NASA has issued a preliminary report confirming environmentalists’ fears of disappearing sea ice at the Arctic. Sea ice is the thick permanent ice formed by frozen ocean water that remains even as seasonal ice melts away in the summer. In the past, it has covered about 60 percent of the Arctic.
The sea ice at the [...]
Many drivers wonder why gas prices rise as quickly as crude oil does, but seldom seem to fall at the same rate as crude oil.
The price of crude oil is only one of two major determining factors that influence what consumers pay at the pump. The other, less publicized factor is the price of [...]
According to Salon:
“But Sebelius can hit the liberal high notes on issues ranging from abortion rights (as a pro-choice Catholic she has battled with social conservatives for years) to the environment. In May, she vetoed for the third time legislation that would permit the construction of two coal-fired electric power plans in southwestern Kansas. “The [...]