Energy & Environment
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.
California Struggles to Solve Its Water Problem
The state's water "superhighway" may dead end in a delta.
Greenpeace To Appeal Detention of Activists in Russia
30 detained after protesting oil rig in the Arctic
UN 95 Percent Sure Humans Are Dominant Cause of Global Warming
Report downplays pause in increased warming since 1998
USDA Looking at Specially Designed Traps to Catch Pythons in the Everglades
Burmese python infestation in the Florida region
Medical Source: Almost 30 Killed in Fuel Subsidy Protest in Sudan
President recently announced subsidy would be cut
30 Greenpeace Activists Put in Pretrial Detention in Russia After Oil Rig Protest
Investigators have opened a piracy case
Russia To File Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists
Activists tried to climb oil platform in the Arctic
Is Farm Aid Still Relevant?
Farm Aid's original mission is a good one. But some of the policies it supports are less appealing.
Upcoming UN Report on Climate Change To Show Rate of Warming Has Slowed
Will also say greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase
Officials Say South African Police Lied About Mine Strike Killings
34 were killed; officers claimed self-defense.
Dem. Senate Candidate in West Virginia Opposes Obama on Coal
Knows where her votes are, and they aren't in Washington
New Study Says Fracking Doesn't Emit Excessive Methane
Undercuts one major argument against it
Study: Models Overestimate Global Warming
Last twenty years have seen a combination of errors, researchers say
The White House's Latest Food Police Efforts Appear All Wet
Science doesn't back up overconsumption of water
Ugly Animal Preservation Society Poll Names Blob Fish World's Ugliest Animal
Looking out for the uggos
Armed Groups Block Libyan Oil Production
Outside intervention there has not made things better
US Crop Insurance Fraud Cases Total $100 Million
Many in on the act, including those who were supposed to prevent it
