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USA Leads World in Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Jim Bell — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:03:07 +0000

It's true. The United States is constantly vilified for being a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, for stone-walling international climate treaties like the Kyoto Protocol, and of being the source of most of the skepticism over climate change. All three charges are true in varying degrees.

Even so, care to guess which country has had the greatest reductions in carbon dioxide emissions since 2006, a year after the controversial Kyoto Protocol went into effect?

Texas Congressmen to EPA: Don't Mess With Texas Air.

Jim Bell — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:22:14 +0000

Four Texas Republican Congressmen visited the Houston Ship Channel last Friday to see the latest air monitoring gear, tout the state’s record of improving air quality and unite against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Environmental Groups Criticize Efforts to Block EPA Update of Clean Air Act

Jim Bell — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:53:48 +0000

During a national media conference call, the National Resources Defense Council and Health Care Without Harm said not updating the Clean Air Act would put millions in danger of carbon pollution, especially those suffering from asthma.