http://www.cfact.orgCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow -- Environmental news and analysis.http://www.cfact.orghttp://www.cfact.org/images/rss_image.gif9/7/2010 8:18:11 AM14223http://www.cfact.org/a/1802/Prepare-for-an-ice-age"Little ice ages" are the flip side of the 1500-year warming cycle. We should take advantage of the favorable climate we are currently enjoying to increase research on high-yield agriculture, biotechnology, water conservation and other advances now only dreamt of.http://www.cfact.org/a/1798/How-to-save-the-Chesapeake-Bay-Oysters-vs-RegulationsOysters kept the Bay clean in the past, but the EPA is ignoring this proven solution in favor of big government regulations.http://www.cfact.org/a/1791/Is-Americas-west-doomed-to-droughtDroughts are caused by many reasons, and human's ability to adapt is greater than ever before in our history.http://www.cfact.org/a/1779/Shrimp-farming-has-grown-upTo the dismay of environmentalists, in the 1980s poor rice farmers in Asia and Latin America began cutting down mangrove trees to make room for profitable shrimp ponds. Now, shrimp farming has become more efficient, taking far less land per pound of food, and the wastes have been disarmed.http://www.cfact.org/a/1762/Making-good-science-decisionsWe live in a world where the leaders of African nations prefer to let their citizens starve to death rather than import genetically-modified food grainshttp://www.cfact.org/a/1748/Pay-attention-to-sunspot-forecastsSunspots now predict a 30-year cooling, to be delivered by the Pacific Ocean’s shift into its cool phase. This development will have massive importance to Planet Earth. http://www.cfact.org/a/1743/Prepare-for-a-bit-of-cooling-says-geologistSatellite-measured solar activity has also been trending down moderately, says Western Washington University scientist, which essentially predicts global cooling, not warming.http://www.cfact.org/a/1739/Presidential-chemophobiaDon’t look for any new science in this new President’s Report. There isn’t any. It’s just the same old fears and alarms that have circulated since Rachel Carson.http://www.cfact.org/a/1728/Species-safe-even-if-world-warmsBiologists are again predicting massive species losses as the world warms. But there have been few findings of extinctions among continental bird and mammal species over the past 500 years.http://www.cfact.org/a/1725/Why-are-US-trees-growing-fasterTrees in the U.S. are growing 2–4 times as fast as their long-term norm. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center at Edgewood MD says it is because of global warming. Don’t bet on that.http://www.cfact.org/a/1714/Energy-Secretary-admits-we-dont-understand-climate-changeThe Energy Secretary is at a loss to explain the cooling trend of the past decade. How then can he support Obama's proposed energy taxes?http://www.cfact.org/a/1709/Food-production-in-a-warming-worldMore CO2 increases agricultural productionhttp://www.cfact.org/a/1705/Losing-jobs-with-green-technologyIn reality, the renewables will subtract from our standard of living.http://www.cfact.org/a/1695/India-sets-up-independent-global-warming-panelPrediction: The Indian science panel will hasten the end for the IPCC’s once-dominant view of man-made climate change.http://www.cfact.org/a/1689/A-chill-hits-wind-powerHow likely is it that wind turbines can add to Oregon’s generating capacity in the midst of the winter electricity demand surge, and offset the hydroelectric generating restrictions? Not very.http://www.cfact.org/a/1687/Haitis-Desperate-Food-Crop-Outlookhttp://www.cfact.org/a/1688/Haitis-Desperate-Food-Crop-Outlookhttp://www.cfact.org/a/1683/Greenpeace-Opts-for-Millions-of-Blind-KidsWe can't prevent earthquakes, but we can prevent blindness.http://www.cfact.org/a/1639/Hadley-HackIn-Reveals-Hidden-TruthsTrenberth of the U.S. National Center on Climate Research: "...where the heck is global warming?"http://www.cfact.org/a/1605/Is-government-standing-in-the-way-of-lower-food-costsIf an herbicide, that can drastically improve farming, has proven to be safe for not only the animals in the environment, but also humans, it should be used, right? Not according to the EPA.http://www.cfact.org/a/1600/Bill-Gates-bets-a-billion-on-AG-researchAre environmental policies starving children in poor countries? Bill Gates certainly thinks so. And he may be right. He believes we should get additional food from higher yields on the 37 percent of the earth’s land area we already farm, not by clearing more land for low-yield crops.http://www.cfact.org/a/1596/Science-to-save-the-Chesapeake-BayThe future of the bay looks bright: stewardship at its best.http://www.cfact.org/a/1585/Saving-trees-with-keroseneTrees have so many benefits that the farmers continue to plant and protect them. The message from the satellites is that they’re doing far more of this than we’ve realized.http://www.cfact.org/a/1562/Giving-up-meat-to-Save-the-PlanetHow do you turn something as plentiful as grass into food? Feed it to cows and have a B.B.Q.! U.S. meat production per acre has doubled since 1970, largely due to pesticides, veterinary chemistry, and better plant breedinghttp://www.cfact.org/a/1558/Wildlife-keeping-up-with-climate-changeAll over the planet, birds, butterflies, mammals and plants have been extending their ranges closer to the poles as the earth has warmed—mostly without giving up much of their previous habitat.http://www.cfact.org/a/1557/NY-Times-targets-renewable-energyDams produce a large portion of emission free power. Why would we destroy them just as every other key energy source is ripped away by a rapacious congress? http://www.cfact.org/a/1530/In-praise-of-cages-for-egg-laying-hensInternational efforts to ban chicken coops harms birds, farmers