Polar bears, drilling and a petition

Bears4 from Medill Washington on Vimeo. Greenpeace, along with several other environmental groups, donned polar bear costumes and attempted to deliver a petition to prevent Shell drilling in the Arctic. They hoped to deliver the 300,000 signatures to the Environmental...

Experts: Afghanistan mining not an easy way out

WASHINGTON — Ever since the significant potential of Afghanistan’s mineral resources was assessed by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2007, U.S and Afghan officials have hoped that the country’s untapped deposits would fundamentally transform the Afghan economy one...

PETA won’t lettuce get answers

PETA’s age old veggie dog giveaway on Capitol Hill has come and gone again, but this year’s turnout left much to be desired. Maybe it was the hot sun that wilted the lettuce on the model’s brassieres that also led lunch-goers to skip the curb-side...