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By Stephen Holzer, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 26, 2011 at 11:52:40

FOXNews.com - Threat of New, Larger Icelandic Eruption Looms

Posted on April 20, 2010
REYKJAVIK, Iceland ? For all the worldwide chaos that Iceland's volcano has already created, it may just be the opening act. Scientists fear tremors at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano could trigger an even more dangerous eruption at the nearby Katla volcano...

Today's Quakes Deadlier Than In Past... Because Of Global Warming

Posted on April 20, 2010
"Increase in the annual energy of earthquakes is the strongest symptom yet of planetary overheating. "NASA measurements from space confirm that Earth as a whole absorbs at least 0.85 Megawatt per square kilometer more energy from the Sun than it...

Energy Update - Rasmussen Reports?

Posted on April 20, 2010
Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters say global warming is caused by long-term planetary trends, while only 33% blame human activity. These results are identical to those found last month. Belief that human activity is the primary cause of global warming...

US Senate climate bill to be unveiled

Posted on April 17, 2010
US Senate climate bill to be unveiled April 26 15 Apr 2010 22:04:19 GMT Source: Reuters * Backers hope for Senate vote in June or July * Measure could affect states' climate control activities (Adds reaction from American Petroleum Institute)...

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Europe Cuts 70% of Flights; Relief May Come April 22 (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Posted on April 17, 2010
April 17 (Bloomberg) -- European airlines canceled more than 70 percent of their flights today as most of the continent?s northern and central nations remained closed to air traffic, and Accuweather predicted little change until April 22. via www.bloomberg...

Laws, Life, and Legal Matters - Court Cases and Legal Information at Leagle.com - All Federal and State Appeals Court Cases in One Search

Posted on April 15, 2010
we reject OASIS's claim that by certifying a member product to use its seal, it speaks with an educational purpose or contributes to an ongoing public debate about organic standards. It is not necessary for OASIS to certify individual products...

ELF member gets 5 years for attempted firebombing - SignOnSanDiego.com

Posted on April 06, 2010
He pleaded guilty in January to conspiring with another member of the environmental extremist movement Earth Liberation Front to burn down the multimillion-dollar condos with a juice bottle containing gasoline in 2006. The timer attached to the bomb failed...

On Global Warming, Scientists and TV Weathercasters Are at Odds - NYTimes.com

Posted on March 30, 2010
A study released this year by researchers at Yale and George Mason found that 56 percent of Americans trusted weathercasters to tell them about global warming far more than they trusted other news media or public figures like former Vice...

UN climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri says sorry ? and switches to neutral - Times Online

Posted on March 28, 2010
The outspoken chairman of the UN?s climate change body is to adopt a neutral advisory role and has agreed to stop making statements demanding new taxes and other radical policies on cutting emissions. via www.timesonline.co.uk

The Earth Hour Con � PA Pundits ? International

Posted on March 27, 2010
PA Pundits ? International"the relentless pursuit of common sense" ? A Variety of Opinions From Various Writers ? (Best viewed with a Screen resolution of 1024�768 or higher and Firefox browser) Bookmark us now. via papundits.wordpress.com Well-written article on how...

Tracing the Demise of Cap and Trade - NYTimes.com

Posted on March 26, 2010
Environmental groups and their foes in industry joined hands to embrace the approach, a market-driven system that sets a ceiling on global warming pollution while allowing companies to trade permits to meet it. President Obama praised it by name in...

U.S. to Ensure Spot Tests of Organic Foods - NYTimes.com

Posted on March 20, 2010
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that it would begin enforcing rules requiring the spot testing of organically grown foods for traces of pesticides, after an auditor exposed major gaps in federal oversight of the organic food industry. via...

Dan Walters: California's politicos dig deeper hole - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

Posted on March 07, 2010
Schwarzenegger, while claiming he's focused on "jobs, jobs, jobs," is nevertheless championing the massively expensive imposition of new costs on employers in the name of reducing the state's carbon footprint, even though the scientific premises of global warming become shakier...

1,000 trapped on ferry stuck in Baltic Sea ice - Yahoo! News

Posted on March 05, 2010
By KARL RITTER, Associated Press Writer Karl Ritter, Associated Press Writer ? Thu Mar 4, 6:45 pm ET STOCKHOLM ? Dozens of ships including a passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board were trapped Friday in heavy pack ice...

Is Organic Food Really Better For The Environment? | The Chic Ecologist

Posted on March 03, 2010
Is Organic Food Really Better For The Environment? Buzz up!Buzz up! Flikr User: Dano I eat a lot of organic food. In fact, about 80% of the food that goes into my body is organic. I cannot tell you how...

CTV Winnipeg- Quake may have shifted Earth's axis, shortened day - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

Posted on March 02, 2010
Quake may have shifted Earth's axis, shortened day Updated: Tue Mar. 02 2010 2:40:30 PM Josh Visser, Josh Visser, CTV.ca News Staff The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Feb. 27 was so powerful it may have tipped Earth's axis...

A perfect storm is brewing for the IPCC - Telegraph

Posted on March 01, 2010
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV. Enhanced by Google via www.telegraph.co.uk The emerging errors of the...

Climategate expert tells MPs | Mail Online

Posted on March 01, 2010
Head of 'Climategate' research unit admits sending 'pretty awful emails' to hide data By David Derbyshire Last updated at 2:08 AM on 02nd March 2010 Comments (13) Add to My Stories Scientists at the heart of the Climategate row were...

Antarctic spits out iceberg the size of Luxembourg - Times Online

Posted on February 27, 2010
The carving off of ice shelves and collapse of glaciers are part of Antarctica?s natural cycle, but man-made climate change could accelerate the processes. via www.timesonline.co.uk Natural cycle or man-made global warming (now called "climate change")--no one knows...

FOXNews.com - New Climate Agency Head Tried to Suppress Data, Critics Charge

Posted on February 23, 2010
Updated February 22, 2010 New Climate Agency Head Tried to Suppress Data, Critics Charge By Ed Barnes - FOXNews.com Thomas Karl, the head of Obama's new Climate Change office has been criticized for trying to suppress contradictory scientific data on...

GREENHOUSE GASES-UPS AND DOWNS IN REGULATORY BATTLE

Posted on February 21, 2010
A lot of environmental goings-on to discuss this week: EPA in court again over attempt to regulate greenhouse gases In 2007, the US Supreme Court upheld federal EPA?s authority to regulate ?greenhouse gases?, including carbon dioxide, under the Clean Air...

Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Posted on February 21, 2010
Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levelsStudy claimed in 2009 that sea levels would rise by up to 82cm by the end of century ? but the report's author now says true estimate is still unknown via www.guardian.co.uk

Beetles Vs. Homes-Maryland

Posted on February 21, 2010
via liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com "More than 90 Maryland homeowners with beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay say they?re now staring at an ugly reality. The structures are perched on an eroding cliff, but the property owners can?t do anything to stop the...

NEW REYCYLING RULES PENDING-ISRAEL

Posted on February 21, 2010
FYI-from Haaretz.com http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1149819.html "The Environmental Protection Ministry has put the finishing touches on a recycling bill designed to provide a real breakthrough in the scope of waste recycling in Israel. According to the proposed law, to be presented for cabinet...

World?s biggest coal company brings U.S. government to court in climate fraud | CLIMATEGATE

Posted on February 21, 2010
The world?s largest private sector coal business, the Peabody Energy Company (PEC) has filed a mammoth 240-page ?Petition for Reconsideration,? a full-blown legal challenge against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. via www.climategate.com

CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS BANNED AT COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT

Posted on December 06, 2009
Political correctness run amok, with The Copenhagen Post The Copenhagen Post reporting the upcoming UN climate summit has banned any symbols of Christmas at the summit venue: Although the COP15 climate conference is set to take place during the Christmas...

MICHAEL BARONE NICELY SUMS UP CLIMATEGATE

Posted on November 28, 2009
Columnist and commentator Michael Barone has nicely summed up "Climategate" by quoting from various e-mails sent by University of East Anglia (Great Britain) Climate Unit Researchers scientists to each other. http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8487:global-warming-consensus-garbage-in-garbage-out&catid=57:commentary&Itemid=154 No doubt, the scientists hoped these e-mails would remain...

SB 827 IS LAW

Posted on October 14, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger has signed the bill into law (on Sunday, October 11). See post below for a discussion of the bill.

AQMD-RELATED RELIEF IS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK

Posted on October 11, 2009
SB 827 is on the Governor?s desk Readers may remember that, recently, I wrote about the problem for many businesses and government entities as a result of a State Court ruling holding that the AQMD?s issuance of ?offset? credits violates...

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