Environment
Boom or bust? Two visions from a Pennsylvania park
August 30, 2011"Sacrifice our water? No fracking way!" inked on the wooden fence in Colton Point State Park, sitting squarely atop one of the world's richest natural gas deposits.
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Summer months heat up West Papua conflict
August 26, 2011Analysts of the West Papua conflict have observed an escalation in violent incidents through the year, with a pronounced uptick since May. Journalists and members of the West Papua community themselves have previously warned that the...
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Animal protection thrown to the wolves
August 16, 2011Wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act, thanks to an agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Gov. Matt Mead, R-Wyoming.
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Killing owls to save them: What would Darwin say?
August 15, 2011Should we sacrifice barred owls under the cover of saving spotted owls so timber companies can "thin" old-growth forests?
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Fracking: Are the regulators in bed with the oil and gas industry?
August 4, 2011The Environmental Protection Agency can't protect the environment because oil companies don't want it to. What the frack is that?
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