Hurricane Gustav: How Hurricanes Threaten Offshore Drilling and the Environment
Sunday August 31, 2008
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed 113 offshore oil and gas platforms, damaged 457 oil and gas pipelines, overturned storage tanks at onshore refineries, and spilled 9 million gallons ... Read More
McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate
Saturday August 30, 2008
On Friday, August 29, John McCain turned 72. To celebrate, he named first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
Will Palin turn out to be McCain’s best-ever ... Read More
Environmentalists Blast McCain’s Choice of Palin as VP
Friday August 29, 2008
Republican presidential contender John McCain today named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, a decision that drew immediate criticism from many leading environmentalists owing to Palin’s ... Read More
Poll: Most Americans Now Support Offshore Oil Drilling
Monday August 25, 2008
Sixty nine percent of Americans now favor an increase in offshore oil drilling, and 30 percent oppose it, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll published in early August 2008.
Just ... Read More
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Saturday August 23, 2008
Barack Obama today named U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) as his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
Biden brings some obvious strengths to the ticket, particularly in foreign ... Read More
Why Do Heat Waves Make Air Quality Worse?
Wednesday August 13, 2008
Air quality during a heat wave not only feels worse, it is worse. The combination of heat and sunlight creates a "chemical soup" that affects air quality and makes life ... Read More
Would Removing Dams Restore Wild Salmon Runs?
Tuesday August 12, 2008
Hydroelectric dams harnessed U.S. rivers and brought light into the darkness in a cleaner, more sustainable way than most other power plants could claim. But the dams also created an ... Read More
How Safe is Tap Water?
Monday August 11, 2008
Bottled water companies try to make the case that tap water is not safe to drink, urging consumers to use their products instead and arguing that bottled water is safer ... Read More
Olympic Medalist Amanda Beard Bares All to Help Stop Animal Cruelty
Friday August 8, 2008
While many Olympic athletes were worrying about the smog in Beijing and how it may affect their health and performance, U.S. Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard made time in her busy ... Read More
What is Drought?
Wednesday August 6, 2008
Is a drought just a long dry spell with too much heat and too little rain, or is the true definition of "drought" more subtle and complex than a glance ... Read More
Double Dipping: Soaring Gas Prices, Tax Breaks Fuel Record Oil Company Profits
Friday August 1, 2008
As consumers continued paying record-high prices for gasoline this week, major oil companies were celebrating another round of record-high profits, this time for the second quarter of 2008.
ExxonMobil led the ... Read More