Scientist uncovers species of ocean plants that flee from predators
Plants are capable of incredible things: they supply the earth with oxygen, sequester carbon dioxide and provide us with shade on a hot sunny day.And now, scientists at the University of Rhode Island...
View ArticleCoal country incensed at what it sees as Obama's overreach on coal regulations
Concerns about the economy and jobs are driving the election in different ways around the United States. When it come to Appalachia, the environment is right in the middle of the debate, thanks to the...
View ArticleConservative politicians argues Republicans can lead in dealing with climate...
Polls show many of Mitt Romney supporters don't see climate change as a real problem, but a former Republican congressman believes that conservatives should take the lead on the issue.Bob Inglis, a...
View ArticleCalifornians set to vote on bill requiring labeling of genetically modified...
Californians in November will vote on a measure that would require manufacturers to label food containing genetically modified organisms.Prop 37, as it's called, has pitted agribusiness giants...
View ArticleFrench study raises questions about health effects of genetically modified corn
Scientists from France recently published a study that shows massive tumors and early deaths for rats that ate genetically modified Roundup Ready corn.Roughly 80 percent of the corn grown here in the...
View ArticleNew data shows undecided voters view climate change as factor in choosing...
The economy seems to be the central issue of this year’s presidential contest, but a new study from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication suggests that global warming could be a hotter topic...
View ArticleHaiti's new environmental turn delights, dismays
The sound of peeping frogs is all that penetrates the darkness on a recent night in Haiti’s Parc La Visite.The national park is barely 15 miles from Port-au-Prince, but it feels a world away from...
View ArticlePollution problem in Uganda leads to explosion in scavenger stork population
The Marabou stork population in Uganda is exploding.Uncollected garbage and slaughterhouse remains are just two food sources that have suddenly become more plentiful, meaning the storks are moving in...
View ArticlePeruvian innovators trying to save disappearing glaciers
Some 14,000 feet up in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, glaciologist Benjamin Morales stands in a windswept dirt parking lot and looks across a rock-strewn slope.In the 1980s and 90s, Morales says, thousands...
View ArticleScientists turn to dogs to track, protect endangered animals
Scientists at the University of Washington are using rambunctious rescue dogs to track down endangered species in their natural habitat.These canines will work all over the world, tracking elephants in...
View ArticleNew research links ADHD diagnosis with childhood mercury, lead exposure
About one in every ten children in the United States has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, perhaps better known simply as ADHD.Over the last decade, prescriptions issued for...
View ArticleScientist discover critical role sea otter play in climate change
Sea otters are cuddly, cute and playful, but a recently published report from the University of California at Santa Cruz claims they could hold one of the keys to mitigating climate change.Two...
View ArticleClean energy sector surging in Massachusetts
President Barack Obama’s call for creating new jobs through renewable energy development is a reality in Massachusetts.The number of green energy jobs in the Bay State has grown by more than 11...
View ArticleAmtrak enjoying record ridership across system
Amtrak has carried a record number of passengers for each of the last 11 months.Some 30 million people let the train take them last year — and passengers are noticing."Ridership all summer has been...
View ArticleIceland's president weighs in on impact of rapidly disappearing Arctic ice
Environmental activists aren’t the only ones to see threats from fossil fuels in the Arctic; world leaders see threats too.But they also see opportunities.A warming climate means that sea ice in the...
View ArticleResearch into genetic modification of trees may enable more deforestation
Preserving the world's tropical forests holds great promise for preserving our environment — but not all forests are created equal.There are natural forests, which are home to a wide variety of trees,...
View ArticleNew research finds Massachusetts a leader in energy conservation
Massachusetts is leading the pack among states on energy conservation efforts.That's the results of a new study from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Massachusetts is using less...
View ArticleWildlife expert now in third year of trying to catch Tampa's wild monkey
Vernon Yates, a wildlife expert who cares for animals while cases against their owners are adjudicated, is the go-to guy when wild or exotic animals are on the loose in Tampa, Fla.At his home, he has...
View ArticleKing County in Washington trying to convert sewage to energy
Jessie Israel looks down into an open sewage pipe at a construction site near Discovery Park, in Washington.Stinky water rushes beneath the construction worker's feet. But Israel doesn't think about it...
View ArticleEnvironmentalist critical of Republican Paul Ryan's record
Paul Ryan is expected to be officially nominated as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate on Wednesday night.Ryan will join Mitt Romney in their effort to unseat Democrat President Barack...
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