Environment
Keystone XL: Native Americans outraged
March 23, 2012After President Obama endorsed a southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline on Mar. 22 (which would carry oil from Cushing to Port Arthur, Texas), Native American activists in Okalahoma expressed outrage at the news. They...
Read moreCats at Caboodle Ranch subjected to horrific conditions
March 22, 2012Authorities seized the suffering animals and charged Caboodle's founder and operator with cruelty to animals and scheme to defraud.
Read moreRobot jellyfish pulls hydrogen fuel from water
March 22, 2012An underwater robot has been modeled after a jellyfish, and will be used in rescue efforts and surveillance.
Read moreFracking: health, environmental impact greater than claimed
March 22, 2012The natural gas industry defends hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, as safe and efficient. Research studies and numerous incidents of water contamination prove otherwise.
Read moreDairy factory linked to animal torture
March 20, 2012Adirondack Farms, a dairy factory in New York, has been responsible for severe animal abuse investigators learned. While they tout their products as fresh and wholesome, the practices that go on behind the scenes are anything...
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