Environment
Leaders arrested on eve of anti-Keystone XL pipeline rally
February 15, 2013Prominent environmental and human rights leaders were arrested Wednesday outside the White House while protesting Keystone XL pipeline construction.
Read moreObama signals strong action on climate change
February 13, 2013Many environmentalists are encouraged by the fact that Obama is now starting to discuss climate change more.
Read more“Darwin Day” pushed in House
February 13, 2013Yesterday was 204th birthday of the man who gave us the modern theory of evolution.
Read moreFive million farmers sue Monsanto for “taxing production”
February 6, 2013Farmworkers say Monsanto makes an exorbitant profit each year on royalties from "renewal" seed harvests.
Read moreEurope may ban bee-killing pesticides
February 6, 2013Under proposals now before the European Union, three pesticides that harm bees and have contributed to their overall decline may be banned soon on that continent.
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