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Energy and Environment > Pollution


Books and Book Chapters

"Interior Department and Public Lands," Chapter 23, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Energy Policy," Chapter 43, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Environmental Policy," Chapter 44, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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).

"Letting Environmentalists' Preferences Count," by Peter Van Doren, Regulation, vol. 26, no. 5, 2003, pp. 32-35.

"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.

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Opinion and Commentary

"All Cost, No Benefit," by Jerry Taylor, USA Today, May 20, 2009

"Earth Day, 2009: The More You Know, the Less You Care," by Patrick J. Michaels, National Review (Online), April 22, 2009

"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, Cato.org, September 16, 2008

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

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Legal Briefs

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, October 24, 2006 (PDF, 125 KB)

Carol M. Browner, Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency v. American Trucking Association, Brief of Amicus Curiae, October 1, 2000 (PDF, 301 KB)




Multimedia

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels discusses new national emissions standards on FOX's Happening Now May 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:55]

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels discusses new national emissions standard on FOX's Special Report May 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:24]

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels debates the cap and trade tax on CNBC's Power Lunch May 18, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:45]

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]

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