Author: David Ridenour

Federal Court’s Decision to Strike Down Air Standards Will Save Lives

National Policy Analysis #248 /
The recent federal court decision striking down the Environmental Protection Agency's new, more stringent air quality standards was a major victory not only for government accountability advocates, but for public health. In 1997, EPA Administrator Carol Browner announced new air ...
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Don’t Believe the Internet Know-It-Alls

National Policy Analysis #246 /
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home." -Ken Olson, President, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 The New York Yankees" Yogi Berra once said, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." In few ...
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Bill Would Fund Parks, Hockey Rinks to Rescue Oceans

National Policy Analysis #240 /
Only politicians would try sell the idea that best way to reduce environmental threats to the oceans is to spend more money on ice hockey rinks, parks and other recreational facilities in cities. But that's precisely what some of our ...
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Government Hinders Environmental Progress, Free Market Advances It

National Policy Analysis #241 /
The free market can be one of the most powerful forces for solving the nation's environment problems if government doesn't stand in the way. Two cases in point are the experiences of Benjamin Cone of North Carolina and the Lexmark ...
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Clinton’s Urban Sprawl Program Threatens Freedom and the Environment

National Policy Analysis #231 /
What percentage of U.S. land do you think has been developed? 50%? 25%? 10%? Answer: Less than 5%. Yet the Clinton Administration believes that taxpayers must pay for a multi-billion dollar land acquisition program aimed at curbing "urban sprawl" - ...
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Jury Tampering in Exxon Valdez Trial Pollutes America’s System of Justice

National Policy Analysis #232 /
There's a penchant among American juries for extracting a pound of flesh and then some from big, bad corporations with deeper-than-deep pockets. Americans have always loved striking a blow for the little guy, and many believe that one of the ...
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Global Warming Not Responsible for 1998’s Unusual Weather

National Policy Analysis #228 /
The U.S. may have experienced more than its fair share of unusual weather this past year, but this has nothing to do with global warming. Global warming theory advocates were quick to seize on last summer's heat waves and the ...
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Environmentalists Suffer Election Setback

National Policy Analysis #222 /
Environmental groups that have been crowing over Republican losses in the recent national elections may end up eating crow once the 106th Congress begins voting on environmental legislation. The reason? Despite the loss of five Republicans in the U.S. House ...
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Environmentalists Erroneously Cite Government Pork-Barrel Spending as Evidence of Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #221 /
Environmentalists continue to use every means of measuring the temperature of the planet except a thermometer. A case in point is the recent claim that the rising number of presidential disaster declarations - often used as a means of dishing ...
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Hypocrisy in Buenos Aires: Millions of Gallons of Fuel to Be Burned By Those Seeking Curbs on Fuel Use

National Policy Analysis #217 /
Next month, the American people will witness an extraordinary act of hypocrisy: Millions of gallons of fuel will be burned as a direct result of an international conference convened to curb fossil fuel use. On November 2, the fourth meeting ...
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