Environment
Animal protection thrown to the wolves
August 16, 2011Wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act, thanks to an agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Gov. Matt Mead, R-Wyoming.
Read moreKilling owls to save them: What would Darwin say?
August 15, 2011Should we sacrifice barred owls under the cover of saving spotted owls so timber companies can "thin" old-growth forests?
Read moreFracking: Are the regulators in bed with the oil and gas industry?
August 4, 2011The Environmental Protection Agency can't protect the environment because oil companies don't want it to. What the frack is that?
Read moreSalvadoran student killed in struggle against toxic gold mining
August 3, 2011This story isn't about the community activist victims suspiciously killed in Cabañas, El Salvador, in the last two years.
Read moreWhite House to boost fuel economy standards
July 29, 2011The average car fuel economy will nearly double by 2025 to almost 55 miles per gallon, President Obama announced.
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