Category: Environment and Enterprise Institute

Energy Bill in Conference: Will Republicans Accept Kyoto-Like Global Warming Measure to Get ANWR Drilling Approved? by Gretchen Randall

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BACKGROUND: As the House and Senate convene in conference to hammer out a final energy bill, the question arises whether the provision for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will be included. While the House bill allowed ...
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Target of Animal Rights Activists Becomes a Target for Explosives, by Christopher Burger

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BACKGROUND: On May 3, 2002, an explosion damaged a truck at Sims Poultry Inc., a poultry plant outside of Bloomington, Indiana. Witnesses saw what appeared to be homemade incendiary devices being pulled out from under the truck, according to the ...
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Reprocessing Nuclear Fuel is the Way to Make Yucca Mountain Work tor Everyone, by Tom Randall

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BACKGROUND: The Associated Press reported on May 8, 2002 on the alleged inadequacies of Yucca mountain as a repository for spent nuclear fuel. In the report, the notion of reprocessing fuel to reduce storage needs was discussed but it said, ...
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Kyoto Treaty Language Attached to Senate Energy Bill, by Gretchen Randall

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BACKGROUND: Before passing its energy bill, the Senate attached an amendment setting up a greenhouse gas database. Participating companies would voluntarily report their reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. If, after five years, less than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Rep. John Doolittle Introduces Bill Calling for Release of 15-Year Old Wilderness Study Areas, by Tom Randall

BACKGROUND: Congressman John T. Doolittle introduced The Wilderness Study Area Release Act, H.R. 4589 to prevent the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management from continuing to close of millions of acres of public land through improper use ...
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Yucca Mountain: A Simple Solution, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #409 /
Energy Undersecretary Robert Card has said that the Bush Administration will seek more money from Congress for research into ways to reduce the volume of spent nuclear fuel and cost of its disposal. The purpose would be to extend the ...
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Earth Day 2002 Brings Cause for Celebration and Concerns about Over-Regulation, by Gretchen Randall

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BACKGROUND: April 22, 2002 marks the 32nd anniversary of the first Earth Day. Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's co-founder, modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," that were common on college campuses. As many as 20 ...
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Bush Administration and House Democrats Oppose Bill to Restrict Federal Land Acquisition, by Gretchen Randall

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BACKGROUND: H.R. 3962, the "Good Neighbor Act" was the subject of a U.S. House Forests and Forest Health subcommittee hearing held April 10, 2002. Under the bill's provisions, if more than 50 percent of a county's land is owned by ...
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Bush Administration and House Democrats Oppose Bill to Restrict Federal Land Acquisition

BACKGROUND: H.R. 3962, the "Good Neighbor Act" was the subject of a U.S. House Forests and Forest Health subcommittee hearing held April 10, 2002. Under the bill's provisions, if more than 50 percent of a county's land is owned by ...
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Anti-Sprawl Policies Undermine Programs to Help Minorities and the Poor

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Contents: Competing Government Policies Both Promote and Deny Homeownership Opportunities for MinoritiesNatural Resources Defense Council 'Cries Wolf' Over Consultation on Bush Energy Plan  Anti-Sprawl Policies Undermine Government Policies Promoting Homeownership Opportunities for Minorities and the PoorIt's three steps forward, but ...
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