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How the “Green Jobs” Agenda Destroys Jobs
By: Julie Kaszton on 10.20.2010
Proposition 23 on the Nov. 2 ballot would delay implementation of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32). A recent study from the California Small Business Roundtable deals with the economic costs of that legislation.
Walmart’s Sustainable Agriculture Campaign Benefits Farmers, Consumers and the Environment
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 10.19.2010
Retail giant Walmart announced plans this month to expand their “sustainable agriculture” goals, including sourcing more of the food they sell from small- and medium-sized farms, and doubling the amount of local produce grown and sold to customers within the same state. While critics contend that the corporation is destructive to local economies, Walmart’s efforts to redefine the food supply chain may provide positive outcomes to both local farmers and consumers.
The Prospective Effects of Proposition 23 on Employment in California
By: Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D on 10.4.2010
A new study finds that the approval of Proposition 23, suspending the implementation of AB 32, would add nearly 150,000 jobs in California in 2011, more than a half million jobs by 2012, and more than 1.3 million jobs by 2020.
New EPA Car Labels Should Stick to Facts
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 9.21.2010
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation jointly announced that they are considering an upgrade of the energy and environmental information on new-car labels. Potential buyers, unfortunately, won’t find the whole story on the new labels, even though the timing is right.
Toss Fraud-Ridden State Program and Recycle E-waste a Better Way
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 8.18.2010
California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA) is a magnet for fraud on a massive scale, totaling tens of millions of dollars, as Tom Knudson revealed in a recent Sacramento Bee investigation.
Should the Federal Government Stick Its Nozzle in Your Shower?
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 8.17.2010
A recent move by the US Department of Energy (DOE) increases the authority of the federal government to regulate your showering habits.
Why the Going is Tough for High-Cost Legislation on Climate Change
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 7.20.2010
For those favoring legislation on climate change, these should be the best of times. The Democrats, typically the party of the greens, are in control at the federal level. The BP disaster in the Gulf might, under other circumstances, be a motivator for major changes to rules affecting oil drilling and consumption. Several investigative committees have largely cleared the scientists involved in last November’s “Climategate” scandal of any major wrongdoing. But none of that is translating into any movement on climate policy, and that scandal is part of the reason.
Inherit the Wind – the Reality Show
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 5.18.2010
Last month, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the Cape Wind project, a 130-turbine wind farm on Nantucket Sound that has been loudly opposed by wealthy residents on Cape Cod for mostly aesthetic reasons. The latest argument against Cape Wind reveals another angle.
Can Government Balance Nature by Killing Sea Lions?
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 5.12.2010
A local fisherman, Mr. Larry Legans, has been accused of shooting a sea lion for consuming the fish he caught. Mr. Legans, who faces three years in prison and $70,000 in fines, must be rather puzzled to see government agents killing sea lions, for the crime of eating fish.
How EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Threatens the Environment
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D on 4.20.2010
Earlier this year, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final version of the advanced renewable fuel standard, known as RFS2. The new standard sets greenhouse gas emission performance standards for the nation’s transportation fuels. Requirements for annual volumetric use of renewable fuels more than double in a decade, from 13 billion gallons in 2010 to 36 billion gallons in 2022.
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