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Gasping at Straws, Redux
Submitted by Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D on 5.1.2002
Back in January the Foundation for Clean Air Progress conducted a poll that found that two-thirds of Americans believe that air quality in the U.S. has deteriorated over the last decade. This is a huge misperception. According to the EPA, the number of “exceedences” of the EPA threshold for “unhealthful air” in American cities fell by nearly 50 percent over the last decade, as reported in the most recent edition of PRI’s Index of Leading Environmental Indicators.
Power to the People: An Economic Analysis of California's Energy Crisis and It's Lessons for Legislators
Submitted by Benjamin Zycher on 5.1.2002
At the outset of 2002, Californians found low prices at the gas pumps and their state once again enjoyed a surplus of electric power. Given current circumstances, and with issues such as terrorism dominating the news, many have forgotten that barely one year ago the state’s experience was quite different.
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