BP Sues, Alleging Fictitious Claims from Oil Spill
Says they face billions in losses from false reports of damages
Energy & Environment
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.
US Admiral Sees Climate Change as Big Threat to Pacific Nations
Rising sea levels, storms could cause problems, conflict between island nations
Climatologists: Earth's Northern Latitudes Getting Greener
Because of climate change, researchers contend
Anti-Shark Fin Soup Efforts Intensifying in Asia
It's tasteless in more ways than one, opponents of the soup say
The Supreme Court Considers Biotech Seed Patents
What are the limits to patents on self-replicating technologies?
US Proposal to Ban Polar Bear Trade Rejected at Climate Conference
Canada the only country with a thriving polar bear trade; Inuits and conservationists opposed the ban
Debt May Sink Major Chinese Solar Panel Manufacturer
And could take whole industry with it
Warming to Open Shipping Routes in Arctic
By 2050, the year most predictions are supposed to come to pass
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Join Forces to Legalize Hemp
The push to legalize domestic hemp production is gaining steam.
Study: CO2 Levels Rose Along With End of Ice Age
French scientists say they've solved a riddle
Japan Will Not Stop Whaling, Says Government Minister
U.S. judge recently called conservationists trying to stop the annual hunt "pirates"
Iran Could Make Concession in Talks on Nuclear Program
Thanks to U.S. proposing limited sanctions
US Seeks Maximum Fine for BP Oil Spill
New Orleans trial will determine extent of civil liability
Taxpayer-Subsidized Electric Car Charging Stations Get Few Users
Making free stuff that nobody wants is a special government talent
