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32-23=0
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 11.17.2010
California voters rejected Proposition 23 and thereby missed their chance to delay implementation of AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. That measure is certain to worsen a state economy still in recession, with an unemployment rate of more than 12 percent.
Intent Versus Reality in Conservation Strategies
Submitted by Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 11.16.2010
Last month, the Chicago Climate Exchange announced that at the end of this year it will shut down its voluntary program for trading greenhouse gas emissions. The closing of the CCX comes on the tails of a shift in congressional power in the mid-term elections that most believe indicates the end of President Obama’s efforts to pass “cap and trade” regulation for carbon emissions.
Is Your Food Making the Planet Sick?
Submitted by Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 11.2.2010
Modern agriculture has been blamed for a host of environmental problems, including global warming, water pollution, and ecosystem damage. While growing crops and raising livestock does have significant environmental impact, in many cases the situation has been misrepresented or oversimplified, and some of the proposed solutions have been ineffective or more costly than the benefits derived.
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