House Passes $1 Trillion Farm Bill
Senate expected to vote on the overdue legislation next week
Energy & Environment
Dept of Agriculture Shuts Down Slaughterhouse Over Animal Rights Group's Secret Video, Opens Investigation
Into alleged inhumane practices
Palestinian Leader Seeks $1 Billion Energy Deal with Russia
Former allies seek to restore ties
Environmentalists Criticize Obama As Oil Runs Through Southern Leg of Keystone XL
Northern leg still be reviewed by the State Department
EU Unveils 2030 Climate Goals
European Commission wants 40 percent reduction of carbon emissions from 1990 levels
Chill Out About Global Warming
We can love nature and still hate the tyranny of bureaucrats' rules.
Yale Climate Change Communication Poll: 23 Percent of Americans Don't Believe Global Warming is Happening
Up 6 percent from April according to the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
Obama Administration Denies Secret Side Agreement With Iran
Implementation of nuclear deal made with P5+1 countries to begin on Jan. 20
Mass. Gov. Unveils $50 Million Climate Change Plan
Deval Patrick says "The question is not whether we need to act. We're past that"
West Virginia Says Water Ban Partially Lifted After Chemical Spill
300,000 people have had to use bottled water
Permit to Hunt Black Rhino Auctioned Off for $350,000 in Dallas
Money to go to species conservation, but animal activists are outraged
Virginia Bill Would Expand Farm and Food Freedom
Critics may moan about food safety risks, but anyone who's read Joel Salatin's Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal knows that the link between inspection and food safety is tenuous at best.
Former Obama Adviser Encourages Keystone Pipeline Approval
Served president in his first term
Report: Security of Nuclear Materials Sees Improvement
Seven countries give up most of uranium and plutonium
Jerry Brown Wants Cap-and-Trade Money for Calif. Train Project
Since industry won't invest in project, let's make them pay to do business in the state and use that money instead
Mayor Bill de Blasio's Horse Policy is Pure Manure
Answers the question: How quickly can New Yorkers miss Nanny Bloomberg?
They Want to Eat Horses, Don't They?
Slaughtering horses is still a good idea. So why do some continue to oppose it?
Colorado Voters Could See Ballot Measure Restricting Euthanasia of Animals in November
Would prohibit shelters from killing animals except if they are suffering
Conservative Media Watchdog Group Finds 98 Percent of Stories About Stranded Antarctic Ship Fail to Mention Climate Change Research Mission
Researchers were airlifted out after being trapped in ice for more than a week
Iran Says Nuclear Agreement to Be Implemented in Late January
Will suspend its most sensitive nuclear work
Dolphins Use Puffer Fish to Get High
Guess the drug war still hasn't spread far enough
US Home Electricity Use Declines for Third Year
Energy efficiency plus handheld gadgets seeing increasing use
Number of Elephants Killed in Tanzania Has Increased Sharply
Government suspended its anti-poaching operation after only one month
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Iran's Nuke Chief Says the Country is Develop New Centrifuges For Uranium Enrichment
Recent deal with P5+1 countries does not prevent Iran from developing centrifuges
