Energy & Environment
Food Freedom vs. Regulatory Busybodies
From the legalization of cottage foods to the rise of right-to-farm laws, the future of food freedom is looking brighter at the state level.
Mafia Laundered Money Through Italian Wind Energy Projects
Adapting to government subsidies
Naturalist Attenborough Calls Humans a "Plague" on the Earth
Environmentalists have been panicking about overpopulation for how long now?
Obama May Implement Climate Pledge Without Congress
Could use executive power and regulation
Obama Promises a Big Push on Climate Change
The president appears determined to confront climate change, with or without the help of Congress.
China Pledges to Address Air Pollution
Old vehicles to be removed as part of a pollutant reduction strategy
Warmer Weather Brings Earlier Springs
Many plants flowering earlier than they did in the 19th century
Agency Says Army Corps Didn't Get Clearance to Destroy LA Park
May have violated federal laws
Can a Carbon Tax Solve Man-Made Global Warming?
In theory carbon taxes are a good idea. But the practical reality is a different story.
Scalia Gives the Government a Surprise Boost in Property Rights Case
Property rights advocates faced an unlikely opponent during Supreme Court oral argument this week.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Will Stay on in Obama's Second Term
One less nomination fight for the president to worry about
"Fix the Debt" Activists Lobby for Tax Breaks
Hot air coming from wind industry representatives
Army Corps Destroys LA Park over Homelessness, Gay Cruising
40 acres torn up right before Christmas
The Promised Land of Fracking
The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.
Protesters Take Over Keystone Pipeline Office in Texas
Engage in the ever-valuable tool of street theater
EPA Fines Wisconsin Coal Energy Company over Emissions
Company agrees to spend $300 million for upgrades
FDA Proposes New Food Safety Rules
Would control how some agricultural products are processed