Environmental Policy Writer

William Pedersen

4 articles 2003–2007

William Pedersen is a writer who contributed to The Weekly Standard between 2003 and 2007. His articles for the magazine focused on environmental policy and the politics of climate change, including coverage of the Bush administration's approach to greenhouse gas issues and the environmental movement.

Earthling's Progress

April 23, 2007 · Magazine, William F. Pedersen, Books and Arts

Conservative Conservationist

Play Outside

April 3, 2006 · Magazine, William F. Pedersen, Books and Arts

Last Child in the Woods

The Shrinking of the Greens

May 30, 2005 · Magazine, William F. Pedersen

WHY IS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ALMOST universally seen as a left-wing issue? A lively debate within the "environmental community" makes one reason clear. Many professional environmentalists want it that way. Sound evidence--and the actual needs of environmental protection--come second to that…

Inside the Bush Greenhouse

October 27, 2003 · Features, Magazine, William F. Pedersen

CREDIT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS always comes hard for Republicans. Sure enough, the Bush administration's global warming policy, though largely a model of prudent judgment and respect for science, is relentlessly denounced. And the attacks take their toll. The Bush team's alleged indifference…