Environment
Report from space: Earth in trouble
May 16, 2012According to a message beamed from space, the demands humanity places on the Earth exceed its capabilities.
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EPA appeals coal mining ruling
May 16, 2012A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.
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Proposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
May 15, 2012Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
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Chile launches reforestation campaign for exotic Patagonia
May 15, 2012In Patagonia, an exotic natural region of southern Chile, efforts to begin reforestation are commencing.
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Study exposes fracking’s poisonous effects
May 11, 2012Now, concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale have skyrocketed, in light of a recent scientific study.
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