Energy & Environment
Scientists: Climate Change Creating More Sea Ice in Antarctica
Warming can create more sea ice scientists propose
Both Left and Right Are Afraid of Change
Social experiments don't sit well on either side of the aisle.
Study Finds Pesticides Can Cause Brain Damage in Bees
According to the European Food Safety Authority
Train Derailment Spills 30,000 Gallons of Oil in Minnesota
Incident will likely be used in Keystone XL fight
Obama's 'China Model' for Clean Energy Sputters
It turns out that stupid business models are stupid everywhere
Trash Problem on Antarctic Island
King George Island hosts at least half a dozen research stations within an area of about 16 square miles
Obama Administration Unveils Strategy to Protect Endangered Species from Climate Change
7 vague recommendations
OR Sea Lion Branding Injures Animals, Say Activists
So, government hurts animals while protecting them? You don't say ...
Markey Asks Calif. Billionaire to Butt Out of Mass. Senate Race
His opponent targeted over Keystone XL
MA Democrats Blast Billionaire Former Hedge Fund Manager Attempt to Make Keystone Pipeline an Issue in Senate Race
The hedge fund manager and environmentalist opposes the pipeline
The Green-Car Blues
They say virtue is its own reward. But some green-car owners seem to want a little more than that.
Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Vows to Halt Oil to Cuba
Calls acting president a puppet to Havana
Anti-Keystone Activists Threaten to Target Mass. Senate Hopeful
Democrat apparently not leftist enough for some
BP Sues, Alleging Fictitious Claims from Oil Spill
Says they face billions in losses from false reports of damages
Ethanol Rules Drive Hike in Gas Prices
Refiners have to buy ethanol credits, even though they can't use any more of the stuff
Bjorn Lomborg: Earth Hour a Waste of Time, Increases Carbon Emissions
Turning off your lights for an hour a stupid idea
Suit Accuses EPA of Ignoring Harms of Pesticides
Judge will consider dismissal of demands for significant changes
Why Do People Believe Scientifically Untrue Things?
Because to do otherwise would be immoral.
Obama Administration Says Shell Cannot Drill in the Arctic
Because they "screwed up" in the past
Obama Wants Congress to Establish Alternative Energy Research Fund
Wants $2 billion over the next 10 years for the Energy Security Trust
Why Anti-Fracking Environmentalists Are Holding Back the U.S.
The real story on fracking, say scientists, is that the risks are small and the rewards immense.
Chinese Officials Insist Thousands of Dead Pigs in River Don't Affect Water Quality
They did tests and everything!
Whistleblower: Animal Abuse, Torture, Prevalent In Federal Wildlife Agency,
An Unnecessary war on wildlife, according to some members of Congress
Farm Subsidies Must Die
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
