http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/global-warming.xmlGlobal Warming - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {F1B96257-446A-47F7-9A7B-DD63EAC5453C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/cafe-standards-fleet-wide-regulations-costly-and-unwarrantedCongress should bar the EPA and the NHTSA from implementing and enforcing their new fuel-efficiency standards.Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:19:00 -0500{13A3EEBF-4877-41A3-9DA5-2A1D27024DC4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/new-epa-inspector-general-report-one-more-reason-to-reject-climate-change-regulationThe Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report showing that the EPA did not comply with federal data guidelines when providing its technical support document (TSD) for the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding.” The EPA used the TSD to justify its endangerment findings and thus pave the way for the EPA’s proposed carbon-dioxide regulations. This revelation should bring to light the problems with the EPA’s approach to greenhouse-gas regulation: The EPA refuses to seriously consider broad dissenting science on the causes of climate change. This is a breach of its responsibility, all the more so when proposing such massive new regulations. Policymakers must have full and accurate information from all sides of the debate, not only that of the regulators.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:33:00 -0500{5A949968-3F81-4E48-9D71-3EF62061353E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/10/kreutzer-fbn-10-28-11David Kreutzer discusses climate change.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400{A2835904-EF04-47BA-A0EA-0AF0CB3E0028}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/04/obamas-radical-climate-change-agenda-driving-us-foreign-aid-policyThe Administration is trying to divert anti-poverty development aid to environmental causes and using “green” protectionism to stifle trade.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:24:00 -0400{BDCEF25A-61DD-4AF5-9495-D78BADDEDD3B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/03/abortion-global-warming-and-obamacare-moneyCongress appears to be on the verge of historic cuts to federal spending.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500{39CC53C4-A99B-4C0B-80A5-504A5E3BB282}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/02/climate-policy-by-judicial-fiat-how-global-warming-lawsuits-subvert-the-democratic-processThe recent spate of global warming lawsuits is an attempt to circumvent the political process and implement public policy by judicial fiat. Unable to advance their policies through Congress, global warming activists have turned to the judiciary to implement their agenda. Although this legislation-through-litigation violates the Constitution’s separation of powers principles, some federal judges are receptive to such lawsuits. Therefore, it is up to the Supreme Court to affirm that global warming is a political issue that must be left to the elected branches of the U.S. government, not a tiny minority of unelected federal judges.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:29:00 -0500{C0A7B57F-A38A-4799-92BB-F8F72A6FA27A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/10/how-the-scientific-consensus-on-global-warming-affects-american-business-and-consumersThe only consensus over the threat of climate change that seems to exist these days is that there is no consensus. The much-heralded 2007 United Nations report on greenhouse gas emissions has served as a catalyst for lawmakers to burden traditional energy sources with regulations in favor of so-called clean energy. The private sector has begun to “chase” these policies, shaping business decisions to align with policies preferred by politicians, not the market or the public. Recent revelations of erroneous and misleading data in the report have led many to question the wisdom of government-mandated emissions caps and costly energy-efficiency regulations. Instead of basing policy on a “scientific consensus” that is neither scientific nor agreed-upon, Congress should eliminate subsidies and reduce regulatory red tape—and let all energy technologies succeed or fail on their own merits. Artificially propping up a select few distorts the market and hurts American businesses—which means that the final bearers of the costs are, as usual, the taxpayers.Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0400{34E3B324-800A-4C58-99CE-48CE288DF817}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/10/the-lieberman-kerry-cap-and-trade-bill-making-housing-less-affordableProposed legislation would offer financial incentives to increase the population density of communities in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. However, the available evidence, which is admittedly limited, indicates that such “smart growth” policies are misguided, producing minimal results at great expense and disruption. Such policies would threaten to disrupt the already wobbly housing market, make housing less affordable, reduce housing quality, and substantially limit consumer choice.Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:49:00 -0400{7C565967-96CD-4696-B4F6-DE7B0212C8B6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/09/governments-light-bulb-ban-is-just-plain-destructiveRepealing the incandescent light bulb ban would be a welcome victory for consumer choice.Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:23:00 -0400{636C1DA6-E659-4512-BF6A-DD81C212DB82}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2010/08/kreutzer-a-little-of-a-bad-thing-doesnt-make-it-goodThe election of President Obama, coupled with increases in the margins of control held by Democrats in both the House and the Senate, made sweeping climate legislation seem like a sure thing. And the House did go on to pass the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0400{2551F303-63B1-4785-81E3-E9AED4D10613}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/07/the-beijing-consensus-in-energy-and-the-environmentThere are many flaws in the notion of using the Chinese economy as a model.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:57:00 -0400{E60055E3-5B5F-4985-A281-E1F61FF3C894}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/07/cap-and-trade-bill-would-make-housing-less-affordableThe Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act would likely lead to the same conditions that caused the housing bubble of a few years ago.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0400{63DECD39-8D82-41D4-A373-F4CB3A9E9094}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2010/07/wood-pbs-7-11-10Genevieve Wood discusses immigration policy, and energy sustainability.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0400{F7E76E1D-0F6A-446F-8981-2CBBD18CE6CF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/lecture/the-economics-of-global-warming-policyGlobal warming is not a crisis and should not be treated as one. Congress’s pending cap and trade bills would do much more economic harm than environmental good, just as the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent global warming regulations are bound to do. Such measures kill jobs and impose high costs on the American people—all to make a negligible impact on an overstated threat. On May 17, 2010, Heritage Foundation energy policy expert Ben Lieberman addressed the Heartland Institute’s fourth International Conference on Climate Change in Chicago—and explained what really keeps economies humming and environments clean.Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:33:00 -0400{0F4C8F33-2902-4D03-91B8-95EFBAAD8491}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/06/stopping-the-slick-saving-the-environment-a-framework-for-response-recovery-and-resiliencyOn April 20, 2010, the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a massive, continuing release of underground oil. Washington must develop a comprehensive response to the crisis that mitigates damage, promotes economic and environmental recovery, and delivers solutions to ensure resiliency in the face of future catastrophes. Right now, Americans need answers that will ensure the protection of their environment, the freedom and productivity of their economy, and the security of their lives and property.Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:26:00 -0400{67157EF9-A31C-41A2-936A-7C2F4322F165}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2010/06/the-icc-review-conference-rollercoasterTypically, international conferences like the Review Conference of the International Criminal Court are predictable, even boring. The months (or, in this case, years) prior to the conference are spent in meetings, sifting through various positions and policy redlines among the delegations, so that differences are minor by the time the conference kicks off, making the path to a consensus agreement clear. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0400{59DF6D69-3CED-4CB2-B480-1B0BB917A335}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/06/american-power-act-oil-spill-does-not-justify-wrecking-the-economyThe Kerry–Lieberman bill aims to increase energy prices, which would kill jobs and protect corporations at the expense of the consumer.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:08:00 -0400{22CF04BD-714F-4D11-B2DA-2C7F4A679764}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/05/senate-should-reject-epas-regulatory-overreach-on-global-warmingCongress should use the Congressional Review Act against the EPA’s overreach and put decision-making authority back where it belongs.Thu, 20 May 2010 17:07:00 -0400{299CB6C9-FCF2-4ACC-B314-5EBEDBD1C8FB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/04/un-global-warming-treaty-process-still-off-track-in-bonn-and-for-good-reasonA new climate change treaty would be an economically ruinous solution to what is increasingly looking like a non-problem.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:56:00 -0400{1CBE1B2A-AC12-4EF8-AA43-F90A511FEC5A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/04/epas-global-warming-regulations-a-threat-to-american-agricultureThe EPA's anti-agriculture global warming policy would make the future for American farming even dicier.Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:42:00 -0400