Daily Policy Digest
Environment Issues
| Is Opposition to Genetic Engineering Moral? Genetically modifying mosquitos has reduced the infected mosquito population by 80 percent in the Cayman Islands and by 90 percent in Brazil... |
| The EPA vs. State Economies This year, 40 percent of the nation's corn will be used for ethanol manufacturing, increasing corn prices, harming state poultry, beef, pork and dairy farmers who use corn as animal feed... |
| U.S. Redraws World Oil Map The shale-oil boom can help the United States surpass Saudi Arabia as the largest oil supplier by 2020... |
| Carbon Tax Will Kill the Economy, Boost Inflation Even if a carbon tax were somehow able to cut all emissions, it wouldn't be enough to offset carbon dioxide levels to curb the effects of global warming... |
| Natural Gas Industry Cozies Up to Washington The government is going against market forces and investing in natural gas infrastructure at a time when many investors are steering clear... |
| Actions Speak Louder than Words The sea level at Atlantic City has risen 16 inches over the last 100 years, yet the city has evolved to overcome... |
| Electric Vehicle Economics Don't Pencil Out Of the people who plan to buy an electric car, only 11 percent cite environmental concerns as their top reason... |
| Why Growth Is the Environment's Best Friend The single best thing we could do to minimize energy's impact on the environment is not only maximize our own economic growth but also help developing countries increase theirs... |
| Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Reducing carbon emission by over 80 percent will have no measurable effect on the global climate... |
| Oil, Gas and Coal Can Prime the Jobs Pump For every hydrocarbon related job (oil, gas and coal), six jobs are added in sectors from manufacturing to information services... |
