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Publications -- Global Warming

Jun 03, 2009	ST #321 – 10 Cool Global Warming Policies Global warming is a reality. But whether it is a serious problem - and whether emis- sions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from human fossil fuel use are the principal cause - are uncertain. The current debate over the U. S. response to climate change centers on greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies, which are likely to impose substantially higher costs to society than global warming might.
Feb 24, 2009	BA #646 – Carbon Offsets: No Sure Bet to Prevent Climate Change Congress should consider carefully the high costs of carbon offset schemes, and the problems of measuring and verifying reductions of greenhouse gas emissions under such systems, before including similar programs in domestic greenhouse-gas legislation.
Feb 18, 2009	BA #644 – Climate Change Policy: Should We Tax the Poor to Help the Rich?* If the government limits carbon emissions now through taxes or direct caps, it is taxing the poor today to benefit wealthier future generations.
Dec 10, 2008	BA #637 – Lights Out for Thomas Edison The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will soon ban the most common light bulbs in the United States. New efficiency standards will require manufacturers to produce incandescent bulbs that use less energy per unit of light produced, starting with 100-watt incandescent bulbs in 2012, down to 40-watt bulbs in 2014.
Oct 21, 2008	BA #635 – Nuclear Renaissance: Atoms to Power the Future How will America meet its future energy needs? Rising demand for electricity, possible greenhouse gas legislation and U.S. dependence on foreign oil are some of the reasons for concern. These factors, combined with the high cost and relative unreliability of various other alternative energy sources, have forced policymakers to consider nuclear energy once again.
Oct 02, 2008	BA #634 – Regulating Global Warming: Expanding the Authority of the Environmental Protection Agency In May 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that greenhouse gases meet the definition of an air pollutant in the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded in 2008 by issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that explains how the Clean Air Act applies to regulating emissions of greenhouse gases thought to contribute to global warming.
Sep 10, 2008	BA #631 – In Order to Extinguish Forest Fires, Don’t Let Logging Burn Out Federal mismanagement of U.S. forests has increased the number, size and cost of wildfires over the past decade. Historically, the national forests have been logged to provide lumber for commercial activities, to promote forest recreation, species protection and management, and to prevent wildfires.
May 14, 2008	BA #617 – Capping CO2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs The United States has refused to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol intended to limit and eventually reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The treaty did not meet two requirements Congress deemed necessary for a worthwhile international climate change policy — that it: 1) do no harm to the U.S. economy and 2) include developing nations in emissions regulation. Congress should apply these criteria to proposed domestic climate change legislation.
Feb 21, 2008	BA #610 – Polar Bears on Thin Ice, Not Really! Redux In early March, the polar bear could become the first species officially recognized by the U.S. government as threatened by global warming. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed to list the polar bear as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — even though U.S. polar bear populations aren't declining.
Feb 18, 2008	BA #609 – Climate Change Forecasters on the Hot Seat More than 20 years ago, climate scientists began to sound the alarm over the possibility that global temperatures were rising due to human activities, such as deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels. In 1988, the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program created the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in order to study and better understand this potential threat.
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