Environment
Heat ray weapon a threat to collective action?
March 16, 2012Though originally intended for the Afghanistan War, it could soon be headed to the U.S., under the guise of a "riot control device."
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“Levitated Mass”: Art or environmental crime?
March 15, 2012The sheer grandiosity of the project - the nightly slow motion parade through 22 cities, the $10-to-$20 million price tag - provoked new conversations about the validity of Earth Art,
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IBEW members to install electric car charging stations
March 12, 2012Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri.
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Alberta oil sands: bear death toll rises, Lakotas protest
March 8, 2012Senseless killing of bears, wolves and caribou can be avoided, but the Canadian oil industry and government are putting profits before responsible environmental welfare.
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Judge scraps farmers’ case against Monsanto
March 7, 2012The plaintiffs had sought a judgment to stop Monsanto from suing them for growing crops containing genes patented by the company.
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