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No. 111 - What Climate Scientists Really Say about Global Warming
Heartland Policy Study - James M. Taylor Heartland InstituteThe Heartland Institute has released a study challenging assertions that climate scientists have come to a consensus about global warming. “Sharp disagreement exists within the scientific community regarding the causes and impacts of recent global warming,” writes James M. Taylor, The Heartland Institute’s senior fellow for environment ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis (summary html)
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, James M. Taylor, Jay LehrState greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct expenses and lost revenues, or 28.6 percent of an average state government’s entire 2001 revenues. Consumers would have to pay even more: approximately $10,000 a year per ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis (summary pdf)
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph Bast, James M. Taylor, J.D., Jay Lehr, Ph.D. Heartland InstituteState greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct expenses and lost revenues, or 28.6 percent of an average state government’s entire 2001 revenues. Consumers would have to pay even more: approximately $10,000 a year per ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis: 37 State-Specific Tables
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph Bast, James M. Taylor, J.D., Jay Lehr, Ph.D. Heartland InstituteState greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct expenses and lost revenues, or 28.6 percent of an average state government’s entire 2001 revenues. Consumers would have to pay even more: approximately $10,000 a year per ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, James M. Taylor, and Jay LehrState greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct expenses and lost revenues, or 28.6 percent of an average state government s entire 2001 revenues. Consumers would have to pay even more: approximately $10,000 a year per ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis - Summary (ppt)
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, James M. Taylor J.D., and Jay Lehr Ph.D.Download PowerPoint presentation Economic activity migrates from countries and states that impose emission controls to those that do not, since the latter now have lower energy costs and/or fewer regulatory burdens. Leakage rates will vary widely depending on the type of program and from state to state based on a variety of ...
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis (ppt)
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, James M. Taylor J.D., and Jay Lehr Ph.D.Download PowerPoint presentation The real goal of environmental activists calling for greenhouse gas programs is to reduce emission to at least 7 percent below 1990 levels, the Kyoto Protocol goal. Instead of attempting to reduce emissions, states should focus on voluntary programs, repeal laws that discourage energy conservation ...
No. 99 - New Source Review: An Evaluation of EPA’s Reform Recommendations
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, Jay Lehr, Ph.D., and James TaylorQuick Links Policy Study (html) Policy Study (pdf) New Source Review: Report to the President (pdf) New Source Review: Recommendations (pdf) On June 13, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency released New Source Review: Report to the President , describing the need to reform that part of the Clean ...
No. 99 - New Source Review: An Evaluation of EPA’s Reform Recommendations
Heartland Policy Study - Joseph L. Bast, Jay Lehr, Ph.D., and James TaylorQuick Links Executive Summary (html) Policy Study (pdf) New Source Review: Report to the President (pdf) New Source Review: Recommendations (pdf) On June 13, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Report to the President on New Source Review (NSR), a program created by the Clean ...