Environment
Al Gore takes on “The Future”
February 7, 2013Al Gore tries to expand his public role to issues that relate to but go beyond climate change.
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Five million farmers sue Monsanto for “taxing production”
February 6, 2013Farmworkers say Monsanto makes an exorbitant profit each year on royalties from "renewal" seed harvests.
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Europe 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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Professors at exhibition talk implications of climate change
February 1, 2013They focused on its implications, how the public perceives it, and the attempt by conservatives to deny its very existence.
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Oil barge crashes, leaks into Mississippi River
January 29, 2013Cleanup crews rushed to clean up the mess the following day, and are continuing to skim oily water off the river.
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