Environment
Alberta pipeline hits swamp with over 15,000 gallons of oil
December 3, 2014Yet another major spill in the routinely oil-plagued Alberta, Canada, has left the swamps of Red Earth Creek polluted.
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Lima climate talks and the three-part alliance
December 3, 2014The latest in a long series of UN-sponsored talks is convening in Lima, Peru. The goal is to lay the basis for a climate treaty deal in Paris in Nov. 2015.
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Hemingway’s grandsons lead environmentalist delegation to Cuba
November 20, 2014A delegation traveled to Cuba to work with researchers to promote cooperation between the United States and Cuba in the field of marine conservation.
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Keystone XL struck down for now
November 19, 2014The Keystone XL pipeline is down, but not out; despite losing in the Senate, Republicans threatened to bring the bill back next year.
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Climate agreement with China kills major rightwing argument against carbon curbs
November 13, 2014The new agreement removes one of the right wing's major arguments against action to curb global warming.
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