The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political left. Philosopher Roger Scruton agrees that the environment is the most urgent political problem of our age but argues in his new book "How to Think Seriously About the Planet" that conservatism is far better suited to tackle environmental problems than either liberalism or socialism.

High gas prices are inducing consumers to tighten their belts and politicians to call for taxes on oil companies. This Outlook explores the true causes of oil price fluctuation and explains how policymakers can help lower gasoline prices.

Central planners in the United States trying to promote green industry will fare no better at creating jobs or stimulating the economy than they did in Europe.

To build resilience to the impact of global warming, the United States should incorporate an adaptation agenda as well as advance technologies that allow the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

The same level of openness, transparency, and consultation in the scientific elements of the decision-making process should infuse every element of the public policy development process.

Contrary to popular belief, ethanol fuel will do little or nothing to increase our energy security or stabilize fuel prices.

Global warming and greenhouse gases are affecting the earth's climate, but it is also part of a historical trend.