Politics

Polar bear politics

Arctic landscape via Shutterstock More disturbing news for environmentalists, with the announcement that the US Department of the Interior has granted Shell tentative approval to begin drilling exploratory wells in...

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New fishing quotas may help lower discards

Fishing boat via Shutterstock New UK trials have made the first attempt in leading the way on putting a stop to the thousands of tonnes of dead fish, or discards,...

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The rise of prescription drug abuse

Prescription drugs via Shutterstock Forget about cocaine, heroine, or methamphetamines. At least in the U.S.,prescription drugs are fast overtaking them. A recent national survey found that medical pills rank second...

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Desert Degradation

Crescent Lake at "Mingsha Shan" (the Singing Sand Mountain-Dunes) one of the lucky survivors ( for thousands of years, so far) of the Chinese sand seas via Shutterstock We have...

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Texas releases draft 2012 State Water Plan

Texas Water Plan via Shutterstock Everything is big in Texas, including the recently released draft 2012 State Water Plan, which calls for $53.1b in infrastructure and water management projects that,...

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Alabama: No ID, no water

Identification paper via Shutterstock A controversial Alabama immigration law is setting a dangerous precedent and could compromise what is widely considered a basic human right: access to clean water. Under...

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