Science
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.
Read moreSensitive 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...
Read moreToday 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.
Read moreCanadian 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.
Read moreStudy suggests fracking wastes could poison drinking water
July 10, 2012According to a new scientific study, salty fluids rich with minerals in parts of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale are seeping thousands of feet upward, right into drinking water.
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