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A Closer Look at Climate Change Skepticism -- An Interesting Assessment
Posted on 2 Dec 2010 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In an interesting assessment, the author notes: "Debate over climate change is nothing new. Scientists have been arguing about whether greenhouse gases released by human activity might change the climate since the late nineteenth century, when Swedish... Read More

Tags: carbon dioxide , Climate Change , conservative , skepticism , Carbon Dioxide Emissions , pundit , causation , scientists , Clean Air Act , blogger , politicans , assessment , greenhouse gases , global warming

Study concludes forests are decreasing, but how good is the data?
Posted on 28 Jun 2010 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Using data from 541 randomly selected 18.5 by 18.5 km blocks, an analysis of Landsat-7 satellite data has concluded that 3% of the forests (1 million square kilometer) present in 2000 were gone by 2005. See map at http://www.sciencenews.org/view/download... Read More

Tags: agriculture , fire , deforestation , logging , lost , satellite , storms , assessment , forest , data

Use of Endangered Species Act to prevent mining operation requires input early in the NOI review process
Posted on 15 Apr 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

The Endangered Species Act ("ESA") is becoming a popular tool used by public interest groups to stop projects that they view as adverse to environmental quality. However, a recent attempt to use the ESA against a mining project failed when the... Read More

Tags: Endangered species , gold , fisheries , Court of Appeal , Endangered Species Act , ESA , notice of intent , environment , environmental law , adequacy , plan of operations , fish , 9th , adverse affects , mining , assessment , forest , fishing , Ninth , Circuit