Environmental Exchange - Volume 2, Issue 11

Published on Friday, July 31, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE

Vol. 2 Issue 11

Cosponsored by the State Policy Network and Cascade Policy Institute

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The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)released an 880-page book challenging the scientific basis of concerns that global warming is either man-made or would have harmful effects.

In "Climate Change Reconsidered: The 2009 Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)," coauthors Dr. S. Fred Singer and Dr. Craig Idso and 35 contributors and reviewers present an authoritative and detailed rebuttal of the findings of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), on which the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress rely for their regulatory proposals.

This report is an excellent resource for think tanks, analysts, and concerned citizens nationwide who focus on environmental/climate change/energy policy issues.

Full Report can be found here. The executive summary can be found here.

Reviews on the report can be found here.

For more information about Climate Change Reconsidered, contact Tammy Nash at The Heartland Institute, (312) 377-4000 or by email at tnash@heartland.org

Climate Change

• American Enterprise Institute
• Climate Change: Caps Vs Taxes by Kenneth Green, Steven Hayward, and Kevin Hassett
• The Intractable Flaws of Cap-and-Trade Scheme by Kenneth Green
• All Cost No Gain by Ted Gayer
• Waxman-Markey: An Exercise in Unreality by Steven Hayward and Kenneth Green
• Carbon Leakage: Making the Best of a Second Best Policy by Scott Ganz
• Cascade Policy Institute
• Federal Climate Bill Will Intensify Oregon's Recession by Todd Wynn
• Cato Institute
• On Climate and Transit by Randal O'Toole
• Climate Strategies Watch
• Cherry Picking and Executive Ordering by Paul Chesser
• They Are Dropping Like Flies Around Manny Ramirez by Paul Chesser
• Another Dem Governor Thinks Waxman Markey is a Turkey by Paul Chesser
• Governors (Two) Bark Back by Paul Chesser
• Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Cap and Traitors by Fred Smith and William Yeatman
• Heartland Institute
• Climate Change Reconsidered by Fred Singer and Craig Idso
• Global Hurricane Activity is Lowest in 30 years by Krystle Russin
• Waxman-Markey Would Raise Electricity Prices by $846 Billion by H. Sterling Burnett
• Heritage Foundation
• Cap-and-Trade: A Comparison of Cost Estimates by Nicolas Loris
• Waxman-Markey: Homeowners, Small Businesses, and Farmers Hit Hardest by Ben Lieberman
• Cap-and-Trade Sold Under False Pretenses by Ben Lieberman and Nicolas Loris
• The European Experience with Cap-and-Trade by Ben Lieberman
• National Center For Policy Analysis
• The Dangers of Hot Air
• Government Monopsony Distorts Climate Science
• Nature Not Man Responsible for Recent Global Warming
• Global Warming: Our Best Guess is Likely Wrong
• Waxman Markey Could raise Electricity Prices by $846 Billion
• European Hot Air
• Environment Agency Sets Up Green Police In Britain
• To Fight Climate Change, Washington Wants You to Take the Bus
• The Economic Impact of the Waxman Markey Cap-and-Trade Bill
• Pacific Research Institute
• Climate Economics 101 and Policy Activism by Robert Murphy
• Reason Foundation
• California's Climate Change Economic Denialism by Ronald Bailey
• Why Poor Countries Won't Curb Emissions by Sikha Dalmia
• Science and Public Policy Institute
• Warming Caused by Soot, Not Co2 by Doug Hoffman
• Resisting Climate Hysteria by Richard Lindzen
• In the Name of Global Warming by Don Blakenship
• Climate Money by Joanne Nova
• Van Ness Feldman
• Weekly Climate Change Policy Update July 22
• Climate Policy Update
• House Passes Climate Change and Clean Energy Bill

Energy

• Cascade Policy Institute
• Oregon's Energy-Inefficient "Green Revolution" by Sarah Ross
• Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Why Solar Power is Looking Dim by Iian Murray
• Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
• Tips for Green Entrepreneurs by Pete Geddes
• Heritage Foundation
• Nuclear Waste: Don't Rule Out Yucca Mountain Just Yet by jack Spencer and Nicolas Loris
• National Center For Policy Analysis
• Developing Shale Oil May Solve Our Energy Crisis by H. Sterling Burnett
• Improve Energy Use: Win a Prize by H. Sterling Burnett
• Obama Blocks New Energy Exploration
• So Much For Energy Independence
• The Overselling of Ethanol Continues
• Oil From Stone: Securing America's Energy Future
• An Immediate Oil Shortage is Political Fiction Not Reality
• Pacific Research Institute
• Energy Pathways? Let's Take a Closer Look by Thomas Tanton
• The Perpetual Myth by Thomas Tanton
• Reason Foundation
• Its Alive! Alternative Energy Subsidies Make the Biggest Comeback Since Jimmy Carter by Ronald Bailey
• Energy Leninism by Ronald Bailey

Environment

• American Enterprise Institute
• Agricultural Pesticides by Jon Entine
• Cascade Policy Institute
• Tax Credits for Hybrids Really Don't Increase Demand by Steven LaFleur
• Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Toxic Revenge by Silvia Santacruz
• California's New Diesel Regulation is All Pain No Gain by Jerome Arnett
• National Center for Policy Analysis
• Traffic Congestion
• Pacific Research Institute
• Agriculture and the Environment Are Not Opposing Forces by Amy Kalieta
• Property And Environment Research Center
• Two Forests Under the Big Sky: Tribal V.s Federal Management by Alison Berry

News

International

• Methane car Makes History in Iceland IceNews, July 29, 2009
• Spotlight On Russia's Role on Climate Control New York Times, July 26, 2009
• Developing World To Cash in on Climate Cash July 26, 2009
• Government Monopsony Distorts Climate Science Says SPPI TransWorld News, July 22, 2009
• Pachauri Defends India's Climate Stand The Hindu, July 21, 2009
• Fish are Shrinking in Response to Global Warming: Study AFP, July 20, 2009
• India Will Not Take on Emission Cut Targets The Times of India, July 20, 2009
• Climb down on 2 degrees Celsius Clause Done As Last Resort? The Times of India, July 17, 2009
• Solar Cycle Linked to Global Climate National Science Foundation, July 16, 2009
• Climate Changes May be Slower Than Expected AFP, July 16, 2009
• Warming Caused by Soot, Not Co2 July 15, 2009
• World Dependant on Fossil Fuels for a Century Reuters, July 15, 2009
• Miliband Promise More Green Jobs but Vestas Wind Turbine Plant is Closing Times, July 15, 2009
• UK Industry Energy Bills to Soar Financial Times, July 15, 2009
• Russia Cuts Red Tape on Shelf Barents-Observer July 14, 2009
• Low Carbon Strategy will Raise Household Energy Bills The Times, July 11, 2009
• G8 2050 Climate Pledge Fails to Convince July 10, 2009
• Zero Emissions Aircraft Takes First Flight July 9, 2009
• Russia Plans Floating Nuclear Reactors New York Times, July 9, 2009
• Warming Arctic Could Teem With Life by 2030 July 8, 2009
• G8 Leaders Agree on Climate Target Associated Press, July 8, 2009
• Medvedev Highlights Energy Saving, Alternative Energy Barents Observer July 4, 2009
• Swimming in Natural Gas National Post, July 4, 2009
• Sixth Pipeline Blast, Second in a Week Confirmed by B.C. Calgary Herald, July 4, 2009
• Emissions Quota Issue Remains Unresolved July 4, 2009
• US Carbon Tariffs Still a Long Way Off, Draw Asia Ire Guardian, July 3, 2009
• Sea Ice At Lowest Level in 800 Years Near Greenland Science Daily, July 2, 2009
• Canada and Japan Obstruct Climate Deal July 2, 2009
• New Climate Strategy: Track the World's Wealthiest Reuters, July 6, 2009
• Brazil Wants Co2 Cuts Based on Historic Emissions Guardian, July 2, 2009
• Climate Change is Shrinking Sheep BBC News, July 2, 2009
• India Vows Cooperation on Climate Change but Not at Economic Cost Top News India, July 1, 2009

National

• Climate Bills Still Unanswered Questions Investor Business Daily Editorial, July 30, 2009
• A Quest for Batteries to Alter the Energy Equation New York Times, July 27, 2009
• Global Cooling Hits Al Gore's Home UK Telegraph, July 25, 2009
• Oil Customers Will Go Away Before Oil Does Forbes July 24, 2009
• Ignoring Science Investor Business Daily Editorial, July 24, 2009
• Slow Costly and Often Dangerous Road to Wind Power New York Times, July 22, 2009
• Commerce Secretary: Americans ‘Need to Pay' for Chinese Emissions Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2009
• Top Manager Sees ‘Huge Risk' in Alternative Energy as Proof of Global Warming Cools July 15, 2009
• Study to Determine Health Effects of Turbines July 15, 2009
• United States Joins the International Renewable Energy Agency July 8, 2009
• What The Pickens Fiasco means to Green Forbes, July 8, 2009
• Making a Cash Cow Out of Manure Isn't Easy New York Times, July 7, 2009
• Traders in Clean Energy Certificates Fear House Climate Bill Will Upset Market New York Times, July 2, 2009

Alaska

• Alaska Natural Gas Gets New Market Competition Anchorage Daily News, July 11, 2009
• Obama Officials Urge Senate to Act on Climate Change Bill Alaska Journal of Commerce, July 10, 2009

Iowa

• Addressing Climate Change Could Revitalize Rural America Des Moines Register, July 21, 2009

New Mexico

• Utility Plans Zero Emissions Hydrogen Power Plant Associated Press, July 16, 2009

Oregon

• Portland Area Consumes Electricity at Record Rate Oregonian, July 28, 2009
• Governor May Veto Energy Bills Statesman Journal, July 7, 2009
• Study: Wildfire Severity Not Getting Worse OPB, July 6, 2009
• The Switch: Waste to Energy Projects Look Promising OPB, July 1, 2009

Washington

• Wind Power Throws a Curve at BPA July 21, 2009

Links of Interest

• http://www.sepp.org/
• http://www.wattsupwiththat.com/
• 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/
• http://www.climatedepot.com/
• http://www.surfacestations.org/
• http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/
• http://www.algorelied.com/
• http://www.worldclimatereport.com/