Say you have a meeting with the president. What's the worst that could happen? … [Read more...]
Bath College Creates Eco-friendly Online Community
Bath College students will be volunteering for a new website launched to showcase green living in Bath and create an eco-friendly online community. The new website, Ecojam Bath, allows visitors to look up green businesses, search for ethical jobs and tune into local news, events and discussions. … [Read more...]
Tiny Plastic Microbeads Closer to Getting Banned
Dangerous microbeads found in cosmetics and hygiene products like toothpaste and body wash could soon be a thing of the past in the United States. The House of Representatives voted this week to ban these tiny plastics, leaving it now up to the Senate to approve a federal measure. … [Read more...]
Catastrophic 7°F to 12°F Global Warming Without Government Action Warns ExxonMobil
It’s a Through-The-Looking-Glass world. The Washington Post reports Sunday that ExxonMobil has a far saner view of global warming than the national Republican party. … [Read more...]
The House Just Voted to Kill Clean Power Plan That Most Americans Support
The House passed two joint resolutions Tuesday to kill the Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s rule to restrict carbon emissions from the electricity sector. The resolutions passed 242-180 and 235-188 and will now head to the White House. … [Read more...]
Newborn Baby Buried Alive, Mother Arrested
Authorities have arrested the mother of a baby who was found buried alive near a Southern California bike path the day after Thanksgiving. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Bob Boese told the Associated Press Sunday the woman was arrested late last week. He declined to release the woman's identity, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. … [Read more...]
The Richest People in the World Emit the Most Carbon
Indian girls ride a bicycle near Pobitora village in India. India has the world's largest number of people living in extreme poverty and eliminating poverty is a top priority of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. … [Read more...]
Columbia Accused of Journalistic Misconduct by ExxonMobil
Earlier this year, a stream of investigative pieces, released first by the nonprofit website InsideClimate News and later the Los Angeles Times, called into question ExxonMobil’s role in deliberately misleading the public about the dangers of climate change. The investigations suggested that Exxon, the world’s largest oil and gas company, knew about the link between fossil … [Read more...]