Environment

Nurses union cheers Obama Keystone veto threat

January 12, 2015 By PAI

Keystone foes say the pipeline would carry "dirty oil" to the U.S. Gulf Coast refineries at a cost of an unacceptable increase in the gases that cause global warming.

Connecticut activists gather to prevent a climate crime

January 12, 2015 By Len Yannielli

It was a crime scene we have become all too familiar with in 2015. Yellow police tape encircled the area of the dastardly deed. People milled about somewhat dazed but also angry.

Small island nation calls on nuclear powers to disarm

January 8, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Sometime this year, the International Court of Justice is expected to hear a true David-and-Goliath challenge to the world's nuclear powers.

From Idaho to Utah, “wolf massacre” continues

January 6, 2015 By Blake Skylar

"Rewarding shooters, including young children, with prizes takes us back to an earlier era of wanton killing that so many of us thought was a closed chapter."

Nurses union cheers Obama Keystone veto threat

Connecticut activists gather to prevent a climate crime

Small island nation calls on nuclear powers to disarm

From Idaho to Utah, “wolf massacre” continues

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