Articles written by Marjorie Hecht

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is nuclear power the answer to global warming?: 3 of 14

Yes, we should go nuclearbut not because of so-called "global warming." We need to go nuclear because it is the most efficient and least costly way to provide the power needed for a growing population in an industrial world. By the year 2050, with modest growth rates, the world will need three times the electricity we produc...
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a global climate agreement hold the US to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world?: 25 of 68

Neither the United States nor any other country should lower the living standards of their citizens by cutting back on industrial carbon emissions on the basis of the "global warming" hysteria. The looming disaster civilization faces is not "climate change": The world economy is collapsing, food shortages loom, U.S. citizens...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The debate on legalizing DDT: 5 of 6

DDT Saves Lives DDT is already "legalized" for use in public health emergencies, and should remain available for this purpose. In September 2006, the World Health Organization reversed its 30-year ban on DDT, to encourage its use in malaria epidemic regions. The WHO made this decision because all of the alternative schemes f...