The National Security Agency has paid Utah more than $1 million over the past year and a half for state troopers to guard the entrance to the spy agency's massive data center south of Salt Lake City, according to Utah Highway Patrol records. … [Read more...]
Debris Found May Aide with Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane
A six-foot piece of a Boeing 777's wing assembly discovered on a remote Indian Ocean island is expected to provide the first hard evidence that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed 16 months ago and could help investigators narrow the search for the Malaysia Airlines Plane, experts said Friday. … [Read more...]
What Is the Senate’s New Energy Bill Really About?
The Senate’s energy committee sent the first wide-ranging energy bill in over six years to the senate floor, but not before weighing it down with an array of provisions that ensure opposition from many environmentalist groups. The bill, as well as any amendments Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell consents to, could receive votes after the August summer recess. … [Read more...]
Despite Protestors Best Efforts, Drilling Ship Heads To Arctic
Unfortunately, even after the standoff Thursday morning that was called an environmentalist victory, the Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic-bound drilling ship passed unobstructed under Portland’s St. John’s bridge just before 6 p.m. PT that same day. … [Read more...]
Ghost Woman and Her Baby Haunt Photo
This woman's photo of her with friends in her hometown of Wem in Shropshire, U.K., looks ordinary until you look closely at the window behind them. … [Read more...]
Arctic Drilling Ship Forced to Turn Around by Hanging Activists
“Not today, Shell!” an anchor support yelled from a Portland bridge as 13 climbers hung below for the 29th consecutive hour. Cheers and chants were heard from land and water around 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday, as a Royal Dutch Shell ship slowly turned around in the water and retreated from the bridge. … [Read more...]
Cincinnati Officer Charged with Murder Bail Set at $1 Million
A judge set bail at $1 million on Thursday for the former University of Cincinnati police officer who shot and killed a motorist, after a traffic stop over a missing license plate. … [Read more...]
Done Right, Obama’s Carbon Rule Can Save Money and Boost the Economy
A new study from researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology examines how states can reduce carbon pollution cheaply while also keeping household energy prices low. … [Read more...]