Leaks and spills of Canadian oil are happening now at a critical time- Back in 1989, all the political gears and levers were greased with money and Astroturf public opinion […]
Finally, wildlife overpasses built at Trappers Point, WY to conserve 6000 year old pronghorn migration route
After years of talk, action- The Wildlife News, like other local and even national media, has reported frequently about the beauty and the threat to the lengthy biannual pronghorn migration […]
Conscience oil lease bidder Tim de Christopher is getting out of prison for half way house
Did non-violent protest work here? The news is that Tim de Christopher is getting out of a California federal prison a bit early, after 18 months instead of 2 years. […]
Precedent-setting and unexpected. Obama and Romney answer science questions asked by Sciencedebate.org
Talk about the need for a presidential candidate science debate leads somewhere- Back in 2008 there was mounting concern that science had always been left out of the presidential debates. […]
Alberta’s tar sand pits create deer, wolves and decimate mountain caribou
Oh, the many effects of extracting the world’s dirtiest oil! Despite the huge PR offensive by big oil, Alberta, and Canada’s right wing government, it is hard to overwhelm the […]
“Drill-baby-drill” worthless for lowering gas prices says 36-years of data
Slogan might sway elections, has no effect on gasoline prices- Whenever the price of gasoline rises, we hear what is by now a coordinated shout that there needs to be […]
News about fracking keeps getting worse. Now it is air pollution
Earthquakes, water pollution, political pollution, and now toxic chemicals in the air near fracking wells- It seems every day the news about the negative side effects of fracking gets worse […]
Fracking causes earthquakes
Hundreds of thousands of faults, most poorly mapped, just waiting for a bit of lubrication- We all know what causes earthquakes — preexisting long cracks in rock layers (faults) and […]