Environment
Anti-nuclear weapons activist returns to prison
August 24, 2012With prayer and song, dozens of supporters saw anti-nuclear weapons campaigner Susan Crane back to prison.
Read moreFukushima nuclear disaster cleanup needs global cooperation
August 24, 2012Yamada said this disaster requires mobilizing international expertise along with an international inspection team.
Read moreWildfires – and Republican climate change cluelessness – continue
August 22, 2012As the blazes continue to consume forests and destroy homes, the climate change that spawned them is continuously being denied or ignored by Republicans.
Read moreGermany’s plans to go green
August 21, 2012If the shift is successful, Germany could stand as a paradigm for industrialized countries looking to do the same.
Read moreToday in labor history: The Great Fire of 1910
August 20, 2012The fire burned more than three million acres, an area larger than the size of the state of Connecticut, with at least 92 killed.
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