Environment
End of drilling ban spurs controversy
October 14, 2010The Obama administration said it is ending its deepwater drilling moratorium, environmentalists say the risks are too high, and the oil industry says the rules are too strict.
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Air pollution and diabetes: Pollution levels too high
October 12, 2010A new national study has found that there is a statistical correlation between exposure to air pollution and adult diabetes.
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GOP drags Virginia backwards
October 8, 2010Cuccinelli was the first state attorney general to announce that he was suing to overturn the Obama health care reform, has fought scientific study and has even flirted with the "birthers."
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Steelworkers president talks up green jobs
October 7, 2010"The same people who say you can't have good wages and good pensions say you can't have good jobs and a clean environment," Steelworkers leader Leo Gerard said.
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Loopholes in climate accord threaten death of coral reefs by 2100
October 6, 2010It doesn't seem as if the big industrial nations are serious about trying to halt global warming.
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