Environment
Oil Drilling to Start Again Near Site of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Oil drilling is set to start again near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon well, the disaster that happened five years ago. As you may remember, the catastrophe killed 11 people and caused a huge offshore oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.Accordin...
Exposure to Air Pollution Could Age the Human Brain
As humans age, the neurons in the brain begin to deteriorate and it shrinks in size. A new study illustrates that constant exposure to air pollution may decrease the volume of the brain just as aging does, leading to issues such as silent strokes and cogni...
Diabetes Medication Mutates Freshwater Fish
Scientists have discovered that transgendered fish in freshwater systems worldwide have been mutated by an unlikely culprit.Studies show that these fish have been physically mutated by Metformin, an oral medication prescribed to regulate blood sugar in...
Portland’s effort to save bees
Another step has been made in protecting America's $15 billion dollar insect. Portland has banned the use of a certain type of insecticide, called neonicotinoid, in hopes of stopping colony collapse disorder. The ban, however, only applies to property owned ...
Nebraska Oil & Gas Commissioners Shamed After Town Hall Member Asks Them to Drink Fracking Water
Without raising his voice or losing his cool, Tom Osbourne strolled into a Nebraska Oil & Gas committee meeting determined to make a difference. Once you watch the video, you will see he did just that and stole the show in the process.The commissioners of...
New Dietary Guidelines Ask Americans to Start Thinking of the Environment
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has issued its latest recommendations, with some coming as a surprise to many consumers. For the first time the committee is urging Americans to consider "the impact of food production, processing, and consumption ...
Multiple Oil Spills in Montana Impact Residents and Politics
Montana is no stranger to large oil spills. In July 2011, an oil pipeline burst and poured 63,000 gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River. The same thing happened in January when another pipeline burst beneath the Yellowstone River and 50,000 gallo...
To Eat Meat, or Not to Eat Meat
It is no secret that "vegetarianism" and "veganism" have been on the rise in recent years. According to a New York Magazine article, "perhaps inspired by Jay Z and Beyoncé's 22-day vegan diet or the recent outing of Al Gore as a 'newly turned vegan,' news ...
Obama’s Methane Rules Aim to Reduce Emissions by 45 Percent
Never one to shy away from setting ambitious goals, the Obama administration recently announced its plans to tackle climate change, which are centered around reducing methane emissions by 45 percent in the next ten years.After the announcement, players f...
Bill Gates Reinvents the Toilet
What do you do when you learn that over 700,000 children die each year because of poor sanitation, but you know that western toilets, which require massive infrastructures that developing countries can’t provide, won’t solve the problem? Well, if you’re Bill G...