Climate Change
Rio environmental summit disappoints — again
June 26, 2012The weak-at-best conference statement merely reaffirmed the goals from 20 years ago for a sustainable world, without making any binding agreements which could make that actually happen.
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In Ohio, thousands protest new hydrofracking laws
June 19, 2012Thousands marched to the Ohio statehouse and held a People's Assembly to map a fight back against laws enacted by Republican Gov. John Kasich giving the fossil fuel industry a green light on hydrofracking..
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In Western U.S., raging wildfires will get worse
June 13, 2012A large wildfire - sparked by lightning on June 4, and growing out of control - is burning across the Colorado mountains.
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Chicago activists protest Heartland Institute conference
May 23, 2012Over a dozen environmental activists gathered to protest the Heartland Institute, which put up ads comparing environmentalists to the Unabomber.
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Global warming does not benefit plants: new study
April 10, 2012A study by researchers at Northern Arizona University shows that a somewhat rosy predictions about purported beneficial effects of global warming on plant life are likely not true.
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