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Energy and Environment > Pollution


Books and Book Chapters

The Satanic Gases, by Patrick J. Michaels and Robert C. Balling, Jr. (2000).

Cato Studies

"High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 625, October 31, 2008

"Rails Won't Save America," by Randal O'Toole, Briefing Paper no. 107, October 7, 2008

"The Smog-Reduction Road: Remote Sensing vs. The Clean Air Act," by Daniel B. Klein and Pia Maria Koskenoja, Policy Analysis no. 249, February 7, 1996

"Time to Reopen the Clean Air Act: Clearing Away the Regulatory Smog," by Kay H. Jones and Jonathan H. Adler, Policy Analysis no. 233, July 11, 1995

"The Truth About Ozone and Urban Smog," by Kay H. Jones, Policy Analysis no. 168, February 19, 1992

Articles and Newsletters

"Israel's Not-So-Future Perfect," World Policy Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, Pages 85-88 (2008).

"Clearing the Air," by Joel Schwartz, Regulation, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer 2003.

"The Beneficiaries of Clean Air Act," by Matthew E. Kahn, Regulation, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring 2001.

"EPA Pats Itself on the Back," by Randall Lutter and Richard Belzer, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 3, Summer 2000.

"The Woburn Controversy: What We Know," by Timothy Lynch, Regulation, vol. 21, no. 4, Fall 1999.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Renewables Aren't the Answer," by Robert J. Michaels, USA Today, October 20, 2008

"Light-Rail Systems Are a False Promise," by Randal O'Toole, The Kansas City Star, September 16, 2008

"Real Global Warming Fix," by Randal O'Toole, Denver Daily News, July 1, 2008

"Laying the Foundations for a Greener China," by David Donadio, South China Morning Post, November 9, 2007

"On Earth Day, Remember The Humans," by Indur Goklany, American.com, April 22, 2007

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Legal Briefs

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, October 24, 2006 (PDF, 0 B)

Carol M. Browner, Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency v. American Trucking Association, Brief of Amicus Curiae, October 1, 2000 (PDF, 0 B)




Multimedia

Daily Podcast "Clearing the Air and Transit" featuring Randal O'Toole, August 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:50]

Daily Podcast "FlexFuel Folly" featuring Jerry Taylor, March 27, 2007 [Flash Audio, 09:44]

Daily Podcast "Regulating and Reducing Carbon Dioxide" featuring Patrick J. Michaels, July 12, 2006 [Flash Audio, 08:06]