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The Right-Wing Noose Tightens on Recess Appointments
Republican judges are continuing to do their best to hamstring the Obama Administration: six days ago, the Third Circuit joined the DC Circuit in restricting recess appointments to intersession recesses. Intrasession recesses, which, as the Court noted, were made routine under Ronald Reagan and used nearly 150 times by George W. Bush, are now unavailable. […]
Current Approach Of Fishery Industry Is Extremely Risky, Research Finds — May Lead To Collapse
Overfishing has had an incredible effect on the quantity and diversity of fish present in the oceans of the world, along with greatly reducing biodiversity. Because of this decline in fish numbers, and a number of complete fishery collapses, the industry is becoming increasingly dependent upon only a handful of shellfish species. Show More Summary
Could a Chinese carbon cap pave the way for a global climate deal?
China has proposed firm limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, seriously weakening one of the U.S.’s go-to excuses for climate inaction.
Climate activists to protest at Obama group’s climate events
Organizing for Action, the president's advocacy group, should be doing more on climate change, activists say. Fighting Keystone XL would be a good start.
Crazy Ants Are Displacing Fire Ants — Invading Texas And The South (VIDEO)
Crazy ants are currently invading Texas and the southeastern United States, displacing and eliminating the fire ants throughout those areas, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. This is of course not a surprise for many of those throughout those regions who have had experiences with those ants. Show More Summary
Gulf Coast refineries accidentally belch out a lot of chemical pollution
Inadvertent releases from oil and chemical facilities pose scary health threats to locals, according to a recent investigation. ExxonMobil and BP are big offenders.
Game of Thrones, Season 3
This season’s lack of a single dominant character—as we had with Ned in Season 1 and Tyrion last year—has left room for some of the lesser characters to command our attention, and we’re all luckier for it. Brienne of Tarth. Sam and Gilly. And, though he’s been in but a handful of scenes, Sandor Clegane, the Hound.
3D-Printed Pizza In Space! NASA Funds ‘Food Replicator’ For Space Station [VIDEO]
Regular readers of PS are aware that we have covered many news items of late involving the remarkably versatile technology known as 3D printing/rapid prototyping in which 3D computer design software, laser printing and bio-materials science combine to create real (3 dimensional) objects or materials. Show More Summary
Grassroots Greens Challenge Environmental Defense Fund on Fracking
A coalition of grassroots environmental groups—plus a few professors and celebrities—issued a public message to the Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday: You don't speak for us on fracking. The coalition of 67 groups released an open...Show More Summary
read moreThis electric car runs on tweets
This 1967 Karmann Ghia, converted to electric by Kansas City high schoolers, will turn Twitter mentions and Facebook likes into wattage to complete a 1,000-mile trip.
Croatia is training honeybees to locate landmines
They don't call it a "hive mind" for nothing.
L.A. on a green streak: New mayor pledges allegiance to smart growth, bikes
L.A.'s newly elected mayor Eric Garcetti looks poised to follow in his predecessor's eco-friendly footsteps. So much for the city's rep as a bastion of auto-centric sprawl.
Is the sharing economy skidding out?
New York is cracking down on peer-to-peer business. What could that mean for the rest of the sharing economy?
Harvesting Justice 15: From Field to Table – Rights for Workers in the Food Supply Chain
The Food Chain Workers Alliance has a goal of nothing less than full rights and fair wages for the 20 million workers who grow, harvest, process, pack, ship, cook, serve, and sell food in the US.
Reclaimed Wood Decor: Incorporating this Reused Material into Your Home
Reclaimed wood is one of the hottest eco-friendly trends to come out of the interior design world. With products like reclaimed wood flooring and veneer paneling, the options and uses available with this type of lumber are limited only by your imagination. Show More Summary
This solar panel printer can make 33 feet of solar cells per minute
Whatever oil and gas true believers want to think, the world is doing this solar power thing.
The downside of Greek yogurt: Seas of fish-killing toxic byproduct
All that Greek yogurt you're eating is creating a toxic byproduct: gallons upon gallons upon gallons of acid whey.
The future of urban farming is pink
The reality of vertical farming could be a little bit weirder and a little bit less natural-looking than we usually imagine.
Amtrak may start allowing pets to ride with you
Technically all the animals will be in kennels, but I'm going to cling to my fantasy of being whisked through the countryside in a pile of cats and dogs.
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- Gulf of Mexico
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- Endangered Species Act
- Hurricane Sandy
- Bureau of Land Management
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- Supreme Court
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- Detroit Auto Show
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