Author: David Ridenour

Politics Tainted Green: EPA Uses Enforcement as Partisan Political Weapon

National Policy Analysis #213 /
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems to be more concerned about partisan politics these days than protecting the environment. A case in point is its recent prosecution of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, Inc., the major employer in a small town best ...
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The Sierra Club and the Trial Lawyers: Two Peas in a Pod

National Policy Analysis #214 /
The Sierra Club and trial lawyers have a great deal more in common than many people realize. Both have a huge financial stake in seeing to it that legal reform fails. As a result, both also have the same political ...
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Don’t Like the Weather? Don’t Blame Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #206 /
In recent years, advocates of the global warming theory have convinced many Americans that virtually any weather-related calamity is evidence that human-induced global warming is underway. One has only to look at the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel ...
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Gore May Have More Political Baggage Than Clinton

National Policy Analysis #208 /
Should he be called upon to complete President Clinton's term in office, Vice President Albert Gore will not be able to restore political tranquility the same way Gerald R. Ford did 24 years ago. Twenty-four years ago, Gerald R. Ford ...
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The Quincy Library Group: So-Called “Consensus” Forest Plan Lacks Consensus, Violates Rights

National Policy Analysis #200 /
Since the House of Representatives approved the Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997 (H.R. 858) by an overwhelming margin last July, many have hailed the process that created the bill as a model for resolving ...
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Cloning Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows

National Policy Analysis #196 /
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, particularly when it comes to the issue of cloning. Last month, anti-biotechnology crusader Jeremy Rifkin endeared himself to many religious groups when he sought to patent a process for creating part human and part animal ...
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Earth Day May No Longer Be Needed

National Policy Analysis #191 /
After nearly thirty years, Earth Day may be obsolete. Thirty years ago, Americans had good reason to be concerned about the environment. In 1966, 80 people reportedly died from air pollution-related causes during a four-day temperature inversion in New York ...
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Will Republicans Provide Grist for Environmentalists’ Mill? Senate Consideration of New Endangered Species Bill Bad News for Species and People

National Policy Analysis #184 /
Environmentalists who have accused the Republican Congress of conspiring with powerful industry groups to protect corporate profits at the expense of the environment may soon have some solid evidence to back up that claim. Over the next several months, the ...
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1998 Legislative Outlook: Short Calendar Makes Movement of Major Environmental Legislation Unlikely

National Policy Analysis #185 /
With just 76 legislative days planned this year in the U.S. Senate and even fewer planned for the House of Representatives, the prospects for significant movement on major environmental reform bills are dim. On the other hand, prospects for the ...
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The Myth of Scientific Consensus on Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #177 /
Forget what you've read in the press or heard on television: There is no scientific consensus on global warming. In recent months, there has been much talk in the national news media about a scientific consensus on global warming. A ...
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