Category: Climate Change

Hispanic Economic Progress Endangered by McCain-Lieberman

National Policy Analysis #497 /
Hispanics, who have become America's largest minority,1 are in the midst of an economic renaissance. Unemployment is at a record low while poverty is falling dramatically. Hispanic businesses are growing at a rate of four times the national average.2 This ...
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Tinkering With Energy is Playing With Fire: Cap and Trade Schemes are Regressive, Placing Burdens on Low-Income Communities

National Policy Analysis #490 /
Hopes for a swift and lasting economic recovery could be dashed if Congress approves a misbegotten scheme that two independent government agencies have concluded will send energy prices through the roof. The "Climate Stewardship Act of 2003" (S. 139), introduced ...
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New Source Review: What the Fuss is About, by Amy Ridenour and Christopher Burger

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BACKGROUND: The Bush Administration is issuing a new rule clarifying what is meant by "routine maintenance" under "New Source Review" provisions in the 1977 Clean Air Act amendments. The 1977 Clean Air Act amendments required power plant and oil refinery ...
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“Blackouts” Today, “Greenouts” Tomorrow: America Needs a Pro-Production Energy Policy

National Policy Analysis #484 /
Tens of millions Americans got a wakeup call Thursday: cheap, accessible energy isn't something to take for granted. Unfortunately, many of America's most powerful environmental organizations do take energy for granted, and they are trying to set America on a ...
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Inhofe Challenges Colleagues to Understand Basic Facts About Climate Change Debate

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BACKGROUND: Just as Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) are pushing a "Kyoto-Lite" anti-global warming amendment to put greenhouse gas emissions caps on every major sector of the U.S. economy, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Committee ...
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The EPA Global Warming Report, the Bush Administration and the News Media: Cooking the Books or Cooking Up Stories?

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BACKGROUND: "The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to publish a draft report next week on the state of the environment, but after editing by the White House, a long section describing risks from rising global temperatures has been whittled to ...
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On Global Warming, the New York Times Spins Bill O’Reilly’s “No Spin Zone”… and the Rest of Us

National Policy Analysis #470 /
The New York Times spun a tall tale the other day, and Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel - the fabled "No Spin Zone" - fell for it. Hard. About a hundred newspapers joined him.1 It happened in the ...
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New York Times’ Latest Attack on White House Shows Arrogance of Blair-Raines Era Lingers

National Policy Analysis #471 /
Maybe it's time to send the editorial writers at The New York Times back to the Columbia Journalism School for a refresher course in fact-checking. Even with the departure of the left-wing ideologue Howell Raines as editor-in-chief and protégé Jayson ...
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It’s Time to Debate Global Warming Again

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BACKGROUND: The global warming debate is again coming to the forefront on Capitol Hill. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has scheduled global warming hearings in the Senate Commerce Committee May 7; Senator Joseph Lieberman is expected to give a speech May ...
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American Lung Association ‘State of the Air’ Report is Designed to Scare

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BACKGROUND: On May 1, 2003, the American Lung Association will release its annual "State of the Air" report providing details on air pollution levels across the U.S. The report is likely to be alarmist. TEN SECOND RESPONSE: This report is ...
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