Europe Looks Toward Kyoto II, Even As Many Miss Targets
Buoyed by Russia’s recent ratification of the Kyoto treaty on climate change, delegates from European countries assembling in Buenos Aires have begun discussions about new greenhouse gas emission limits.
Posted: 12/14/2004 | News
Crichton Target of Environmentalists' Wrath
Best-selling novelist Michael Crichton has drawn the ire of book critics and environmentalists alike for portraying global warming activists as the villains in his latest book, “State of Fear.”
Posted: 12/14/2004 | News
Europe Looking Beyond Kyoto Climate Change Treaty
Skeptics of the theory that human activity is causing global climate change now have confirmation of their argument that the Kyoto Treaty – the energy-rationing international treaty to cut greenhouse gases – was not an end point but only a modest first step, according to an expert with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Posted: 11/29/2004 | News
Mercury Reduction Rules Are Fishy
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rules for mercury reductions would cost about $1.4 billion per year, and would have a negligible impact on public health, says environmental consultant and NCPA Adjunct Scholar Joel Schwartz.
Posted: 11/29/2004 | News
Regional Climate Change Proposals: High Costs For No Gain
Abandoning hope that the Kyoto international treaty on climate change will ever be adopted by the U.S. government, environmentalists have focused their energy on pushing a series of national and regional initiatives to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted: 11/18/2004 | News