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Books and Book Chapters

"Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA’s Endangerment Finding from Greenhouse Gases," by Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

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

"Health and Safety Policy," Chapter 39, 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).

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Cato Studies

"The Myth of the Compact City: Why Compact Development Is Not the Way to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 653, November 18, 2009

"Why Sustainability Standards for Biofuel Production Make Little Economic Sense," by Harry de Gorter and David R. Just, Policy Analysis no. 647, October 7, 2009

"A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce," by Sallie James, Trade Policy Analysis no. 41, September 9, 2009

"A Matter of Trust: Why Congress Should Turn Federal Lands into Fiduciary Trusts," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 630, January 15, 2009

"The Case against Government Intervention in Energy Markets," by Richard L. Gordon, Policy Analysis no. 628, December 1, 2008

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Articles and Newsletters

"Justice Scalia’s Regrettably Irrelevant Decision in Rapanos v. United States," National Wetlands Newsletter, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2006.

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

"Redirecting the Environmental Movement," by Peter VanDoren, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 4, Fall 2000.

"The Forest Service's Tinderbox," by Robert H. Nelson, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 4, Fall 2000.

"The End of Market Failure," by Richard Zerbe and Howard McCurdy, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring 2000.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Sound, Fury and the Policy of Climate Change," by Patrick J. Michaels, Forbes.com, May 19, 2011

"The Environmental Protection Agency Comes-a-Copper," by Patrick J. Michaels, Forbes.com, May 12, 2011

"China Talks a Green Line While the U.S. Walks One," by Patrick J. Michaels, Forbes.com, May 6, 2011

"Draconian Energy Regulation Will Never Die," by Patrick J. Michaels, Forbes.com, April 14, 2011

"Chevrolet: Where Federal Subsidies Run Deep," by Patrick J. Michaels, Forbes, March 31, 2011

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Legal Briefs

CRV Enterprises v. United States, April 20, 2011 (PDF, 148 KB)

National Corn Growers Assoc. v. EPA, March 18, 2011 (PDF, 129 KB)

American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, February 7, 2011 (PDF, 262 KB)

Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, May 7, 2010 (PDF, 432 KB)

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

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Events

"Climate Change, Copenhagen, and Congress," November 5, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Whither the Amazon?," December 2, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"The Perfect Firestorm: Controlling Forest Service Wildfire Costs," July 26, 2007 [Policy Forum]

"Do NGOs Harm Growth in the Developing World?," February 20, 2007 [Policy Forum]

"Saving Our Environment from Washington," April 22, 2005 [Book Forum]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Testimony of Patrick J. Michaels on Climate Change," by Patrick J. Michaels, November 17, 2010.

"The Law of the Sea Treaty: Inconsistent With American Interests," Statement by Doug Bandow before the United States Senate, Senate Committee on Armed Services, Washington D.C., April 8, 2004

"Reforming the 1872 Mining Law," Testimony by Richard Gordon before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, August 3, 1999.

"The Importance of Data Access for Science and Governance," Testimony by Michael Gough before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, July 15, 1999.

"The State of Superfund," Testimony by Jerry Taylor before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, June 22, 1995.

Multimedia

Patrick J. Michaels discusses his book Climate Coup on Radio America's The G. Gordon Liddy Show (May 19, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 19:14]

Patrick J. Michaels discusses the politicization of climate science. (May 10, 2011) [Cato Video, 09:45]

The False Promise of Green Energy featuring Andrew P. Morriss (April 25, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 11:37]

Jerry Taylor discusses The False Promise of Green Energy on Fox Radio (April 20, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 14:32]

Schools for Misrule featuring Walter Olson (February 28, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 11:15]

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