (if any) he or she has...
NEA Chief Calls Conservatives “B*****ds”
At the National Education Association’s convention, held last July in San Diego, retiring general counsel of the organization, Bob Chanin, in his swan-song speech to the union’s faithful, asked...
Environmental Agreement May Cost $1 Trillion
Americans are already suffering from the economic "shell shock" associated with the AIG bailout, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), schemes in Washington to collectivize the nation’s healthcare system,...
Is the Global Warming Debate Over?
An article published by the BBC has shocked both sides in the global-warming debate because it quotes scientific research that disproves the claims of climate-change fearmongers. ...
Irish Voters Approve EU’s Lisbon Treaty
Ireland’s voters went to the polls on October 2 and approved the controversial Lisbon Treaty by an overwhelming 67 percent to 33 percent margin, exceeding the percentage indicated in...