Category: Environment and Enterprise Institute

1998 Directory of Environmental and Regulatory Victims

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Table of Contents IntroductionEndangered SpeciesWetlandsWater-Related RegulationClean Air ActZoning OrdinancesOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationHazardous MaterialsNational Parks and ForestsSmall BusinessMaritime TradeMiscellaneous AbusesAcknowledgments  Introduction by Bobby Unser I never imagined myself becoming a spokesman in the ongoing controversy over the government's regulatory policies. My ...

Top Ten Dumbest Things Environmental Extremists Did or Said in 1997 (As reported in Scoop #182)

Scoop®Your Inside View to the Strategies and Activities of the Conservative Movement in Washington Issue 182 * December 19, 1997 The National Center for Public Policy Research Amy Ridenour, President 300 Eye Street N.E. Suite 3 * Washington, D.C. 20001 ...

If Santa Claus Was an Environmentalist…

...Not even bad girls and boys would get lumps of coal in their stockings. ...Presents would be cut by seven percent below 1990 levels by 2010. ...Santa's sleigh would be battery-powered to cut down on those nasty reindeer emissions that ...

The Myth of Scientific Consensus on Global Warming

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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 ...

Larger Public Health Risks Overlooked in the Global Warming Debate

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Policy Proposals Seek Solution to Hypothetical Health Risks While Ignoring Real Ones For Immediate Release November 21, 1997 Contact: David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Research at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The public health "big picture" has ...

The New “Clinton-Lite” Global Warming Strategy: Half the Controversy, Same Bad Economic Aftertaste

President Clinton's latest strategy to address global warming might best be described as Clinton-Lite: It has half the controversy of his previous strategy, but the same bad economic aftertaste. On October 22, the President unveiled his strategy for the upcoming ...

President’s Interpretation of “Environmental Justice” Jeopardizes Minority Health and Well-Being

The Clinton Administration's narrow interpretation of what constitutes "environmental justice" could place thousands of blacks, Hispanics and other disadvantaged Americans at greater risk. On February 11, 1994, President Clinton committed his administration to an environmental justice strategy by signing Executive ...

A Constitutional Right As Fragile As The Ecosystem

By Nancie G. Marzulla When Congress returns from its summer recess after Labor Day, it will face a decision of potentially landmark proportions concerning private property rights. Namely, Congress must decide whether to fund the federal share of the Headwaters ...

Would You Spend $2,750 More for a New Car Just To Make Air Pollution Worse?

Activities at the July Environmental Policy Task Force meeting chaired by David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Research. New Law Says OMB Must Identify Government Regulations for Reform: Will It Ignore the Law? Angela Antonelli of The ...

Farmers to Bear Brunt of New Clean Air Standards, by Chad Cowan

The Environmental Protection Agency recently imposed new, more strict air quality standards that many of the nation's farmers believe will have a disproportionate, negative impact on their way of life. "While the EPA's plan to improve air quality may have ...

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