Environment

Set a lighter to an icy block of methane hydrate, a naturally frozen combo of methane gas and water, and flames spew forth at random. However unlikely this fluke …

The United States Supreme Court Building. (Photo: David Baron) Washington - The circus surrounding the Supreme Court health care arguments this week will begin before dawn Monday. Demonstrators will …

Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy DC, January 9, 2012. (Photo: Shrieking Tree) I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on …

A lot of us Occupiers everywhere smiled or cheered at the successful impact the movement's overarching goal - more economic, social and political equality between the 1 percent and …

Today, I have received dozens of media requests and hundreds of emails regarding former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg Smith's gutsy, and internationally resonating, public resignation. I applaud Smith's decision …

A group of West Coast leaders has made its first attempt to quantify how many jobs have been spurred by the clean economy, a sector that includes engineers who …

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of child sexual abuse, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 13, 2011. (Photo: Jeff Swensen / …

When the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that tests showed the water is safe to drink in Dimock, Penn., a national hot spot for concerns about fracking, it …

On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into law, establishing the public's right to access to government information.   Surprisingly, Republican Congressman Donald …

“Game Change,” the HBO movie on John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin, faults his Republican campaign for its slipshod vetting of the little-known Alaska governor, but leaves out the back …