Feds Flood Grand Canyon
Government officials sent a flood of water surging through the Grand Canyon today in a bid to mimic Mother Nature and rebuild sandbars and other natural habitat for endangered fish. The deluge will...
View ArticleWWII Mines Block Egypt's Access to Oil
Millions of land mines and unexploded artillery shells left over from World War II are hampering Egypt's efforts to get at a treasure trove of oil and gas beneath the desert, der Spiegel reports. The...
View ArticleThis View Zaps Stress, Naturally
For stress relief, there is no substitute for views of nature, the Seattle Times reports. A University of Washington study found that students who faced a stressful task returned to a normal heart rate...
View ArticleWater-Neutral Campaign Is Nothing but Eco-Guilt
A new UK campaign urging people to be more “water wise” lays bare a flaw in the environmental movement, Brendan O’Neill writes in Spiked. The campaign urges people to be conscious of the “virtual...
View ArticleWar in Congo Is Over Profit—From Us
We’re told that the renewed bloodshed in Congo is spurred by tribal conflict and payback for the Rwandan genocide, but that’s not true, writes Johann Hari in the Independent . In fact, the war starting...
View ArticleBush Policies Will Blow Through Nat'l Parks for Years
Views of spacious skies and purple mountain majesties in US national parks may soon be interrupted by industrial roads and power lines, after years of Bush policies that pushed commerce over...
View ArticleRussia Warns of Arctic War
A document released by the Russian government suggests that the country should prepare for war in the Arctic within the next decade, as rising temperatures intensify the scramble for the region's vast...
View ArticleLet's Start Paying for Water—Or Lose It
You may receive a water bill every month, but you’re not actually paying for water. You’re paying for the cost of service, and this free-rider problem is contributing to the worsening water crisis that...
View ArticleReport: Earth Heading for Point of No Return
Humans are using up Earth’s resources much faster than they can be renewed—it takes the Earth 1.5 years to make up for what we use in just one year, according to a disturbing new report from the World...
View ArticleToday Marks a Grim Day for Planet Earth
Happy "overshoot day." Eight months into 2015, the global population has used up a year's supply of natural resources, meaning we're now in "ecological debt," reports the Guardian , via the Global...
View ArticleWWII Mines Block Egypt's Access to Oil
Millions of land mines and unexploded artillery shells left over from World War II are hampering Egypt's efforts to get at a treasure trove of oil and gas beneath the desert, der Spiegel reports. The...
View ArticleThis View Zaps Stress, Naturally
For stress relief, there is no substitute for views of nature, the Seattle Times reports. A University of Washington study found that students who faced a stressful task returned to a normal heart rate...
View ArticleWater-Neutral Campaign Is Nothing but Eco-Guilt
A new UK campaign urging people to be more “water wise” lays bare a flaw in the environmental movement, Brendan O’Neill writes in Spiked. The campaign urges people to be conscious of the “virtual...
View ArticleWar in Congo Is Over Profit—From Us
We’re told that the renewed bloodshed in Congo is spurred by tribal conflict and payback for the Rwandan genocide, but that’s not true, writes Johann Hari in the Independent . In fact, the war starting...
View ArticleBush Policies Will Blow Through Nat'l Parks for Years
Views of spacious skies and purple mountain majesties in US national parks may soon be interrupted by industrial roads and power lines, after years of Bush policies that pushed commerce over...
View ArticleRussia Warns of Arctic War
A document released by the Russian government suggests that the country should prepare for war in the Arctic within the next decade, as rising temperatures intensify the scramble for the region's vast...
View ArticleLet's Start Paying for Water—Or Lose It
You may receive a water bill every month, but you’re not actually paying for water. You’re paying for the cost of service, and this free-rider problem is contributing to the worsening water crisis that...
View ArticleReport: Earth Heading for Point of No Return
Humans are using up Earth’s resources much faster than they can be renewed—it takes the Earth 1.5 years to make up for what we use in just one year, according to a disturbing new report from the World...
View ArticleToday Marks a Grim Day for Planet Earth
Happy "overshoot day." Eight months into 2015, the global population has used up a year's supply of natural resources, meaning we're now in "ecological debt," reports the Guardian , via the Global...
View ArticleHunters' Quota Was 119 Wolves. They Blew Past It
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved 1,547 permits to kill a quota of 119 wolves during a weeklong hunt. What happened instead: 216 wolves were killed in less than 60 hours, per the...
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