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The environmental activism group Greenpeace, no stranger to controversy, is at it again. In conjunction with the start of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, the group has teamed up with TckTckTck to plaster the Copenhagen airport with advertisements featuring drastically altered images of famous world leaders participating in the summit. Though some industry observers have labeled ...
An activist group is suing the Port of Olympia, claiming that discharges of stormwater from its terminal are polluting south Puget Sound.
Maryland officials announced plans Tuesday to fill nearly a quarter of the government's annual electricity needs with power supplied by clean energy projects from the Delaware coast to the Appalachian ridge tops.
Lead exposure well within levels generally considered safe may harm mental health, new research suggests.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party end the year far weaker than they started it, according to a McClatchy-Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
Nine European countries have pledged better integration of their offshore electricity grids, to encourage the growth of wind power in the seas.
The agency said the gases posed a danger to human health and the environment, paving the way for regulation of emissions.
Climate specialist said the expansion would not necessarily keep Britain from meeting its commitments to lower carbon emissions.
A company is offering Allegheny Power customers in western Maryland the opportunity to get their electricity from wind power.
The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with diplomats from 192 nations warned that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
The U.S. prison population edged up slightly last year, though the number of total inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan.
Britain’s chief climate adviser said that the expansion would not necessarily keep the country from meeting its long-term commitments to lower carbon emissions.
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) retained the top spot in the Super 25 boys basketball poll despite not having played a game yet. Federal Way (Wash.) entered the rankings at No. 25, while Lake Clifton (Baltimore) fell out after beginning the season ranked 15th.
The top concern of energy execs is that they'll be too short-staffed when demand returns, according to Schlumberger consultant.
This may not have been the best season for the Huskies under Randy Esdall, and at least as far as the record is concerned, it certainly isn't the worst. But it had more than its fair share of peaks and valleys.
Canada's environment minister on Tuesday announced a five-million-dollar (4.7 million US) feasibility study for the creation of an Arctic marine conservation area at mouth of the famed Northwest Passage.
Jekyll Island is scrapping its partnership with a private developer chosen to oversee a $100 million makeover of the state park, officials said Tuesday, blaming the sour economy.
Taking advantage of down market prices, United Airlines said on Tuesday it placed a $10 billion-plus order for 50 wide-bodied jetliners divided between Airbus and Boeing Co , in a bid to slash fuel costs and emissions.
President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.
President Obama proposed a new program Tuesday that would reimburse homeowners for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy.
We already knew polar bears were in high water due to climate change, but who knew some types of dolphins, lemmings, flamingoes and oxen were also threatened by global warming?
