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Top Ten Things Climate Change Is Making Worse Right Now
The onslaught of extreme weather and record temperatures this year have had an impact on people globally, directly through drought and temperature, and more indirectly impacting food prices and …
Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
Moyers: Vandana Shiva on the Problem With Genetically-Modified Seeds
Bill talks to scientist and philosopher Vandana Shiva, whou2019s become a rock star in the global battle over genetically modified seeds.
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The Demerit Badge
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Twelve Killed in Shooting at Colorado Theater
A gunman armed with three weapons opened fire in a theater crowded with families and children at a midnight showing of the Batman movie u201cThe Dark Knight Risesu201d in …
Titanic Banks Hit LIBOR Iceberg: Will Lawsuits Sink the Ship?
Billions of dollars were skimmed from cities all across America by colluding to rig the public bids on municipal bonds, a business worth $3.7 trillion.
“Seconds Away From Midnight”: US Nuclear Missile Pioneers on Okinawa Break 50-Year Silence on a Hidden Nuclear Crisis of 1962
Six months prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, however, a parallel drama had played out on the other side of the world as the U.S. secretly brought near-identical missiles …
So DID Mitt Romney Really “Create Jobs” at Staples?
Did Mitt Romney really “create 100,000 jobs” with Staples? Simple answer: only if no one else was selling office supplies, stationery, etc. before Staples came along. What Staples did …
How Fukushima Challenged a Core Tenet of US Nuclear Safety: An Expert’s View
Peter Lam's resume reflects a lifetime of experience in the nuclear energy industryu2013including 20 years in the private sector, followed by 18 years as an administrative judge at the …
Election Countdown 2012: The Head of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Mineral Resources Sees Global Warming as a Good Thing, and More
As head of the Department of Environmental Conservationu2019s Division of Mineral Resources, Bradley J. Field is a prominent figure in an agency that has promoted hydraulic fracturing as a …