Environment
GOP launches “race to the bottom” for Michigan environment
July 27, 2011"Racing to the bottom on environmental protection and worker safety isn't a jobs plan for Michigan," said Mark Schauer, national co-chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs 21! campaign.
Read moreIt’s time for politically, and morally, correct meat
July 22, 2011Science has come up with a method by which we can satisfy our perverse desire to eat animal flesh without actually killing animals.
Read morePlanned gas pipeline in Puerto Rico brings criticism
July 21, 2011The project would cut diagonally through sensitive mountain forest regions, the largest on the island, home to much of Puerto Rico's biodiversity.
Read moreNew Orleans diary: Seafood, hospitality, an appeal for help
July 20, 2011Katrina was the first in what would become a series of tragedies for the Big Easy, the next being the 2010 BP oil spill.
Read moreConnecting extreme weather dots across the map
July 20, 2011Talking about the weather isn't small talk any more.
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