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.
Energy & Environment
Woman Abandons Dog Because It's Allegedly Gay
Too stupid to realize male dogs will try to hump anything
Judge OKs $4 Billion BP Settlement
Pleads guilty to manslaughter, other charges over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Private Landowners Make a Mint from Natural Gas
The money has transformed the lives of people who had very little before
Oil Spill on Mississippi River
After two barges hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Senators Urge Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Letter signed by 53 of them sent to president
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?
Government Researchers Want to Retire Most Chimps
Send all but 50 to sanctuary and stop breeding them
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
BP to Develop Iraqi Oil Field Near Kurdistan
While former BP CEO Tony Heyward is working for the Kurds
Taiwan Confiscates Hundreds of Dog Penises
Markets (sometimes extremely unpleasant markets) for everything
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
Federal Judge Delays Ex-BP Engineer's Trial
Accused of obstruction of justice for deleting texts related to 2010 oil spill
