http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/global-warming.xmlGlobal Warming - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2011info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {C0A7B57F-A38A-4799-92BB-F8F72A6FA27A}http://www.heritage.org/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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{6003CC58-222F-4A3F-BFF7-7BBDEA92AC8B}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/02/The-Late-Great-Global-Warming-ScareGlobal-warming skeptics were hit with numerous setbacks over the past few years - from a major 2007 U.N. report that seemingly confirmed the warming crisis, to Al Gore's popularization of this gloomy message through his book and Oscar-winning documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500{4BF693BC-D245-4B8E-9046-54C88C063CA1}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/01/What-Boxer-Kerry-Will-Cost-the-EconomyBarbara Boxer and John Kerry are pushing their climate-change legislation in the Senate. Like the Waxman-Markey bill, passed by the House last year, Boxer-Kerry is a cap-and-trade bill. Why is that bad? Because severely restricting greenhouse gas emission places an enormous burden on American families--higher gasoline prices, higher heating costs, higher energy taxes, higher unemployment. The Heritage Foundation's team of economic and climate-change experts details the extraordinary costs that will fall on businesses and families across the country should this legislation become law.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500{5C2C0608-DF90-4A73-9715-B59092EC98B5}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/01/Small-Business-Impact-of-the-EPA-Endangerment-FindingWhile Congress continues to debate climate change legislation, the EPA has been moving forward with a process to regulate greenhouse gases.Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500{1C741E75-D6A9-44E0-990F-A9ED4FE4FD96}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/01/The-EPAs-Global-Warming-Regulation-PlansCongress should amend the Clean Air Act in order to prevent the EPA from bankrupting the nation.Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500{CF44E737-2CAB-4E5B-96F1-A5A9A7E5433C}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/01/The-Copenhagen-Conference-A-Setback-for-Bad-Climate-Policy-in-2010Copenhagen failed for very legitimate reasons. A very bad deal for America and the world was avoided.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500{07A37C34-F304-4932-80F8-B70133BBC347}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2009/12/Poor-Nations-Have-Better-Things-to-Worry-AboutAs a first-time observer at a UN climate change conference, one thing that stands out here in Copenhagen is just how many delegates come from nations that ought to have far higher priorities than dealing with global warming.Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500