Colombia and world cope with Monsanto’s toxic herbicide
Monsanto's glyphosate, sold as "roundup," is the most widely-used herbicide. In Colombia, however, it's also a weapon of war.
Toxic shock: California's nightmare oil spill
As in the case of so many prior disasters, environmentalists and everyone affected by this devastating oil spill are trying to get through what some have called a "nightmare scenario."
Kayakers paddling in Seattle Port chant, “Shell No”
"Climate Justice NOW," they roared at the oil rig, which loomed like a yellow Darth Vader along the mouth of the Duwamish River.
Chilling news: U.S. to allow Arctic oil drilling
Shell's dabbling in the Chukchi Sea, most feel, is now inevitable; for the moment, the Beaufort Sea won't be touched, but even that could change.
Study: Cutting carbon dioxide saves 3,500 U.S. lives a year
The study from Harvard and Syracuse University calculates the decline in heart attacks and lung disease when soot and smog are reduced.
