James M. Taylor, J.D.

James M. Taylor, J.D.

James M. Taylor is managing editor of Environment & Climate News, a national monthly... (read full bio)

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Scientists Advocate Climate Realism at Heartland Institute’s ICCC-8

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January 15, 2013

The scientific method prevailed against shoddy science as The Heartland Institute hosted its Eighth International Conference on Climate Change, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Munich, Germany.
Feds Open Glen Canyon Dam, Simulate Colorado River Flood

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January 14, 2013

Federal Bureau of Reclamation officials opened up turbines and bypass tubes in the Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, unleashing a simulated flood designed to mimic a natural flood in the Colorad
Issue #76: Climate Reality Project vs. Heartland: Debate Video Posted

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January 14, 2013

Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project squared off against The Heartland Institute in a global warming debate January 8 in Tallahassee, Florida.
NOAA Caught Using Contradictory Temperature Data

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January 07, 2013

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration appears to be using two contradictory datasets for its official temperature records, meteorologist Anthony Watts reports.
Hurricane Sandy, Harry Reid, and the Shawshank Deception

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January 07, 2013

In the classic movie The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most fascinating characters is one that doesn’t exist. Peter Stevens, the silent, silent partner. A phantom. An apparition.
Issue #75: Peer-reviewed Study: Arctic and Subarctic Species Benefit from Global Warming

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January 04, 2013

Global warming will benefit most Arctic and sub-Arctic species, a team of scientists report in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.
Congress Votes to Extend Controversial Wind Power Subsidies

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January 02, 2013

As part of the deal to avoid tax increases and spending cuts required by the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress extended controversial wind power subsidies known as the Production Tax Credit.
Despite Alarmist Claims, Global Warming Has Been Good to Africa

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January 01, 2013

Michel Nasibu, an advisor in the International Development Advisory Section of KPMG East Africa, wrote a compelling column for Forbes.com expressing concern about global warming devastating his con
Issue #74: Real-World Data Show Warming Is Modest, Beneficial

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December 21, 2012

It has been nearly 25 years since James Hansen first regaled Congress with predictions of imminent global warming doom and gloom.
Global Warming Is Still Benefiting Africa

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December 20, 2012

Michel Nasibu, an advisor in the International Development Advisory Section of KPMG East Africa,
Pennsylvania Renewable Mandate Crushing State Economy

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December 19, 2012

Pennsylvania’s renewable energy mandate will likely cost the state $2 billion per year during the next eight years, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University reports in a newly published econ
Issue #73: IPCC Doubles down on Bias, Incompetence

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December 14, 2012

The United Nations is doubling down on ignorance and bias for its upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, according to investigative journalist Donna Laframboise.
United Nations Appoints Uneducated Green Activists as Authors of Climate Bible

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December 14, 2012

The United Nations is doubling down on ignorance and bias for its upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, according to investigative journalist Donna Laframboise.
Free Market Groups Hold Press Conference Supporting End of Wind Power Tax Credit

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December 13, 2012

A coalition of free-market think tanks is holding a press conference this morning to urge Congress to allow the wind power Production Tax Credit to expire at the end of the year.
Issue #72: Scientific Method Defeats Alarmists in Germany

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December 07, 2012

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Renewable Power Mandate Is Punishing Missouri Economy, Study Finds

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December 07, 2012

Renewable power mandates in Missouri are likely to cost state residents nearly $6 billion between now and the year 2021, economists at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University report.
British Energy Minister Announces Halt to Onshore Wind Farms

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December 06, 2012

British officials are putting an end to new onshore wind farm construction, halting an energy experiment that produced little usable electricity while draining the finances of British taxpayers and
Scientific Method Defeats Alarmists in Germany

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December 06, 2012

The Scientific Method struck a valiant blow against climate denialism in Germany this week, as scientists from around the globe gathered to sort out climate change facts from fiction.
Uranium Mining a No-Risk Boon for Virginia, Nation

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December 05, 2012

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama did not agree on much during the presidential campaign.
NOAA Climate Investigator Says No Link Between Global Warming, Hurricane Sandy

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November 30, 2012

Martin Hoerling, who chairs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate variability research program and oversees NOAA’s Climate Scene Investigators, debunked the assertion global

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