BACK ISSUES OF FAILSAFE TM

BACK ISSUES OF FAILSAFE ®

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The following lists all back issues of FAILSAFE ®, our online electronic journal. Our first HTML-formatted issues date from June, 1999. Issues from before that date were formatted in simple DOS-ASCII and are not as "user-friendly" (they display unpredictably, based mainly on the particular reader's word processor and its defaults). Web visitors wishing to learn more about our back issues and how to acquire them are invited to contact us by e-mail by clicking here.



SEPTEMBER 1996 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

THE HISTORY OF THE GENESIS OF THE FORUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND FINANCE ®. Letter from the Founder and Chairman in the September 1996 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


OCTOBER 1996 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

THE SYMBOL OF F.E.L.S.E.F. ® : THE "SPIRA MIRABILIS" OR "WONDERFUL SPIRAL". Letter from the Founder and Chairman in the October 1996 issue of FAILSAFE ®, followed immediately by: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL BANKERS ASSOCIATION. Special Report on a F.E.L.S.E.F. ® co-sponsor. Guest columnist: Dean Jeffery Telego, Executive Co-Director of EBA.


NOVEMBER 1996 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

THE BERMUDA BIOLOGICAL STATION FOR RESEARCH AND THE RISK PREDICTION INITIATIVE. Special Report in the November 1996 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Guest columnist: Anthony H. Knap, Ph.D., & Director of BBSR.


DECEMBER 1996 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTION COALITION. Special Report on a F.E.L.S.E.F. ® co-sponsor in the December 1996 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Guest columnist: Manisha D. Patel, HWAC Staff Assistant.


JANUARY 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

A "GPS" TO TARGET, TRACK AND ACQUIRE NEW TECHNOLOGY MARKETS. Special Report in the January 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Guest columnist: Paul Allen, President, Unisphere.


FEBRUARY 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Special Report on a F.E.L.S.E.F. ® co-sponsor in the February 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Guest columnist: John G. Arlington, Assistant Vice President for Federal Affairs, AIA.


MARCH 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SCIENCE, INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LIBRARY. Special Report in the March 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Guest columnist: Billy Kenny, Assistant Manager for Public Relations, at the New York Public Library.


APRIL 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COMMITTEE OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Special Report on a F.E.L.S.E.F. ® co-sponsor in the April 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Edited by Michael G. Frodl.


MAY 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Special Report in the May 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Guest columnist: Martin A. Spitzer, Executive Director of the PCSD.


SEPTEMBER 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

U.S. E.P.A. ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER COMMENTS ON THE NEW PARTICULATE AND OZONE STANDARDS. Special Report in the September 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Guest columnist: the Honorable Carol M. Browner.


OCTOBER 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND ITS "REBUILD AMERICA" COALITION, COSPONSORS OF THE YEAR-LONG SERIES ON ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. Special Report in the October 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Prepared with the assistance of Gerri Perez, Manager of "Rebuild America".


NOVEMBER 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

YALE UNIVERSITY'S MARIAN CHERTOW AND DANIEL ESTY REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF YALE'S "NEXT GENERATION" PROJECT & THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION'S REPORT ON REFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Two Special Reports in the November 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


DECEMBER 1997 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

I.B.M.'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM: MEETING SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY CHALLENGES WITH ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. Special Report in the December 1997 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Prepared with the assistance of Dr. J.E. Sarsenski of I.B.M..


JANUARY 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

COLLECTED ESSAYS BY THE PRESENTERS AT THE DECEMBER 16, 1997, F.E.L.S.E.F. ® PROGRAM ON THE RESULTS OF THE KYOTO SUMMIT. Special Report in the January 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


FEBRUARY 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"E4E"' PROJECT DIRECTOR KARL HAUSKER, PH.D., SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF THE "ENTERPRISE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT". Special Report in the February 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


MARCH 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"TROPICAL CYCLONES AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY: A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE NEXT CENTURY & THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF THE STATES ("ECOS"). Two Special Reports in the March 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


APRIL 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE TO THE COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS' INNOVATION SUMMIT HELD AT M.I.T. & "ACHIEVING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FAMILIES" by Pete Wilson, Governor of California. Two Special Reports in the April 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


MAY 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

Environmental Financial Advisory Board Publication on Brownfields: "EXPEDITING CLEAN-UP AND REDEVELOPMENT OF BROWNFIELDS: ADDRESSING THE MAJOR BARRIERS TO PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT - REAL OR PERCEIVED". Special Report in the May 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


JUNE 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET : "THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: SOME PROCEDURAL WRINKLES", by Robert J. McManus, Esq., & "THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF INFILL VERSUS GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT: A Comparative Case Study Analysis Commissioned by U.S. EPA". Two Special Reports in the June 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


JULY 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET : "CLIMATE CHANGE AFTER BONN: A CASE FOR INDUSTRY ACTION?", by Frances Sussman, Ph.D., ICF Kaiser Consulting Group, Washington, D.C. & "MANAGING PLACES AND SPACES FOR LIVING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE NETHERLANDS ON BECOMING SUSTAINABLE", A Symposium Held at the Royal Netherlands Embassy, and Related Documents. Two Special Reports in the July 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


SEPTEMBER 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET : "PRESERVING FLEXIBILITY IN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL", by Anne E. Smith, Vice President, Charles River Associates, Washington, D.C., & "INNOVATIONS IN GROUND WATER AND SOIL CLEANUP: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATION", Excerpt from a National Research Council Report of the Same Name. Two Special Reports in the August 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®. "COSTA RICA: A COUNTRY MADE UNIQUE BY EXPERIMENTATION", by Christiana Figueres, Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas ("CSDA"), followed by "THE COSTA RICAN EXPERIENCE WITH MARKET INSTRUMENTS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY" by Rene Castro, Costa Rica's Minister of Environment & Energy, and by Franz Tattenbach, with la Fundacion Para el Desarollo de la Cordillera Volcanica Central ("FUNDECOR") & FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET : "CARBON FORESTRY AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL'S CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM: A LEGAL ANALYSIS" by Jonathan Rotter, Regional Counsel for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Nature Conservancy, and Kyle Danish, Associate with the Law Firm of Hunton & Williams, & AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ("WCEE"), thanks to Polly Shaw, Communications Chair for the WCEE Board of Directors and an Associate with ICF Kaiser Consulting. Three Special Reports in the September 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®.


OCTOBER 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"WHEN PEOPLE AND NATURE COLLIDE: A NEW APPROACH TO NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION" by Elaine R. Padovani, Agency Representative, National Science and Technology Council, Environment Division of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. Special Report in the October 1998 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Plus four guest columns: "REGULATORY REFORM DEFANGED: AN ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT ON BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS HAS FINALLY BEEN REACHED" and "WASTE SITE CLEAN-UPS IN SLOW MOTION: CONGRESS NEEDS TO FIX THE RCRA CLEAN-UP PROGRAM" by Debra S. Knopman, Director of the Center for Innovation & the Environment of the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington, DC.; "ATTACKING GLOBAL WARMING: LET'S CRAWL BEFORE WE WALK" by Robert W. Hahn, Director of the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies; "THE INTEL NEGOTIATIONS: THE CASE FOR PROACTIVE INSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & LAWYERING" by James M. Thunder, Lawyer and Management Consultant, McLean, Virginia.


NOVEMBER 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"BUILD UP TO THE BUENOS AIRES COP-4: LEADING COMPANIES TAKE VOLUNTARY STEPS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THE WHITE HOUSE PRAISES THEIR INITIATIVES", a Special Report in the November 1998 FAILSAFE ® with contributions from the Office of the Vice President; General Motors, Monsanto, B.P America, and the World Resources Institute; U.S. EPA; International Business Machines Corp., the Bureau of National Affairs; and the President's Council on Sustainable Development. "COP-4 IN BUENOS AIRES: NEAR-TERM ISSUES AND LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS" by Dr. Mark C. Trexler, President & Michael S. Burnett, Vice President, Trexler and Associates, Inc.: FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET Special Report. And two Guest Columns: "CALIFORNIA AND ENDANGERED SPECIES: REFORMS, ECOSYSTEMS, PARTNERING" by Douglas P. Wheeler, California Secretary for Resources; and "THE ODYSSEY AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT IN AN INFORMATION AGE" by Michael J. Penders, Special Counsel, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training, U.S. EPA.


DECEMBER 1998 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"A CLIMATE OF VULNERABILITY", a Special Report in the December 1998 FAILSAFE ®, co-authored by Lisa J. Farrow and J. Michael Hall, Program Director for Latin America, Climate and Global Change Program, NOAA Office of Global Programs, and Director, NOAA Office of Global Programs, respectively. "ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE" by Joel B. Smith with Stratus Consulting Inc., a FRODL REPORTS / CLIMATE EXPERT MARKET Special Report. "CARBON DIOXIDE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND HURRICANES", a Guest Column by Nicholas R. Bates and Anthony H. Knap with the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, and Anthony F. Michaels with Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California. "INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING AS A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOL: KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS", a Special Report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Design for Environment Program, Environmental Accounting Project.


JANUARY 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"ISO 14000, "DUAL-TRACKING" REGULATORY SYSTEMS, AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS", Two columns / Special Report in the January 1999 FAILSAFE ® by Ira Feldman, President, "GT Strategies + Solutions". "KEMPER ENVIRONMENTAL'S SOLUTIONS FOR BROWNFIELDS", a Special Report by Brad A. Mauer Esq., C.P.C.U., Director, Commercial & Real Estate Markets, Kemper Environmental. "GREEN SHAREHOLDER VALUE, HYPE OR HIT?" a Special Report by Donald J. Reed, CFA, World Resources Institute. "PARADOXES IN PARADISE (#1) -COSTA RICA'S EFFORTS TO SAVE ITSELF- A 1991 report on the successes and shortcomings of Costa Rica's conservation strategies", a Guest Column by Holly Kaufman, Environment & Enterprise Strategies.


MARCH 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES CLINTON-GORE LIVABILITY AGENDA: BUILDING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY", a Special Report in the February 1999 FAILSAFE ®. "IBM'S EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING ISO 14001 ON A GLOBAL BASIS: DOES ISO 14001 ACHIEVE ITS INTENDED GOALS?", a Special Report by Wayne Balta, Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM Corp. and Gayle Woodside, Program Manager, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM Corp.. "THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS: WHEN DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO BUY THEM?", a Special Report in the March 1999 FAILSAFE ® by Susan Neuman, President, Environmental Insurance Agency. "MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A SCIENTIFIC APPRAISAL", a Special Report by S. Fred Singer, Ph.D..


APRIL 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"PRESIDENT CLINTON EXPANDS FEDERAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT BIOLOGICAL INVADERS: EXECUTIVE ORDER 13112 OF FEBRUARY 3, 1999 ON INVASIVE SPECIES", a Special Report in the April 1999 FAILSAFE ®. "IT'S "CARPE DIEM" TIME FOR FLEXIBLE PERMITTING" a Special Report by Stephen Harper, Manager, Environmental, Health, and Safety Policy, Intel Corporation; "FUNDING BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION WITH THE CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND", A Special Report by Kristin S. Kenausis, Communications Specialist, State Revolving Fund Branch, Office of Water, U.S. EPA; and "PARADOXES IN PARADISE (#2) -HOW COSTA RICA IS SAVING THE REST OF US- A 1996 update on the successes and shortcomings of Costa Rica's conservation strategies", a Guest Column by Holly Kaufman, Environment & Enterprise Strategies.


MAY 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT) COMMENTS ON LEGISLATION HE IS CO-SPONSORING FOR CREDITS TO INDUSTRY FOR EARLY ACTION", a Guest Column in the May 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ®. "A COMPARISON OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LONG ISLAND SOUND AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CHALLENGES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND NGO", a Special Report produced by Phyllis Vinson-Leslie, Esq. Includes: "A CHESAPEAKE PERSPECTIVE ON ESTUARINE MANAGEMENT by Dr. Kent Mountford, Senior Scientist, US EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay Program; "RESTORING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: THE LONG ISLAND SOUND EXAMPLE", by Mark A. Tedesco, Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Long Island Sound Study Office, Stamford, Connecticut; "CHESAPEAKE BAY: THE "BUSINESS FOR THE BAY" INITIATIVE AND THE ROLE OF DUPONT" by Robert L. Dunn, Environmental Affairs Manager, for Virginia State Facilities, DuPont Corp.; and "LONG ISLAND SOUND: THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE NGO SAVE THE SOUND'" by John Atkin, President of "Save the Sound". "FINANCING DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES", a Special Report by Larry Schnapf, Esq.. SPECIAL REPORT: "CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE TO COMBAT WATER POLLUTION FROM ANIMAL FEEDLOT OPERATIONS."


JUNE 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"REMARKS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE, CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES", a Guest Column in the June 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . "RPI UNVEILS PUBLIC RISK MODEL", a Special Report by Drs. David Malmquist and Rick Murnane, Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI), Bermuda Biological Station for Research. "CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS FROM PASSENGER VEHICLES, INCLUDING SUV'S", a Special Report. "SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT MADISON", a Special Report. "EXCERPTS FROM E&E PUBLISHING LLC'S 1999 ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY ISSUES GUIDEBOOK: KYOTO PROTOCOL BESET BY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC CHALLENGES' by Neil Franz; and ISSUE PAPERS: REGULATORY REFORM - TOPIC SUMMARY'", a Special Report.


JULY 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"REMARKS BY FRANCES SEYMOUR TO THE FORUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND FINANCE , MAY 18, 1999: U.S. International Investment Policy: Obstacle or Tool for Achieving Global Environmental Policy Goals?'", a Guest Column in the July 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . "THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY ACT OF 1999: STATEMENT OF SENATOR FRANK MURKOWSKI (R-AK), APRIL 27, 1999, a Special Report. "SECOND GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: Improve Environmental Results and Broaden Civic Engagement", a Special Report by Debra S. Knopman and Emily Fleschner. "SILENT REVOLUTION: Dutch Industry and the Dutch Government are Working Together for a Better Environment", Special Report. ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY WEEKLY of 05/17/99: "ENVIRONMENT SURFACES AS ISSUE FOR UPCOMING MARITIME POLICY", a Special Report.


AUGUST 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"STATEMENT OF THE HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH (R-IN), CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON HIS INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 2221, THE SMALL BUSINESS, FAMILY FARMS AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION ACT', June 15, 1999," followed by "UPDATE ON THE DEBATE SURROUNDING H.R. 2221 AND RELATED JULY 15TH HEARING," by MARLO LEWIS, Staff Director, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, House Committee on Government Reform, July 23, 1999, a Special Report in the August 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . "SELECT PRESS AND EXCERPTS FROM THE HEARING ON CREDIT FOR EARLY ACTION: 'WIN-WIN OR KYOTO THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR?' held by the SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 15, 1999," a Special Report. "BROWNFIELDS LAW AND PRACTICE: THE CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED LAND", Michael B. Gerrard, Arnold & Porter, General Editor, a Special Report.


SEPTEMBER 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO UN IPCC AND EUROPEAN TAXATION", Prepared Remarks of Warren L. Dean, Jr., Presented to the IATA Fuel Trade Meeting in San Francisco, California, 11-13 May 1999, the Guest Column in the September 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . "POWER PLAY: Deregulation doesn't have to be chaotic, say two IBM researchers who've designed a software tool to predict electricity prices", a Special Report. "THE CLEAN ENERGY ACT OF 1999: S. 1369, Introduced by Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT), Followed by: THE ENERGY COMPETITION ACT OF 1999: H.R. 2569, Introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)", a Special Report. "MEETING THE CHALLENGE: U.S. INDUSTRY FACES THE 21ST CENTURY: THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY", David R. Berg, Office of Technology Policy, and Grant Ferrier, CEO, Environmental Business International, a Special Report.


OCTOBER 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DOCUMENTS, SYSTEMS AND CLUTTER: INFORMATION AT THE DESKTOP", a Guest Column by Amy Friedlander, Ph.D., in the October 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "DOW JONES INDEXES & SAM SUSTAINABILITY GROUP LAUNCH SUSTAINABILITY INDEXES". Special Report # 2: "PLUMBING STANDARDS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999: H.R. 623". Special Report # 3: "CREATIVE SUPERFUND SOLUTIONS: PRESENTING A NEW MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE STUDY: A LOCAL SOLUTION TO A SUPERFUND CLEANUP: CASE STUDY OF THE SOUTHEAST ROCKFORD SITE'". Special Report # 4: "CREDIT FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONS ACT OF 1999: H.R. 2520". Special Report # 5: "DESERTIFICATION ON COMPUTER: SIMULATION OF AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN SAHARAN VEGETATION IN THE MID-HOLOCENE'". Special Report # 6: INTERVIEW WITH EPA ADMINISTRATOR CAROL BROWNER.


NOVEMBER 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"A VISION: A WORLD THAT IS GENUINELY BETTER, NOT JUST WEALTHIER", a Guest Column by Allen Hammond, in the November 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: OCTOBER 6, 1999 JOINT HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, AND THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, "Is CO2 a Pollutant and Does EPA Have the Power to Regulate It?" Special Report # 2: "THE REGULATORY FAIRNESS AND OPENNESS ACT OF 1999": H.R. 1592. Special Report # 3: "BROWNFIELDS LAW AND PRACTICE: FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, TAX AND PARTICULAR LEGAL ISSUES IN BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT", Michael B. Gerrard. Special Report # 4: "PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1999": H.R. 2372. Special Report # 5: "BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENETICALLY MANIPULATED ORGANISMS, MODERN U.S. AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT": SELECT TESTIMONY FROM RECENT U.S. HOUSE AND SENATE HEARINGS. Special Report # 6: "TRADE LIBERALIZATION REINFORCES THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION", WTO PRESS RELEASE.


DECEMBER 1999 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION", a Guest Column by Jenny Bates, in the December 1999 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE: U.S. AGRICULTURE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. SELECT TESTIMONY FROM RECENT U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE HEARINGS. Special Report # 2: "THE CLEAN GASOLINE ACT OF 1999": S. 171, AND "THE ACID DEPOSITION AND OZONE CONTROL ACT OF 1999": S. 172. Special Report # 3: "CLEAN SMOKESTACKS ACT OF 1999": HR 2900. Special Report # 4: "LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF BIOPIRACY" by Michael A. Gollin. Special Report # 5: "BETTER AMERICA BONDS ACT OF 1999": HR 2446. Special Report # 6: "A REVIEW OF MILITARY AVIATION AND SPACE ISSUES", by Major Michael Chipley, USAF, Ph.D.


JANUARY 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"ON CLEANER CARS, GAS AND AIR", a Guest Column by William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, in the January 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "REFRAMING THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE: The United States Should Build A Domestic Market Now for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions", by Jon Naimon and Debra S. Knopman. Special Report # 2: "TRUTH IN REGULATING ACT OF 1999" / S. 1244 AND "CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REGULATORY INFORMATION ACT OF 1999" / S. 1198. Special Report # 3: "A REVIEW OF MILITARY AVIATION AND SPACE ISSUES: AEROSPACE AND AIRSPACE" (Part II), Major Michael Chipley, USAF, Ph.D., Air Force Executive Issues Team. Special Report # 4: "CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR CLEAN AIR INITIATIVES FOR PRIVATE VEHICLES: New single tailpipe standard for cars and SUV's, and new gasoline rules". Special Report # 5: "AN INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM: A STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FIRST STEPS OF A U.S. PLAN", National Ocean Research Leadership Council of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, December 1999. Special Report # 6: "IMPROVING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING", by Deana M. Crumbling, M.S., Technology Innovation Office, U.S Environmental Protection Agency.


FEBRUARY 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DATA WAREHOUSING: THE INTELLIGENCE BEHIND THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT", a Guest Column by Frederick Richards, III, Product Manager at MicroStrategy, Inc., in the February 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "CLINTON ADMINSTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT INITIATIVES: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND RELATED BACKGROUND MATERIALS". Special Report # 2: "ORBITAL DEBRIS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ITS RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS, AND HOW THE RISKS ARE BEING MITIGATED BY THE U.S AND BY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION". Special Report # 3: "SUSTAINABILITY RULERS: MEASURING CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL PERFORMANCE", by Janet Ranganathan, World Resources Institute. Special Report # 4: "THE DEPENDENCE OF ANNUAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT (AEEI), ON PRICE & POLICY", by Arthur H. Rosenfeld & David A. Bassett, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. Special Report # 5: "BERMUDA BIOLOGICAL STATION FOR RESEARCH ANNOUNCES ITS PARTICIPATION IN NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE: THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING', AKA CINTOO', VIA ITS OWN NEW SARGASSO SEA OCEAN OBSERVATORY', AKA S202'". Special Report # 6: " STATE OF THE UNION: PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES OVER THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW BIOENERGY & BIOPRODUCTS TAX INCENTIVES IN HIS FY 2001 BUDGET', followed by ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS IN THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: RESPONSIBILITY, OPPORTUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT'", THE WHITE HOUSE, January 27, 2000.


MARCH 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM: THE ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF THE WORKER", a Guest Column by Jack Kemp, Distinguished Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Co-Director, Empower America in the March 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "FEBRUARY 2, 2000 HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 'Kyoto and the Internet: the Energy Implications of the Digital Economy'". Special Report # 2: "IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH A GIS-ENABLED EXPERT SYSTEM APPROACH: NOBILITY EM", by Monique Cornish, Promotions & Communications Manager, Nobility Environmental Software Systems Inc. Special Report # 3: "RECONCILING OBSERVATIONS OF GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE: Summary of the Key Findings of the National Academy of Sciences Report" by Dr. Anthony D. Socci, Coordination Office, US Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC. Special Report # 4: "A GUIDEBOOK FOR BROWNFIELD PROPERTY OWNERS, New Handbook Helps Landowners Clean Up Brownfields'", from the Environmental Law Institute.


APRIL 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"EARTH SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT: THE NEW FRONTIER", a Guest Column by Brad Alenby, EH&S Vice President, AT&T, in the April 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "THE RIGHT CONDITIONS: THE WORLD BANK, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, AND FOREST POLICY REFORM", a World Resources Institute Study by Frances J. Seymour and Navroz K. Dubash, et al.. Special Report # 2: "SYMPOSIUM ON LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ELECTRONIC REPORTING", an ELI Meeting Summary. Special Report # 3: "TRIAL, ERROR, AND PERFORMANCE: THE ELEMENTS OF A COMPLIANCE-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM", by Michael J. Penders and Steven W. Sisk.


MAY 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"HOW ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS CAN DISCOURAGE POLLUTION PREVENTION: CASE STUDIES OF BARRIERS TO INNOVATION", a Guest Column by Byron Swift, Environmental Law Institute, in the May 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR FEDERAL TECHNOLOGIES: THE FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER", by Jennifer Begley, Federal Laboratory Consortium. Special Report # 2: "Extracts from: PURE PROFIT: THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE", by Robert Repetto and Duncan Austin, World Resources Institute. Special Report # 3: "COMBINED HEAT AND POWER: KEY TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROTECTING THE ATMOSPHERE", by David A. Bassett.


JULY - AUGUST 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH, CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON BROWNFIELDS CLEANUPS AND REDEVELOPMENT, AND ON NATURE CONSERVATION", a Guest Column in the July - August 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ACT (VEPA) ADOPTED BY ARIZONA STATE IN RECORD TIME", by David W. Ronald, Chief, Environmental Crimes Unit, Criminal Division, Office of the Attorney General, State of Arizona. Special Report # 2: "THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL: WHAT IT DOES AND DOES NOT DO", by David B. Sandalow, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Special Report # 3: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: CAPTURING POLLUTION REDUCTIONS AND CONSUMER SAVINGS FROM UPDATED APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, A Report Prepared for the Appliance Standards Awareness Project by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Special Report # 4: "BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE": Facts and Fears, A Progressive Policy Institute POLICY BRIEF by Megan M. Susman. Special Report # 5: "WARMING UP: The real evidence for the greenhouse effect", by Gregg Easterbrook


SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE, CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON ENERGY SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT TRUST'", a Guest Column in the September - October 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ® . Special Report # 1: "FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1999 CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP REPORT: Excerpts". Special Report # 2 "IN HARM'S WAY: TOXIC THREATS TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT", a Report by the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility. Special Report # 3: "ADDRESSING END-OF-LIFE ELECTRONICS THROUGH DESIGN": a Compendium of Design-For-Environment Efforts of the Electronics Industries Alliance. Special Report # 4: "ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY", A Report of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation. Special Report # 5: "THE EUROPEAN UNION & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: A Review of Five National Programmes", Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Special Report # 6: "KYOTO -- THE BEST WE CAN DO OR FATALLY FLAWED?", a speech by Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change.


NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2000 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"RALPH NADER, PAT BUCHANAN, AND HARRY BROWNE, GREEN, REFORM AND LIBERTARIAN PARTY CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON VARIOUS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES", a Guest Column in the November - December 2000 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "INTERDISCIPLINARY OCEAN SCIENCE IS EVOLVING AND A SYSTEMS APPROACH IS ESSENTIAL", by Allan R. Robinson, James J. McCarthy and Brian J. Rothschild. Special Report # 2: "REINSURANCE REGULATION IN A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE: A VIEW FROM THE UNITED STATES", Debra J. Hall, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), Washington, D.C. Special Report # 3: "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & TRAINING FOUNDATION'S (NEETF) INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MENTORING". Special Report # 4: "REFUSING TO REPEAT PAST MISTAKES, How the Kyoto Climate Change Protocol would disproportionately threaten the economic well-being of Blacks and Hispanics in the United States. Special Report # 5: "NEW EEA REPORT GAUGES ECO-FRIENDLINESS OF MAIN ECONOMIC SECTORS", The European Environment Agency.


SPRING 2001 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THE IPCC ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL WARMING 2001", a Guest Column by Kevin E. Trenberth with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in the Spring 2001 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN THE NEXT DECADE", by Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Tina M. Kaarsberg, and Joseph Romm. Special Report # 2: "DEER OVERABUNDANCE" by Donald L. Gibbon. Special Report # 3: "A REPORT TO THE 43rd PRESIDENT AND 107th CONGRESS: Managing for Results at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency". Special Report # 4: "THE HANGING CHADS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: TOWARDS THE BETTER USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TO DETECT VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, AND REFORM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND TRADE", by Michael Penders and David Ronald. Special Report # 5: "A REVIEW OF MILITARY AVIATION AND SPACE ISSUES: NEXT GENERATION INSTALLATIONS AND RANGES", by Michael Chipley, Ph.D.. Special Report # 6: ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES' 2ND SPECIAL EDITION of November 2000, a publication of the Tellus Institute.


SUMMER 2001 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THIRD UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDC-III): a Guest Column by Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, U.N. Environment Program, in the Summer 2001 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "BLUEPRINT 2001: DRAFTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR THE FUTURE", A Report of The Business Roundtable (BRT). Special Report # 2: "A REVIEW OF MILITARY AVIATION ISSUES AND SPACE ISSUES: AVIATION AND AEROSPACE NOISE" by Michael Chipley, Ph.D.. Special Report # 3: "LICENSE TO INNOVATE: An Agenda to Modernize the Tools of Environmental Protection" by Debra Knopman. Special Report # 4: "JUST SAY NO TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TARGETS: The Kyoto Protocol's targets are impeding our efforts to deal with climate change" by Frank N. Laird. Special Report # 5: "THE BUSH NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY: MOVING FORWARD OR LOOKING BACKWARD?" by Michael Marvin Executive Director, The Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Special Report # 6: "W. THE ENVIRONMENTALIST HEALTH NUT" by Gregg Easterbrook.


FALL 2001 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"RISKS OF CONFLICT: POPULATION AND RESOURCE PRESSURES": a Guest Column by Sir Crispin Tickell in the Fall 2001 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "US CONTEMPLATES LIFE WITHOUT KYOTO", Global Environmental Change Report, Volume XIII, Number 14, 27 July 2001. Special Report # 2: "LARRY LINDSEY, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY, KEYNOTE ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE 26TH ANNUAL AAAS, COLLOQUIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY". Special Report # 3 "S.1008: CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 2001'". Special Report # 4: CLIMATE CHANGE: KYOTO PROTOCOL , NEXT STEPS FOR NORTH-SOUTH COOPERATION, MARKET- BASED MECHANISMS TO COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING", Report of a Panel Discussion convened by the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme. Special Report # 5: "KYOTO-BONN AGREEMENT: A FEW FACTS TO CONSIDER ABOUT THE FUTURE ROLE OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS", Analysis by John Palmisano, Managing Director and Editor, Evolution Markets LLC. Special Report # 6: "THE GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK: HELPING LARGE AND SMALL COMPANIES ALIGN ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUSINESS SUCCESS", By Joel Makower, Founder,GreenBiz.com, and Christine Coughlin, Director, Green Business Network.


WINTER 2001 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THE PERILS OF PRECISION", a Guest Column by Lisa Heinzerling in the Winter 2001 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "EPA RESPONSES TO SEPTEMBER 11: WORLD TRADE CENTER & PENTAGON DISASTER SITES, PLUS WATER SECURITY AND TERRORIST ATTACKS". Special Report # 2: "O.S.H.A.'S NEW ANTHRAX MATRIX'". Special Report # 3: "FEMA'S RAPID RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM ( RRIS')". Special Report # 4 "S. 1602 - THE CHEMICAL SECURITY ACT OF 2001'". Special Report # 5: "DONALD A. HENDERSON, M.D., M.P.H. TO HEAD NEW H.H.S. OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS". Special Report # 6: "THE MODEL STATE EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS ACT".


SPRING 2002 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS INTO LAW H.R. 2869, THE SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY RELIEF AND BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2002", a Guest Column by President George W. Bush in the Spring 2002 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "HR. 3310 & S. 1715, 107th U.S. CONGRESS: FEDERAL "BIO-TERROR" LEGISLATION, TEXT AND STATUS OF PENDING BILLS". Special Report # 2: " TAKING STOCK 1998': NORTH AMERICAN POLLUTANT RELEASES AND TRANSFERS" from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC), July 2001. Special Report # 3: "ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACK", from the U. S. Geological Survey, Open File Report OFR-01-0429. Special Report # 4: "HOT AIR AND COLD WATER: THE UNEXPECTED FALL IN CHINA'S ENERGY USE", from CHINA ENVIRONMENT SERIES - ISSUE 43, by Jonathan E. Sinton and David G. Fridley. Special Report # 5: "CONTAGION AND STABILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY - If Infectious Disease Threatened South Asian Regional Stability, How Should the United States and the World React?" a Policy Brief from the Environmental Change and Security Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars. Special Report # 6: "BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S "CLEAR SKIES" & "GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE" INITIATIVES: U.S. RESPONSE TO THE KYOTO PROTOCOL.


SUMMER 2002 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"CHANGING COURSE", a Guest Column by former Vice President Al Gore in the Summer 2002 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002". Special Report # 2: "ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES", by Ruth Greenspan Bell & Clifford Russell. Special Report # 3: "BENCHMARKING AIR EMISSIONS OF THE 100 LARGEST ELECTRIC GENERATION OWNERS IN THE U.S.--2000", a joint publication of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES), and Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). Special Report # 4: "GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK 3", a report of the United Nations Environment Programme. Special Report # 5: "ANATOMY OF EARLY' CARBON SEQUESTRATION TRADING", by Dennis M. King, Ph.D. Special Report # 6: "U.S. CLIMATE ACTION REPORT 2002", Introduction and Overview.


FALL 2002 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"TERRORISM INSURANCE LEGISLATION, MITIGATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CONGRESS SHOULD NOT IGNORE", a Guest Column by Bruce Freed in the Fall 2002 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE'". Special Report # 2: "SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN BERMUDA". Special Report # 3: "HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY HEARING ON MOLD: A GROWING PROBLEM". Special Report # 4: "COUGH AND BRONCHIAL RESPONSIVENESS IN FIREFIGHTERS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE", by David J. Prezant, M.D., et al., in The New England Journal of Medicine. Special Report # 5: CHANGING OIL: EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY", A New Report From the World Resources Institute, Duncan Austin and Amanda Sauer, Co-Authors. Special Report # 6: "LATEST FINDINGS ON NATIONAL AIR QUALITY: 2001 STATUS AND TRENDS", U.S. EPA, September 2002.


WINTER 2002 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DEFEATING THE OIL WEAPON", a Guest Column by R. James Woolsey in the Winter 2002 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "MONITORING INTERNATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING", by Ruth Greenspan Bell. Special Report # 2: "THE STATE OF THE NATION'S ECOSYSTEMS", a new report from the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. Special Report # 3 "GAS HYDRATE IN THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT", by William P. Dillon, U.S. Geological Survey. Special Report # 4 "INDICATORS OF OCEAN HEALTH AND HUMAN HEALTH: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK", by Anthony Knap et al. Special Report # 5: "STANFORD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROJECT (G-CEP)". Special Report # 6: "REPORT OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION TO THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT".


SPRING 2003 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"EXPLORING THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN FOREIGN POLICY", a Guest Column by U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in the Spring 2003 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "PREVENTATIVE PHOTO-BENCHMARKING OF NATURE FOR USE IN SUBSEQUENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE PROJECT". Special Report # 2: "DATA FUSION IN CORAL REEF MAPPING: WORKING AT MULTIPLE SCALES WITH SeaWiFS AND ASTRONAUT PHOTOGRAPHY", by Julie A. Robinson,et al.. Special Report # 3: "ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION", by Ann L. MacNaughton and Jay G. Martin. Special Report # 4: "PREPARING FOR REALITY: PROTECTING AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION", A Hearing of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Held on Friday, June 28, 2002, Testimony of Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Vice President of Biological Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative. Special Report # 5: "ECO-TERRORISM, ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME, AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY", Michael J. Penders, President, Environmental Security International. Special Report # 6: "NUCLEAR SECURITY IN A NEW WORLD", by Richard A. Meserve Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.


SUMMER 2003 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"RESOURCE CONFLICT & OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM", a Guest Column by Michael T. Klare, Ph.D. in the Summer 2003 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1 "'GARDEN OF EDEN' IN SOUTHERN IRAQ LIKELY TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY IN FIVE YEARS UNLESS URGENT ACTION TAKEN". Special Report # 2: "SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION: SALT MARSH RECLAMATION MOVES AHEAD". Special Report # 3: "CHEMICAL SECURITY ACT OF 2003: S. 157". Special Report # 4: "CHEMICAL FACILITIES SECURITY ACT OF 2003: S. 994". Special Report # 5: "THE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)". Special Report # 6: "SUPERCOMPUTING AND CLIMATE CHANGE: JAPAN'S NEW EARTH SIMULATOR'".


FALL 2003 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON THE BLACKOUT OF 2003", a Guest Column in the Fall 2003 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION POLICY", Testimony by Mr. David Cook, General Counsel, North American Electric Reliability Council. Special Report # 2: "MAKING THE NATION SAFER: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN COUNTERING TERRORISM", a report of the National Research Council. Special Report # 3: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION: STANDARD MARKET DESIGN ("SMD") & WHOLESALE POWER MARKET PLATFORM". Special Report # 4: "H.R. 1338: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes". Special Report # 5: "THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2003: H.R. 1664 - A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes." Special Report # 6: "FEDERAL ENERGY LAW REFORM IN 2003: SELECT NEWS REPORTS".


WINTER 2003 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

" CENSORSHIP' AND THE UNCERTAIN SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE", a Guest Column by Samuel Thernstrom of the American Enterprise Institute in the Winter 2003 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES". Special Report # 2: "U.S.-HOSTED SUMMIT BRINGS NATIONS TOGETHER TO TAKE THE "PULSE OF PLANET EARTH" VIA "EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM". Special Report # 3: "DOE's LEGAL AUTHORITY REGARDING TRANSFERABLE CREDITS: CEI RESPONDS TO EPICI - AGAIN", by Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Special Report # 4: "KYOTO PROTOCOL AND ITS TARGETS: U.S. WON'T, EU CAN'T AND RUSSIA...?" From various news services. Special Report # 5: HURRICANES FABIAN AND ISABEL: A TASTE OF HURRICANES TO COME? Special Report # 6: "UN ENVIRONMENT CHIEF CHALLENGES WORLD'S FINANCIERS - UNEP Launches New Initiative to Shift Investment to Sustainable Energy".


SPRING 2004 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DEMOCRATIC ASPIRING CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR OFFICIAL POSITIONS ON PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT", a Guest Column in the Spring 2004 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CHANGING DRIVERS: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COMPETITIVENESS AND VALUE CREATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY", by Duncan Austin, Niki Rosinski, Amanda Sauer, Colin Le Duc. Special Report # 2: "PULITZER PRIZE WINNER JARED DIAMOND SPEAKS ON ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND HEALTH", a talk given at the Environmental Change and Security Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Special Report # 3: "SPACE JUNK RAISES FEARS FOR ISS". Special Report # 4: "CLIMATE COLLAPSE: The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare..." Special Report # 5: "COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE OBLIGES BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO RETREAT ON CLIMATE SCIENCE CLAIMS THANKS TO FDQA". Special Report # 6: "AL GORE SPEAKS ON GLOBAL WARMING AND THE ENVIRONMENT".


SUMMER 2004 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES WETLANDS INITIATIVE ON EARTH DAY", a Guest Column in the Summer 2004 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "ISLAND PARADISES, OCEANS & THREATS FROM MODERN WASTE". Special Report # 2: "THE NEED FOR STRENGTHENED INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE", by Simone Lovera, International Campaign Coordinator, Friends of the Earth International. Special Report # 3: "FREAK HURRICANE IN SOUTH ATLANTIC - Debate Continues as to its True Nature and Origins". Special Report # 4: "ET TU, EDISON?", by Marlo Lewis, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute. Special Report # 5: "THE WEATHER CHANNEL ANNOUNCES ITS POSITION ON GLOBAL WARMING". Special Report # 6: "KOSOVO CONFLICT HOT SPOTS CLEANED UP".


FALL 2004 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"RALPH NADER, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & OCEANS", a Guest Column in the Fall 2004 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CRIMES AGAINST NATURE", by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. Special Report # 2: "KENNEDY'S CRIMES AGAINST FACT: RFK JR. MISFIRES", by Jonathan H. Adler. Special Report # 3: "ONLINE NETWORK HELPS AGENCIES KEEP TABS ON THE ENVIRONMENT". Special Report # 4: "U.S. MILITARY PICKS IBM TO BUILD SUPERCOMPUTER DEVICE WILL MODEL ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS". Special Report # 5: "TSUNAMI THREATENS ATLANTIC RIM NATIONS -EASTERN UNITED STATES PARTICULARLY AT RISK". Special Report # 6: "GLOBAL WARMING - Why Business Is Taking It So Seriously".


WINTER 2004 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"OVERDOSED AMERICA - The Broken Promise of American Medicine", by John Abramson, M.D., a Guest Colum in the Winter 2004 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "DIOXIN: PERHAPS THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST SUBSTANCE? The case of the Poisoning of the Ukrainian Opposition Candidate". Special Report # 2: "DIOXIN: SEVESO DISASTER A TESTAMENT TO THE EFFECTS OF DIOXIN". Special Report # 3: "SILENCE IS GOLDEN, LEADEN AND COPPER - Disclosure of Material Environmental Information in the Hard Rock Mining Industry", by Robert Repetto, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Special Report # 4: "CONTROLLING HURRICANES - Can hurricanes and other severe tropical storms be moderated or deflected?" Special Report # 5: "KYOTO AND THE CHALLENGE OF CHINA'S EVER GROWING ENERGY ADDICTION." Special Report # 6: "ARSON IN MARYLAND DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRO TERROR, HATE CRIME, OR SOMETHING ELSE?"


SPRING 2005 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THE SPECTER AT THE FEAST - On the occasion of the entry into force on 16 February 2005 of the Kyoto Protocol", by Klaus Toepfer, UNEP Executive Director, a Guest Column in the Spring 2005 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "KYOTO TREATY BECOMES EFFECTIVE". Special Report # 2: "THE GROWING ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER TO COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING". Special Report # 3: "CALIFORNIA OUTPACING WASHINGTON IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING, WHILE AUTOMAKERS OBJECT TO NEW LAW". Special Report # 4: "Yale Scientific Magazine Science Policy Survey: Yale's Science Faculty Weigh in on Science, Bush, and the Next Four Years". Special Report # 5: "ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM UPDATE". Special Report # 6: "AVOIDING LIABILITY FROM SECURITY MANDATES AND REGULATORS WITH INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS", by Michael Penders, Esq..


SUMMER 2005 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES STATE CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE: SPEECH AND EXECUTIVE ORDER", a Guest Column in the Summer 2005 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES STATE CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE: ANALYSES AND COMMENTARIES". Special Report # 2: "US CITIES SNUB BUSH AND SIGN UP KYOTO". Special Report # 3: "UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE & FINANCE". Special Report # 4: "BRITISH COMPANIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND THE NEXT G8 SUMMIT". Special Report # 5: "G8 SUMMIT: US AND CLIMATE CHANGE". Special Report # 6: "ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, FINANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES".


FALL 2005 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THINKING ABOUT A DIRTY BOMB ATTACK AND ITS EFFECTS", by P. Andrew Karam, Ph.D., CHP, Rochester Institute of Technology, a Guest Column in the Fall 2005 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "GLOBAL WARMING AND THE USUAL SUSPECTS: Environmental Report Names Top Polluters". Special Report # 2: "THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: University of Illinois Scientist Measuring Shuttle Launches' Effect on Climate". Special Report # 3: "RECORD SUMMER HEATWAVE IN NORTHEAST: Hot Enough for You? June-July Top the All-time Charts". Special Report # 4: "SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: Droughts, Twisters, Floods: What on earth has happened to our weather?" Special Report # 5: "GLOBAL WARMING AND "HYPERCANES"? Study: Warming Making Hurricanes Stronger". Special Report # 6: "THE ENDLESS HURRICANE SEASON: Hurricane Katrina marks only half way point".


WINTER 2005 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THINKING ABOUT AN ATOMIC BOMB ATTACK AND ITS EFFECTS", by P. Andrew Karam, Ph.D., CHP, Rochester Institute of Technology, a Guest Column in the Winter 2005 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "AVIAN INFLUENZA: HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS; GROWING THREAT". Special Report # 2: "GLOBAL WARMING AND MORE FREQUENT, INTENSE HURRICANES". Special Report # 3: "POST KATRINA CLEANUP CHALLENGE". Special Report # 4: "POST KATRINA MOLD INFESTATION". Special Report # 5: "WMD & CBRN TERRORISM THREATS RISING". Special Report # 6: "DHS FINALLY TO RELEASE PROPOSED "DIRTY BOMB" GUIDELINE".


SPRING 2006 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THINKING ABOUT A HYDROGEN BOMB ATTACK AND ITS EFFECTS", by P. Andrew Karam, Ph.D., CHP, a Guest Column in the Spring 2006 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE CAN BE LIKENED TO WMD'", Special Report # 2: "DEBATE BEGINS ON NATIONAL CATASTROPHE INSURANCE PROGRAM". Special Report # 3: "UNITED NATIONS SIGNS DISASTER MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH DHL". Special Report # 4: "FIFTY MILLION REFUGEES IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS". Special Report # 5: "GREENLAND GLACIER MELTING AND ARCTIC SEA ICE FAILURE TO RE-FORM SIGNAL ACCELERATED GLOBAL WARMING". Special Report # 6: "AIRLINES FLYING INTO TURBULENCE OVER CLIMATE CHANGE LAW".


SUMMER 2006 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

REMARKS BY THE HONORABLE FELIX G. ROHATYN, FORMER UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, a Guest Column in the Summer 2006 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "PROTESTERS URGE BETTER CARE FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO 9/11 DUST". Special Report # 2: "TERROR DETECTION SYSTEM INSTALLED AT (PITTSBURGH SUBWAY) "T" STATION". Special Report # 3: "HURRICANE RISK RESHAPING INSURANCE INDUSTRY". Special Report # 4: "IBM ANNOUNCES ITS WORLD COMMUNITY GRID TO BE USED TO ASSIST IN CLIMATE MODELING". Special Report # 5: "HUMAN (AVIAN) FLU TRANSFERS MAY EXCEED REPORTS". Special Report # 6: "IBM OFFERS AVIAN FLU ASSESSMENT SERVICE".


FALL 2006 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

FLORIDA'S HURRICANE INSURANCE CRISIS: TESTIMONY OF KEVIN M. McCARTY, FLORIDA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. a Guest Column in the Fall 2006 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "LATEST HURRICANE WEATHER AND CLIMATE SCIENCE: HOW THE 2006 SEASON FORECAST SPOOKED AN INDUSTRY AND TURNED OUT TO BE WRONG, BUT FEARS STILL REMAIN". Special Report # 2: "POST KATRINA HURRICANE INSURANCE CRISIS: HOW THE MARKET CHANGED IN JUST ONE YEAR". Special Report # 3: "REINSURANCE INDUSTRY LOOKS TO CAPITAL MARKETS: HOW DERIVATIVES ARE HELPING CLOSE THE CAPACITY GAP". Special Report # 4: "HEDGE FUNDS: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EVER GREATER RETURNS AND RISKS". Special Report # 5: "HURRICANE INSURANCE CRISIS AND HEDGE FUNDS: STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION SOUGHT". Special Report # 6: "TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE: FEDERAL SUPPORT STILL SOUGHT".


WINTER 2006 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THINKING ABOUT A "SMOKY BOMB" ATTACK AND ITS EFFECTS", a Guest Column by P. Andrew Karam, Ph.D., CHP, in the Winter 2006 issue of FAILSAFE & reg;. Special Report # 1: "ILLNESS PERSISTING IN 9/11 WORKERS, BIG STUDY FINDS". Special Report # 2: "KATRINA LOSS FOR STATE FARM: $2.7 MILLION JUDGMENT IN HOMEOWNER LAWSUIT". Special Report # 3: "CLIMATE EXTREMES ARE COMING, STUDY SAYS". Special Report # 4: "PARTY SHIFT MAY MAKE WARMING A HILL PRIORITY". Special Report # 5: "GLOBAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY SEES MORE NATURAL CATASTROPHES IN THE FUTURE". Special Report # 6: "LLOYDS CHAIRMAN DEMANDS CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION IN WASHINGTON".


SPRING 2007 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"TESTIMONY OF THE HONORABLE AL GORE, before the United States House of Representatives and the United States, March 21, 2007", a Guest Column in the Spring 2007 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "PRECIPITOUS EXPANSION OF FLORIDA STATE CAT FUND LEADS TO MIXED BAG OF RESULTS, SOME UNEXPECTED, SOME UNWELCOME FOR HOMEOWNERS AND INSURERS". Special Report # 2: "NEW HURRICANE INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES". Special Report # 3: "HURRICANE AND CLIMATE RISKS: INSURERS' LEAD MODELER IN THE NEWS". Special Report # 4: "GLOBAL WARMING IS CAUSING STRONGER ATLANTIC HURRICANES FINDS NEW STUDY". Special Report # 5: "LA NIÑA REPLACING EL NIÑO 2007 HURRICANE SEASON LOOKING MORE ACTIVE". Special Report # 6: "LOBBYING PUSH BUILDS FOR FEDERAL NATURAL CATASTROPHE INSURANCE FUND".


SUMMER 2007 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY IN ENERGY SAVINGS", a Guest Column by Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., in the Summer 2007 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY GORDON ENGLAND DIRECTS NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENCY, ALTERNATIVE FUEL EFFORTS". Special Report # 2: "MILITARY PANEL: CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY". Special Report # 3: "UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE". Special Report # 4: "BIRD FLU COULD BE SLOWING DOWN". Special Report # 5: "'BUSH MAKES A POWER GRAB'". Special Report # 6: "RMS HURRICANE MODEL REJECTED BY STATE OF FLORIDA".


FALL 2007 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"TWO CONTRARIAN PERSPECTIVES ON ENERGY BILLS: WHY POLITICAL WILL AND GOOD INTENTIONS WON'T SUFFICE TO GUARANTEE THE INTENDED RESULTS", joint Guest Columns by Robert Bryce and Robert W. Crandall with Hal J. Singer, in the Fall 2007 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "BILL TIES CLIMATE TO NATIONAL SECURITY". Special Report # 2: "USAF SYNTHETIC FUEL PROGRAM: SOME CLOSER LOOKS". Special Report # 3: "BIOFUELS: THE PROMISE V. THE REALITY". Special Report # 4: "THE REAL COSTS OF COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE". Special Report # 5: "CO2 CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION". Special Report # 6: "PUTTING CO2 TO GOOD USE".


WINTER 2007 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"DISASTER PLAN FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY", Guest Column in the Winter 2007 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "LITTLE GREEN LIES". Special Report # 2: "SYNTROLEUM IN SHAKE-UP". Special Report # 3: "HURRICANE PREDICTIONS MISS THE MARK". Special Report # 4: "CONGRESS AND THE "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE" BILL". Special Report # 5: "SENATE BACKS 7 YEAR TERROR INSURANCE RENEWAL". Special Report # 6: "DOING WELL BY DOING ILL - Does the march of capitalism depend on natural and man-made disasters?".


SPRING 2008 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"BARACK OBAMA: PROMOTING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT", Guest Column in the Spring 2008 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "IN MANY COMMUNITIES, IT'S NOT EASY GOING GREEN". Special Report # 2: "US AIR FORCE TESTS SYNTHETIC FUEL IN CFM 56 ENGINE". Special Report # 3: "BIOFUELS PROVOKING SECOND THOUGHTS". Special Report # 4: "CARBON CAPTURE: SOME DEVELOPMENTS". Special Report # 5: "THE DEMISE OF FUTUREGEN". Special Report # 6: "FROM GLOBAL WARMING TO GLOBAL COOLING?".


SUMMER 2008 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THE REAL REASON BEHIND RECORD HIGH OIL", Guest Column by F. William Engdahl in the Summer 2008 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "FOOD CRISIS STARTS ECLIPSING CLIMATE CHANGE WORRIES". Special Report # 2: "GORE INVESTMENT BODY CLOSES $683MM FUND". Special Report # 3: "U.S. MILITARY LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE-FUEL PUSH - Dependence on Oil Seen as Too Risky; B-1 Takes Test Flight". Special Report # 4: "KAREN CLARK'S CLIMATE WORK EARNS NOBEL RECOGNITION". Special Report # 5: "HURRICANE COVERAGE MAY ALSO FALL VICTIM TO CREDIT CRUNCH". Special Report # 6: "INSURERS TO BUILD RESEARCH CENTER FOR NATURAL DISASTER PROPERTY LOSSES".


FALL 2008 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN, GOP CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT", Guest Column in the Fall 2008 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "RIDDLE OF THE BURST BUBBLE". Special Report # 2: "A FEW SPECULATORS DOMINATE VAST MARKET FOR OIL TRADING". Special Report # 3: "HEDGING CUTS BOTH WAYS FOR ENERGY COMPANIES". Special Report # 4: "COMMODITIES PRICES' FALL BRUISING SOME HEDGERS". Special Report # 5: "SASOL HEDGES ABOUT 30% (OIL EQUIVALENT) OF ITS SOUTH AFRICAN SYNTHETIC FUELS PRODUCTION". Special Report # 6: "COAL-TO-LIQUIDS PLANTS FACE SUDDEN ECONOMIC HEADWIND".


WINTER 2008 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"THE CLIMATE FOR CHANGE" by AL GORE, Guest Column in the Winter 2008 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "GENERAL JIM JONES (USMC Ret.) NOMINATED AS NEXT NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER". Special Report # 2: "EPA, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHIEFS WILL BE BUSY ERASING BUSH'S MARK". Special Report # 3: "CAN OBAMA KEEP NEW JOBS AT HOME?". Special Report # 4: "IS "GREENERY" ONLY FOR THE GOOD TIMES?". Special Report # 5: "LAWYERS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL COURT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT". Special Report # 6: "CLIMATE MODELING COMPUTERS STILL FAIL TO CATCH TRENDS: TEMPORARY COOLING & ACCELERATED CORAL DIE OFF MISSED".


SPRING 2009 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"CZECH PRESIDENT VACLAV KLAUS DISPUTES GLOBAL WARMING CLAIMS AT DAVOS," Guest Column in the Spring 2009 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "WILL THE STIMULUS HELP WIND AND SOLAR?" Special Report # 2: "DEMS COOL ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS ECONOMIC PRESSURES ESCALATE". Special Report # 3: "GORE PULLS SLIDE OF DISASTER TRENDS". Special Report # 4: "ARCTIC SEA ICE UNDERESTIMATED FOR WEEKS DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR". Special Report # 5: "OCEAN BUBBLING UP HALF ITS OIL RESERVES FROM SEAFLOOR". Special Report # 6: "NATURALLY OCCURRING BACTERIA CONVERTS CO2 INTO CALCIUM CARBONATE"


SUMMER 2009 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"WAXMAN AND MARKEY ROLL OUT MONSTROSITY", Guest Column in the Summer 2009 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CARBON LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS". Special Report # 2: "THE BIOFUEL BUBBLE". Special Report # 3: "OBAMA TO TOUGHEN RULES ON EMISSIONS AND MILEAGE". Special Report # 4: "OIL GIANTS LOATH TO FOLLOW OBAMA'S GREEN LEAD". Special Report # 5: U.S. RELIANCE ON OIL AN URGENT THREAT'". Special Report # 6: "SUNSPOT ACTIVITY AT LOWEST IN A CENTURY".


FALL 2009 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"LIES, MORE LIES AND GLOBAL WARMING STATISTICS", Guest Column in the Fall 2009 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "CLIMATE CHANGE SEEN AS THREAT TO U.S. SECURITY". Special Report # 2: "SIX WAYS TO COOL DOWN OVER CLIMATE- CHANGE SECURITY SCARE". Special Report # 3: "FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING WITH CIA?". Special Report #4: "CAP-AND-TRADE'S UNLIKELY CRITICS: ITS CREATORS". Special Report # 5: "CAN THE MILITARY FIND THE ANSWER TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY?" Special Report # 6: "GETTING AROUND THE EU BAN".


WINTER 2009 ISSUE OF FAILSAFE ®

"OBAMA HAS FAILED WORLD ON CLIMATE CHANGE", Guest Column in the Winter 2009 issue of FAILSAFE ®. Special Report # 1: "STAGNATING TEMPERATURE". Special Report # 2: "HACKEDE-MAIL IS NEW FODDER FOR CLIMATE DISPUTE". Special Report # 3: "IN THE TRENCHES ON CLIMATE CHANGE, HOSTILITY AMONG FOES". Special Report #4: "RIGGING A CLIMATE "CONSENSUS". Special Report # 5: "'CLIMATE GATE' SCIENTIST TO TEMPORARILY STEP DOWN". Special Report # 6: "OBAMA SCIENCE ADVISERS GRILLED OVER HACKED EMAILS".



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