Environmental Exchange - Vol. 2 Issue 7

Published on Wednesday, April 01, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE

Vol. 2 Issue 7

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Heartland's International Conference on Climate Change Provides Resources for Think Tanks

The world's largest-ever gathering of global warming skeptics (realists) took place in New York City on March 8-10, 2009, to confront the issue, "Global Warming: Was it Ever Really a Crisis?"

About 800 scientists, economists, legislators, policy activists, and media representatives attended the event, which took place at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. Produced by The Heartland Institute and 60 co-sponsoring organizations, the conference was devoted to answering questions overlooked by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

More than 75 papers and keynote addresses were presented by some of the world's leading climatologists, economists, policy makers, and opinion leaders. Presentations, video footage, and papers presented at the event are all available on Heartlands website and can be used as a resource for think tanks and research organizations across the nation.

Resources from the conference are available here.

Issues and Resources:

Climate Change

• American Council For Capital Formation
• ACCF/NAM Study of the Economic Impact of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act: State by State
• American Enterprise Institute
• That First Step is a Doozy by Kenneth Green
• The Green Movement and the Challenge of Climate Change by Lee Lane
• The Worst Option on Greenhouse Gases by Kenneth Green
• Cascade Policy Institute
•  Economic Development: The Effective Answer to Climate Change by Todd Wynn
•  Cap-and-Trade's True Ability to Curb Global Warming is Not so Hot by Todd Wynn
•  Cap-and-Trade In Oregon: A Primer for Legislators and Citizens by Todd Wynn
•  Oregon's Carbon Offset Scam by Todd Wynn
•  Money for Nothing: The Illusion of Carbon Offsets by Todd Wynn
• Climate Strategies Watch
•  Bustin' a Cap-and-Trade by Paul Chesser
•  Where is Public Opinion? By Paul Chesser
•  The Amazing Revkin by Paul Chesser
• Competitive Enterprise Institute
•  A Tax to Weaken America by lian Murray
• George C. Marshall Institute
•  The Costs of Climate Regulation for American Households by Brian Buckley and Sergey Mityakov
• Heartland Institute
•  Global Cooling Sends Gulls South by Krystle Russin
•  Global Warming Skeptics Gather in NYC by Dan Miller
•  Obama Cranks up the Thermostat by James Taylor
•  Poll: Global Warming Ranks Last in Public Concern by Thomas Cheplick
•  Receding Glacier Ice Park Not Due to Global Warming by James Taylor
•  Society Insults Members by Honoring Hansen by Bill Gray
•  Top Scientists at Conference by Dan Miller
•  The Politics of Global Warming by John Sununu
•  Is Climate Change Driven by Mankind: My Personal Journey by John Theon
•  2009 International Conference on Climate Change Update #1 by Dan Miller
•  Great is Truth, and Mighty Above All Things by Christopher Monckton
•  Global Warming: Using the Polar Bear to Impose Costly Measures by Ben Lieberman
• Heritage Foundation
•  China Will Follow the U.S.: A Climate Change Fable by Derek Scissors
• National Center For Policy Analysis
•  Cap-and-Trade in the West
•  Obama's Global Warming Straddle
•  Carbon Tax Hits All Americans
•  Carbon Offsets Scam
•  Who Pays for Cap-and-Trade
• Pacific Research Institute
•  Cap and Trade in the Western States by Thomas Tanton
• Reason Foundation
•  Clouding Up Manmade Global Warming by Ronald Bailey
•  What Planetary Emergency by Ronald Bailey
•  Among the Global Warming Skeptics by Ronald Bailey
• Tax Foundation
•  Who Pays for Climate Policy? New Estimates of the Household Burden and Economic Impacts of a U.S. Cap and Trade System by Andrew Chamberlain
• Washington Policy Center
•  The Misleading and Misplaced Statistics of Cap-and-Trade in Britain by Todd Meyers
•  Justifying Washington Cap-and-Trade with European Myths and Shoddy Science by Todd Meyers

Energy

• American Enterprise Institute
•  Indirect Energy and Your Wallet by Kenneth Green and Aparna Mathur
• Climate Strategies Watch
•  Well Duh by Paul Chesser
• Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
•  The Global Economic Recession and Montana's Energy Future by Pete Geddes
• Heartland Institute
•  California Gas Stations Shut Under Expensive Mandate by Alyssia Carducci
•  California Rejects Oil Agreement between Industry and Greens by Drew Thornley
•  EPA May Block Navajo Coal Site by James Taylor
•  Montana Senate to Feds ‘Leave Our Water Alone' by Bonner Cohen
•  Palin Energy Plan Receives High Praise by Alyssia Carducci
•  US Promotion of Emerging Energy Technologies Remains Unfunded by William Kovacs
•  Yucca Mountain Site Ideal For Spent Nuclear Fuel by Jay Lehr
•  Study: Tax Code Punishes Efficient Energy Sources by Drew Thornley
• Heritage Foundation
•  Obama's Energy Budget: More Taxes, Higher Prices by Nick Loris and Ben Lieberman
•  No Costs Stimulus Expands Energy Supply and Creates Jobs by Nick Loris and Ben Lieberman
•  A To Do List For Secretary Chu On Nuclear Energy Policy by Jack Spencer
• Mackinac Center For Public Policy
•  Digging Ourselves a Deeper Hole by Patrick Wright
• Manhattan Institute
•  Let's at Least Be Honest about the Cost of Renewable Energy by Max Schulz
•  Three Mile Island's Three Decade Mark by Max Schulz
•  Taxing Energy in the United States: Which Fuels does the Tax Code Favor? by Gilbert Metcalf
• National Center For Policy Analysis
•  Tax Code Punishes Efficient Energy Sources
•  There is no Such Thing as Nuclear Waste
•  Let's Get Real About Renewable Energy
•  Will Energy Policy Continue to be an Obstacle to Energy
•  Nuking Clean Power
• Pacific Research Institute
•  Free Market Energy Experts Doubt Effectiveness of Obama's Green Job Policies by Fred Lucas
•  Really such a Bright Idea? by Thomas Tanton
• Texas Public Policy Foundation
•  Clean Coal: A Wise Path Forward by Kathleen Hartnett-White

Environment

• Grassroots Institute of Hawaii
•  America Under Attack From Americans: Is Environmentalism Collectivism? By Michael Fox
• Heartland Institute
•  Activists Attack on Meat Harm Health, Environment by Alan Caruba
•  California Ports to Make Clean Truck Payments by John Dunn
•  CDC Can't Link Human Health to Great Lakes Water Pollution by Thomas Cheplick
•  Dams Help Bald Eagles Extend Range in Nevada by Bonner Cohen
•  Florida Manatee Count Sets Record by Penny Rodriguez
•  Phosphorus Bans: Is Science Really Taking a Back Seat by Wayne Kussow
• Heritage Foundation
•  The Stimulus, Energy Loan Guarantees, and Opportunity by Jack Spencer
• James Madison Institute
•  Creating a Public/Private Partnership in Florida's Conservation Land Management by Randall Holcombe
• Manhattan Institute
•  The Green-Jobs Engine That Can't by Max Schulz
• National Center for Policy Analysis
•  Green Jobs: Myths Vs. Facts 
•  Energy Implications of Bottled Water
• Pacific Research Institute
•  Get off the Lawn by Amy Kaleita
• Property and Environment Research Center
•  Stream Access Across the West by Reed Watson
•  Public Access Muddies Waters by James Huffman

News

International

• Climate Change Experts Call on G20 to Commit to Action Mar.31, 2009
• UN Climate Change Plan Would Likely Shift Trillions into New World Economy Mar.27, 2009
• Green Energy is Not Such a Breeze Mar. 26, 2009
• Japanese Scientists Cool on Theories Mar. 14, 2009
• America, China Take Radically Different Paths on Energy Mar. 12, 2009
• Activists Arrested as Ministers Fail to Decide on Climate Funding Mar. 11, 2009
• The Cold Reality of Global Warming Efforts Mar. 10, 2009
• China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threaten to Double Mar. 6, 2009
• Europe's Carbon Market Plummets, Exposing Frailties Mar. 1, 2009

National

• Climate Talks Look to US Role Mar. 27, 2009
• Obama May Delay Signing up to Copenhagen Climate Change Deal Mar. 25, 2009
• NRC Expects Requests for 7 New Nuclear Reactors Mar. 19, 2009
• Green Construction Lawsuits are on the Rise Mar. 18, 2009
• Climate Debate Focus Shifts Away from Environment and Towards Jobs Mar. 18, 2009
• Obama Climate Plan Could Cost $2 Trillion Mar. 18, 2009
• Insurers Must Disclose Climate Change Exposure Mar. 18, 2009
• Everyone Hates Ethanol Mar. 16, 2009
• UW Milwaukee Study Could Realign Climate Change Theory Mar. 15, 2009
• Who Pays for Cap-and-Trade? Part I Mar, 2009
• Who Pays for Cap-and-Trade? Part II Mar. 13, 2009
• EPA Plans US Registry of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mar. 11, 2009
• Increased Number Think Global Warming is Exaggerated Mar. 11, 2009
• Negotiators Urged to Ditch ‘Reckless' Cap-and-Trade Gamble Mar. 11, 2009
• Un Climate Chief; US Carbon Cuts Could Spark ‘Revolution' Mar. 11, 2009
• Senate Budget Leaders Warn Against using Spending Bill to Move Climate Plan Mar. 11, 2009
• US Senators Attack Cap-and-Trade For Climate Change Mar. 11, 2009
• Obama Budget Lacks Votes Mar. 11, 2009
• The Crumbling Case For Global Warming Mar. 10, 2009
• Carbon Taxes and Public Sector Pensions Mar. 9, 2009
• Carbon Offsets Scam Mar. 8, 2009
• A Heated Exchange: Al Gore Confronts his Critics Mar. 5, 2009
• Duke: Obama Plan Would Bring Higher Rates Mar. 3, 2009
• Global Warming: On Hold? Mar. 2, 2009
• Obama's ‘Cap-and-Trade' Plan Imposes Huge Tax Mar. 2, 2009
• Obama May Throttle, Not Retool, Family Cars Mar. 1, 2009
• Carbon Trading to Raise Consumer Energy Prices Mar. 1, 2009

Arizona

• Biggs: Keep Climate Initiatives Out of AZ Mar. 2, 2009

California

• California Proposes Ban on Energy Hogging HDTVs Starting in 2011 Mar. 29, 2009

Georgia

• Georgia Could Get Another $67 million for Energy Projects Mar. 26, 2009
• Georgia can't meet proposed green energy rules, official says Feb. 26, 2009

Maine

• Maine and New Brunswick leaders Eye Energy Mar. 21, 2009
• Study looks at how climate change will affect Maine Feb. 25, 2009

Oregon

• Feds Will Give $1.5 million to Salem for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects Mar. 27, 2009
• Oregon Lawmakers Eye Energy Trust's Fat Bank Book Mar. 14,2009
• A Reality Check on State Energy Policy Mar. 12, 2009
• A Mighty Wind: Oregonians Want Green Energy at Any Price and That's What They're Getting Mar. 11, 2009
• Environmental Regulators Delay PGE Coal Plant Decision Mar. 2, 2009

Washington

• Washington Governor Pushes Pollution Cap Mar. 17, 2009

Links of Interest

• http://www.petitionproject.org/
• http://www.climatestrategieswatch.com/
• http://www.globalwarmingheartland.org/
• http://www.icecap.us/
• http://www.scienceandpublicpolicy.org/
• http://www.climatechangefraud.com/
• http://www.junkscience.com/
• http://www.co2science.org/
• http://www.globalwarming.org/
• http://www.friendsofscience.org/
• http://www.climateaudit.org/
• http://www.iceagenow.com/
• http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/
• http://www.demanddebate.com/
• http://ilovecarbondioxide.com/
• http://www.scienceandpublicpolicy.org/
• http://www.sustainableoregon.com/
• http://www.cfact.org/