Environment
UN summit talks global warming
November 30, 20112011 is, so far, the world's tenth warmest year on record, despite the warming being masked by cooling La Nina conditions.
Read moreDomestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
November 17, 2011Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
Read moreEnvironmentalists claim victory in Tar Sands fight
November 17, 2011Obama acknowledged that the opposition to the pipeline had played a role in his decision.
Read moreCompany admits fracking caused quakes
November 15, 2011In the race to obtain gas, many companies have taken to tampering with large underground deposits, using a process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to retrieve it.
Read moreLarge asteroid to sail past Earth today
November 8, 2011The space rock is about 1,300 feet across in size. And while it will pose no apocalyptic threat, it will notably be closer to the world than the moon.
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