Senate Energy Mandates Bad and Ugly; Little Good
The Senate energy bill currently under debate is bipartisan about the need to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil but there is little in the bill that will benefit American consumers, especially a vote mandating refiners to add 8 billion gallons of ethanol per year to gasoline supplies by 2012.
Posted: 06/16/2005 | News
Bush Should Stay the Course at G-8
As President Bush meets this week with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and prepares for next month’s G-8 Summit in Scotland he should stay the course on global warming, according to scholars with the NCPA’s E-Team project.
Posted: 06/07/2005 | News
Schwarzenegger Vow on Climate Change Short-Sighted
As the so-called science underpinning most current claims about the causes of climate change continues to erode, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) this week vowed to lead the world’s response to global warming by unveiling a plan to reduce his state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent over the next 50 years.
Posted: 06/03/2005 | News
Clean Air Legal Squabbles Predictable
Scarce resources that could better have been devoted to improving air quality and reducing air pollution under the Clear Skies bill are being diverted to fight legal battles over Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations to limit sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury, according to scholars with the NCPA’s E-Team project.
Posted: 06/01/2005 | News