Not to say the oil industry is indifferent to the plight of its neighbors, but if their wells run dry due to the incredible amounts of water required to extract oil by fracking, “Too bad, so sad. We’re getting ours, though.” A few years ago, it seemed like a place on the way out. Now …
Action alert for those who think wolves should be allowed to thrive in the United States. Our illustrious Federal Government has proposed taking gray wolves off the Endangered Species list, letting state fish and wildlife agencies “care” for them. Here’s how that’s done: For instance, most of the nearly 1,700 wolves surviving in the West …
Here’s a list of cuts the House Appropriations Committee wants to make to the current fiscal year budget. Included are $899M from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs, $49M from Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability programs, $169M from Nuclear Energy programs, $31M from Fossil Energy Research programs, $18M from Clean Coal Technology programs, $15M from …
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You know about the bird and fish deaths in Arkansas this week, but do you know about all the other recent animal deaths worldwide? via Cookie Jill at Skippy’s place
Looks like the same world this morning as it was yesterday, other than paper fireworks’ residue all over the street. Charlie Stross points out that if you think in terms of a new decade things are markedly better for a whole lot of people around the world: Between 2000 and 2010, AIDS somehow turned into …
I’ve spent one evening in New York City in my entire life, so my view of the place is skewed by books, magazine articles, movies and television. That’s why a story like this boggles me. I read these paragaphs in a story about the storm that hit the city yesterday Buildings and houses were severely …
The list of general lies needs an addition. Beyond The check is in the mail I’ll respect you in the morning I’m from the government and I’m here to help you, next should be “Of course there won’t be any environmental impact”. This is usually said by a resource-extraction company’s spokesperson, although local politicians may …