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River on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

The Spanish government approved a controversial plan last Friday to divert one of the country’s largest rivers in the north to the arid regions of southeastern Spain. Environmentalists say the […]

Where's the Boeuf?

Provoking a culinary controversy across France, a renowned Parisian chef, whose restaurant in the past has received a three-star rating from the Michelin guide, recently decided to slice meat out […]

There's a Rage in the Cage

Plans are underway in the U.S. to test the first genetically engineered insect in the wild. Researchers are trying to manipulate the genes of the pink bollworm moth — an […]

Them's the (Tax) Breaks

U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) will introduce legislation next week to increase domestic energy production dramatically and permit oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The bill […]

Barton Fink

Republicans in the U.S. House have reconfigured the House Energy and Power Subcommittee into the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee so that power production issues receive more weight when […]

Dung: Cry Out Loud

North America and Europe lead the world in releasing greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution, but India and Southeast Asia are catching up, according to a study published today […]

Refuge-nix

The National Wildlife Refuge System in the U.S. is in trouble, with an operations and maintenance backlog of $1.6 billion, says the National Audubon Society. In a press conference with […]

Civic Responsibility

The greenest cars sold in the U.S. are both made by Honda, says the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in its annual guide to cars and trucks. The groups […]

Killer Tomatoes Unlikely to Attack

Genetically modified crops aren’t likely to harm the environment or turn into super-weeds that survive longer in the wild than conventional plants, according to a study published today in the […]

Hunters Stew

In a move enviros are cheering, British Columbia Premier Ujjal Dosanjh has decided to ban grizzly bear hunting in the province for the next three years while scientists determine just […]