Category: Environment and Enterprise Institute

“Meeting the Climate Challenge”: Left-of-Center Groups Warn of Impending Doom

National Policy Analysis #522 /
Whether you love them or would just love to leave them out in the cold, enthusiastic advocates of the global warming theory are not known for an exquisite sense of timing. A year ago, former Vice President Al Gore picked ...
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Michael Crichton’s State of Fear: Climate Change in the Cineplex?

National Policy Analysis #524 /
If you count the two "sequels" spawned by the original Jurassic Park, no less than 13 of Michael Crichton's page-turning thrillers have delighted moviegoers around the globe. From The Andromeda Strain in 1971 through 2003's Timeline, films based on Crichton ...
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Spinning Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #523 /
The Peter Principle appears to have caught up with John Podesta, former Clinton chief-of-staff and frequent talking head on Crossfire, CNN's recently-cancelled tribute to the arrogant and inane. Devised by the clever Canadian management guru Laurence J. Peter, the Peter ...
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Associated Press & Global Warming: Never Let Facts Get in the Way of a Good Theory

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: The Associated Press has recently run two global warming stories by AP Special Correspondent Charles P. Hanley that misrepresent objective facts about climate, apparently for the purpose of leading readers to believe that human activities are causing the planet ...
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Christians Promote Environmental Stewardship, Not Radical Agenda

Press Release /
Recent reports in the media that evangelical Christians have embraced the protectionist goals of the establishment environmental movement are exaggerated. As the 36th anniversary of the first Earth Day is observed on April 22, it should be noted that the ...
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Purex and Pyro are Not the Same, by William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

White Paper /
In the early days of civilian nuclear power, it was assumed that PUREX -- an aqueous reprocessing method that was used in weapons programs to produce plutonium of the chemical purity needed for bombs -- would be suitable for recycling ...
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Time to Out the Real Outsourcers

National Policy Analysis #518 /
Outsourcing. The mere mention of the word is enough to send shivers down the spines of millions of Americans, fearful of losing their jobs to workers in China, India, or some other country where labor is cheap. While economists, business ...
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Playing Games With SUV Safety Statistics

National Policy Analysis #519 /
Consumers are constantly reminded to "read the fine print" before spending their hard-earned cash on items ranging from breakfast cereals to mutual funds. Being on guard against misleading advertising is sound advice; no one wants to be hoodwinked. That same ...
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Robert Kennedy on Environment

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been known to make exaggerated claims -- utterly ridiculous, completely laughable statements -- about environmental issues. This quote from him may explain why: I have so much mercury in my body right now, having tested ...
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Anti-SUV Activists Versus the American Family, by Matthew Craig

New Visions Commentary /
  When you get behind the wheel of your SUV or minivan, do you automatically become a member of a hate group? According to the radicals now dominating the environmental movement, driving one of these vehicles proves you hate the ...
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