LA Bans Use of Bullhooks on Elephants
Will ultimately probably end up eliminating circus shows involving them within the city
Energy & Environment
European Union to Phase Down Fishing Subsidies
But will keep the various restrictions the subsidies were meant to offset
Russia Drops Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists
Instead they're accused of "hooliganism"
UK To Build First Nuclear Power Plant in 18 Years
Deal struck with French company and Chinese investors
Nobel Laureates Urge Putin to Free Greenpeace Activists
30 detainees face up to 15 years in prison if convicted
Peruvian Judge Bans Festival That Involved Cooking Cat Meat
After complaints from local politicians and animal rights activists
Moose Populations Dying Off
No one is quite sure why, but climate change fears are raised
Ex-Halliburton Manager Pleads Guilty to Destroying BP Oil Spill Evidence
Faces a year in prison and $100,000 fine
Pits Opened in South Dakota to Dispose of Livestock Killed by Storm
Between 10,000 and 20,000 killed by early blizzard
Kremlin Adviser Recommends Dropping Greenpeace Piracy Charges
Says prosecutors taking arbitrary approach to applying law
French Court Keeps Fracking Ban in Place
France has some of the largest shale gas deposits in Europe
"Death to America" Chants Not Helping Rouhani's Efforts To Make Iran Seem More Moderate
Nuclear program still causing diplomatic tensions
Netherlands Apologizes for Arrest of Russian Diplomat
Part of spat over Greenpeace arrests by Russia
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Reported at US Lab
One step closer to unlimited cheap energy
Greenpeace May Look To International Court To Get Activists Held in Russia Released
Facing piracy charges
Can We Trust the U.N.'s IPCC Climate Models?
Many simulations produce four times more warming than actually occurred over the past 15 years.
Another Radioactive Water Leak Reported at Fukushima Power Plant
May have spilled into the Pacific
Iran's Parliament Endorses President's Diplomatic Efforts
Sign that he has support to negotiate with U.S.
Audit: Poor Management Blamed for Flagging Nuclear Waste Program
Facility 11 years behind schedule and costs have tripled
Palo Alto to Require Electric Car Charging Stations in New Homes
California has highest number of electric cars per capita
Ke$ha Fights Bear-Baiting in Maine
Animal-rights groups trying to stop the practice, with singer backing them
Does "Mountain Dew Mouth" Have Anything To Do With Mountain Dew?
The "Mountain Dew mouth" fuss looks more like a war against a disfavored beverage than a legitimate health concern.
Humans Are the Certain Cause of Climate Change
So says the new IPCC report on the science of global warming.
