James M. Taylor, J.D.

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Survey Shows Rash of Fraud in Scientific Papers

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November 26, 2012

Scientific misconduct, such as fraud and suspected fraud, is responsible for two-thirds of retractions of papers published in life-science journals, concludes a survey published in the Proceedings
Issue #71: Heartland Institute Announces ICCC-8

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November 19, 2012

The Heartland Institute is partnering with the Germany-based European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE) to host the Eighth International Conference on Climate Change November 30 - December 1
EPA Accused of Using Secret Email Accounts to Avoid Transparency

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November 19, 2012

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson must not have gotten the memo about the Barack Obama administration would be the most open and transparent presidential administration ever.
Renewable Power Mandate Is Punishing Missouri Economy, Study Finds

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November 15, 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.
Al Gore TV Meets Its Match Today

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November 14, 2012

Call it the televised debate Al Gore has been avoiding for years.
Issue #70: David Suzuki Keeping an Open Mind?

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November 09, 2012

Every now and then developments in the global warming debate induce a deep-from-the-belly round of laughter.
Harry Reid and the Shawshank Redemption

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November 08, 2012

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told reporters yesterday that he would like to see the U.S. Senate address climate change. At the same time, Democrat Reps.
Britain Announces Halt to Onshore Wind Farms

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November 07, 2012

British officials are putting an end to new onshore wind farm construction, halting an energy experiment that has produced little usable electricity while draining the finances of British taxpayers
EPA Prepares Regulatory Onslaught in Obama Lame Duck Period

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November 05, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning a regulatory onslaught during President Obama’s lame-duck period if he loses his reelection bid tomorrow.
Issue #69: NOAA Climate Investigator Says No Link Between Sandy, Warming

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November 02, 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 that g
Scientists Rebuke Global Warming Alarmists on Hurricane Sandy

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November 01, 2012

Leave it to global warming alarmists to exploit the innocent victims of a human tragedy like Hurricane Sandy to spread the laughably false notion that global warming caused the storm.
Citizens Petition to Rein in EPA Gains Momentum

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October 30, 2012

Thousands of citizens have signed a Heartland Institute petition to rein in the U.S.
Issue #68: Michael Mann Falsely Claims He Was Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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October 26, 2012

Michael Mann was never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the director of the Nobel Institute says, despite Mann’s public claims that he was.
Africa Is Benefiting from Warming Despite Alarmist Claims

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October 25, 2012

Michel Nasibu, an advisor in the International Development Advisory Section of KPMG East Africa, wrote a compelling Forbes.com column Monday expressing concern about global warming devastating his
Heritage Produces List of Bankrupt and Faltering ‘Green Energy' Companies Funded by Taxpayers

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October 22, 2012

For people having a hard time keeping track of all the taxpayer-funded “green energy” companies that are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy or that have already gone bankrupt, the Heritage Foundat
Issue #67: More Studies Find Temperatures Were Warmer in Past

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October 19, 2012

A pair of newly published papers confirms prior studies indicating temperatures during the Medieval Warm Period and Roman Warm Period were at least as warm as temperatures in the current warm perio
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Lowest Since 1992

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October 19, 2012

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions during the first quarter of 2012 were the lowest since 1992, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports.
Issue #66: NASA Says Strong Storm Caused Decline in Arctic Sea Ice

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October 12, 2012

NASA scientists report that a strong and persistent Arctic storm broke up sea ice and pushed much of it out of the Arctic Ocean in August, causing a reduction in Arctic sea ice to its lowest extent
Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches Largest Extent on Record

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October 09, 2012

Antarctic sea ice set several records during the month of September, repeatedly setting daily records for overall ice extent.
Issue #65: Antarctic Sea Ice Defies Alarmist Climate Models

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October 05, 2012

Eric Berger, the Houston Chronicle’s self-proclaimed ‘SciGuy,’ apparently feels threatened by skeptics reporting that Antarctic sea ice is setting records this year.

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