Environment

(Photo: Vincent Ma / Flickr)The Labor Department reported that the economy added just 120,000 jobs in March, a sharp slowdown from the pace of the prior three months where …

Rekia Boyd."Her death certificate says killed by police, but I feel like my sister was murdered," says Martinez Sutton, whose 22-year-old little sister, Rekia Boyd, was shot in the …

If you ask a homeowner who has tried to get a government-certified mortgage modification from a bank, half the time you’ll hear a story of lost paperwork, incompetence, and …

Along with “fivedollaragallongas,” the energy watchword for the next few months is: “subsidies.” Last week, for instance, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez proposed ending some of the billions of …

(Image: Melville House Books)The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel (Brooklyn, New York: Melville House), 2010; $18.95. …

A newly released document showcases the United States Defense Department's torture techniques. The 37 page report details ways officials can torture detainees suspected of having ties to terrorism. In …

(Photo: brownpau) Washington - Financial speculators are gambling on oil the same way they gambled on the housing market a few years ago — a frightening prospect for the …

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has generated widespread media attention this year. The process, which injects water and chemicals into the ground to release “natural” gas and oil from shale …

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a news conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York, Sept. 23, 2011. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times) When Bill McKibben …

Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat… They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost 7 billion …