Category: Environment and Enterprise Institute

Endangered Species Reform and Immigration: When Travel is Illegal, Only Illegals Will Travel

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Does a proposal to reform the Endangered Species Act intersect with the immigration issue? Husband David thinks so: A draft of an Endangered Species Act bill that reportedly will be introduced by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) next month includes a ...
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“TESRA” Endangered Species Act Reform Proposal Would Do More Harm Than Good

National Policy Analysis #531 /
Congress is once again contemplating changes to the Endangered Species Act.  As in the past, prospects for the adoption of meaningful reform are poor.  This is unfortunate, as few laws have been as ineffective and counterproductive as the Endangered Species ...
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Environmentalists’ Demonization of CAFTA is Unwarranted; Trade Liberalization Pact Would Invigorate Competition, Fight Poverty and Promote Positive Environmental Impacts

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Objections leveled against the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the environmental establishment organizations are exaggerated and unfounded, according to The National Center for Public Policy Research. CAFTA, a trade agreement to establish a virtual tariff-free zone among ...
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Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 Draft Analyzed

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The National Center for Public Policy Research has a new press release out today examining House Resources Committee Chairman's "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005" (a bill that actually has not been introduced) based on available drafts. The ...
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Congratulations to Ron Nehring

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Congratulations to former National Center staff member Ron Nehring, who who has been appointed to the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Says a statement released by the governor's office: Ronald Nehring, 35, of El ...
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Court Rules Your Property Really Isn’t Your Property

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When I heard the ruckus early Sunday morning, I didn't know I'd later discover that I was the "owner" of a new street sign. While my neighbors up the street have had cars run up on their lawn due to ...
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Europe’s Airbus “Megaplane” Fails to Earn Green Stripes, by Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #526 /
All eyes in Europe this week are on the maiden flight of the long-anticipated, double-decker Airbus A380 super jumbo jet, which took place April 27 at Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southwest France. Though a boon to Europe's airline industry, the ...
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Portland Home Prices: Higher Than Necessary?

An Oregon Congressman apparently is offended by National Center Policy Analyst Ryan Balis' observation in the Washington Post that "smart growth" anti-sprawl policies in Portland, Oregon have tended to push housing costs higher. The Congressman responds with his own letter ...
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Containing Sprawl: The True Cost

National Center Policy Analyst Ryan Balis has a letter in the Washington Post today on the cost of containing sprawl. As per usual with environmentalist schemes, the cost of "smart growth" anti-sprawl initiatives tends to be borne by those who ...
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Environmental Movement Has Lost Its Way

The National Center's Ryan Balis has suggested I recommended this Miami Herald op-ed by Patrick Moore to blog readers. Moore is a founder of the environmental group Greenpeace. In the op-ed, Moore explains why he left Greenpeace ("By the mid-1980s, ...
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