Environment
Shell to resume Arctic drilling, gives safety cold shoulder
November 1, 2013Due to a series of mishaps and protests from environmentalists worldwide, oil giant Shell withdrew its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. Now, in spite of this, the corporation is determined to resume operations...
Read moreFirst big North Dakota oil spill since boom began
October 29, 2013A pipeline was found to have spilled 20,600 barrels of oil onto a wheat field and ruined parts of a nearby 1,800-acre farm, which belonged to farmer Steven Jensen.
Read moreFukushima water radiation doubles overnight
October 25, 2013Now, to make matters worse, the city is expected to get hit with another big storm in Typhoon Wipha's wake.
Read moreA ridiculous irony of climate change
October 22, 2013We can now predict, with 100 percent certainty that climate change will actually result in much more employment for scientists, not because they made it up but rather because it is already starting to affect humanity...
Read moreUranium mining and the elections in southern Virginia
October 21, 2013One of the most controversial issues here is maintaining the current moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia.
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