Science
Worse than we thought: Climate uncertainties turning into harsh facts
January 2, 2014Beware uncertainty! It can cut both ways - something the climate change deniers want us to ignore at our peril.
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The curious case of Hobby Lobby
December 10, 2013Can a for-profit corporation have religion? Can its religious feelings be hurt? If some of its employees take a pill to prevent pregnancy, does that violate the corporation's rights?
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Obama to federal agencies: triple use of clean energy by 2020
December 6, 2013President Obama issued an executive order on Dec. 5, calling for an increase in solar, wind, and other renewable energy for federal agencies, to 20 percent by 2020 - three times more than the agencies currently...
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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
November 18, 2013It turns out that it was a clean sweep for opponents of fracking during last week's elections in Colorado.
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Princeton University confronts meningitis epidemic that Cuba can prevent
November 18, 2013The vaccine's name is VA-MENGOC-BC, and it comes from Cuba. Under the anti-Cuban U.S. economic blockade, Cuban exports to the United States are forbidden.
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