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Santorum Rips Obama's Earth Worship

Mark Russell — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:19:00 CST

Rick Santorum set his sights on the president this weekend. On Saturday, Santorum accused President Obama of believing a "phony theology," not a theology "based on the Bible." Then, yesterday, he clarified that he wasn't talking about Obama's religious faith, just his faith in environmentalism, reports CBS News . "I was...

Pocket of Asia Yields 208 New Species—in 1 Year

Mark Russell — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:18:24 CST

It's a region that produces a new species every other day: Carnivorous plants that can eat mice, birds, and lizards. An all-female species of lizard that reproduces by self-cloning. Brightly colored geckos bathed in orange, yellow, blue, and green markings. A noseless monkey that looks like it's wearing an Elvis...

White House to Delay Keystone Pipeline Decision

John Johnson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:43:31 CST

Looks like the controversial Keystone XL pipeline won't be an election issue after all. The White House is going to push back the decision on whether to allow it to be built for another year, reports the Washington Post . Specifically, officials will consider a new route through Nebraska for the...

Romney Energy Aide Linked to Coal Industry

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:31:21 CDT

An energy advisor who helped craft Mitt Romney's pro-coal policy also runs a lobbying firm that's paid by, you guessed it, a big coal company. Ex-Missouri senator Jim Talent co-chairs the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs, which receives $125,000 a year from Peabody Energy to promote its coal interests,...

Barbara Boxer: Green Groups Should Sue Obama

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:08:03 CDT

Count Barbara Boxer among those steamed about President Obama’s decision to ditch the EPA’s proposal for stricter smog standards . The California senator talked to reporters yesterday, and while Politico notes that she was more measured than many environmentalists , she did call for a lawsuit against the president. “I’m not making...

Greenies Rage After Obama Drops Ozone Plan

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:05:00 CDT

Environmentalists are reeling today after President Obama backed away from a plan to enact stricter ozone pollution standards on Friday. And this, only days after the State Department gave preliminary support to a pipeline slated to carry tar sands oil to the Gulf Coast from Canada. "There is shock and...

Recession Killing 'Green' Demand

Kevin Spak — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:11:05 CDT

Clorox had big hopes for its “Green Works” line when it introduced it in 2008, promising it would “move natural cleaning into the mainstream.” But thanks to the recession, that hasn’t actually worked out, the New York Times reports; Green Works sales have fallen from more than $100 million to...

Rush Laughs at Japanese Refugees

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:58:10 CDT

Leave it to Rush Limbaugh to find some levity in the plight of Japanese refugees. Specifically, the radio show host is amused by the fact that one refugee camp is still recycling. A caller on yesterday’s show—after hearing a clip Limbaugh played of a Diane Sawyer report on said...

Sun Chips Tries Again With Quieter Bag

Nick McMaster — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:58:52 CST

Sun Chips is out with another biodegradable bag, but this time it swears you won't need ear protection. Frito-Lay backtracked on last year's really, really loud version amid complaints, ridicule, and poor sales. Now the company has begun putting a new biodegradable bag on shelves (for the "Original" chips), and...