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Two-Headed Fish, Brought to You by Polluters
An Idaho stream is home to two-headed trout, thanks to selenium pollution, a common contaminant from phosphate mining, agriculture and—you guessed it—coal ash.
Read MoreMonday Reads: The Amorous Arctic Caribou Edition
Oil pipelines + caribou = lots of baby caribou? One fishy equation
Read MoreFriday Finds: McDonalds’ Pink Slime Problem
McDonald’s takes pink slime goop out of burgers It’s official: The next time you have a Big Mac craving, you no longer have to worry about your burger being loaded with pink goo, reports MSNBC. Recently, McDonald’s announced that it is no longer using ammonium hydroxide, an anti-microbrial agent that, when used on inedible scrap…
Read MoreObama 'Promise' Keeps Arctic Drilling On Table
On backing down, backing away, and backing into a corner . . . President Obama’s statement, “I will not back down from making sure an oil company can contain the kind of oil spill we saw in the Gulf two years ago,” was one the more awkward sentences in his State of the Union speech,…
Read MoreThink the Weather's Getting Crazier? You're Right
I’m going to stand back and just give you a taste of a report from the Earth Policy Institute. Scary. I recommend you read the whole thing and send it around. There are still people who should know better denying climate change. They are welcome to believe whatever they like, but they shouldn’t be playing…
Read MoreTimes Columnist Spouts Keystone Nonsense
The New York Times describes Joe Nocera as a business columnist, but a quick scan of recent columns is very heavy on pieces about the woes of the NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If today’s column is any indication, we’d all be better off if he stuck with sports. His thesis is that rejecting…
Read MoreCoal’s Hollow Promises To Northwest Communities
Each time a new coal export terminal is proposed at a Pacific Northwest port, industry promises to take appropriate measures to protect the surrounding environment and community from the terminal’s inherent pollution. The harmful effects of coal dust blowing into communities from enormous coal piles and trains carrying coal in open boxcars while spewing coal…
Read MoreMonday Reads: The Arctic Nights Edition
All we know, to the best of our knowledge, is that we don’t yet know enough
Read MoreWhales and Wolves: The Hollywood Versions
The uplifting movie Big Miracle, opening this weekend, has the power to educate people across the country about America’s Arctic Ocean, along with the people and wildlife that call it home. This is the same place Royal Dutch Shell is planning to drill in our Arctic waters this summer—with no viable method to clean up…
Read MoreFriday Finds: Snakes in the ‘Glades
Pythons and anacondas put the squeeze on the Everglades Forget snakes on a plane. Snakes like pythons and anacondas are taking over the Florida Everglades and eating everything—including rabbits, raccoons and even deer—in sight, reports the Washington Post. Thanks to reckless owners releasing pets they no longer want, invasive snakes are slowly climbing their way…
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