Leaked documents from the free-market conservative organization The Heartland Institute reveal a plan to create school educational materials that contradict the established science on climate … Conservative Group Plans Anti-Climate Education ProgramRead more
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Posted inAlcohol / ToMl
Who kills more AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis or something else?
When considering the world’s worst killers, alcohol likely doesn’t come to mind. Yet alcohol kills more than 2.5 million people annually, more than AIDS, malaria … Who kills more AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis or something else?Read more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Sacred Economics
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs&rel=0] anytime you want to understand something why is such-and-such happening why is there a biodiversity crisis or why are we drilling for more oil … Sacred EconomicsRead more
Posted inScience / ToMl
Where did Life’s First Cells Evolve
Conventional scientific wisdom holds that life arose in the sea. But a new study suggests that the first cells—or at least the ones that left … Where did Life’s First Cells EvolveRead more
Posted inEnergy / Job / Renewable / ToMl
More than 1.1 million people
More than 1.1 million people have jobs in Europe’s renewable energy sector, according to new figures released from EurObserv’ER, a renewable energy tracking project supported … More than 1.1 million peopleRead more
Posted inEnergy / Renewable / Solar / ToMl
Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency Record
Semprius, a startup that makes minuscule solar cells capable of capturing concentrated sunlight without costly cooling systems, announced this week that it had made the … Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency RecordRead more
Posted inPlastic / ToMl
A garbage can for 7 million people
Bay Area residents pollute San Francisco Bay every year with enough trash to fill 100,000 kitchen garbage bags, according to the first comprehensive study of … A garbage can for 7 million peopleRead more
Posted inFukushima / ToMl
A Confused Nuclear Cleanup
As 500 workers in hazmat suits and respirator masks fanned out to decontaminate this village 20 miles from the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, their … A Confused Nuclear CleanupRead more
Posted inTechnology / ToMl
Direct current
It is a common misconception that high voltage AC is better for long distance transmission than DC; it’s not. What matters is the voltage, and … Direct currentRead more
Posted inLaw / Monsanto-Bayer / ToMl
Farmers advance in their suit against Monsanto
Monsanto is getting a taste of its own medicine; the company is being taken to court. In this corner, we have a corporate biotech giant … Farmers advance in their suit against MonsantoRead more