by LINYI ZHANG | Dec 7, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Additional drilling for oil and natural gas in the United States may not significantly increase U.S. greenhouse gas emissions or undermine its position at the U.N. climate change conference, energy experts say. Moving ahead on oil and gas production...
by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 28, 2012 | Politics
The Christmas tree arrives at the White House on Friday to light up the Blue Room throughout the entire holiday season. First lady Michelle Obama, her daughters and first dog, Bo, welcomed the 19-foot-tall Fraser fir tree from a farm near Jefferson, N.C. This is the...
by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 21, 2012 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Sports
Two days ahead of Thanksgiving, more than 500 volunteers joined the Washington Redskins to package and distribute turkeys and food baskets to Prince George’s County residents in need at FedEx Field. Approximately 3,500 families received the service and the...
by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 8, 2012 | Environment
Bluefin tuna has been extraordinarily valued in global market. It fetched a record $736,000 in the auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market earlier this year. (Medill/LiLi Tan) WASHINGTON – Environmental advocates called Thursday for tighter regulations on illegal...
by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 1, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The United States is headed toward a major nuclear disaster — one that could mirror what happened last year in Japan —nless the government more closely monitors aging power plants, safety advocates and activists said. “This is like the Titanic that...
