Science
Wildfires – 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.
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Wind farm impact on wildlife debated
August 2, 2012The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft habitat conservation plan for the Criterion Wind Project - a 70-megawatt clean energy facility.
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Sensitive corals found at Shell’s Arctic drilling site
August 1, 2012Oil giant Shell will soon begin exploratory drilling in Arctic waters, including in the sensitive ecosystem of the Chukchi Sea. Environmental activists have criticized the company for putting sea life at risk, and now their argument...
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Today in History: Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space
July 25, 2012On July 25, 1984, Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a space walk.
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Canadian scientists protest firings, spending cuts
July 13, 2012Canada's government made excessive cuts in its environmental departments, resulting in the firing of many top scientists.
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