by Kate Howard | Jul 26, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. To contest National Hot Dog Month, PETA handed out free tofu dogs with veggie chili on Capitol Hill to spread awareness. (Kate Howard and Carissa Kranz/MNS) Washington–July is National Hot Dog Month, according the the...
by Rebecca Dolan | Jul 21, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—A bill providing funds for solar energy systems found support in a Senate committee Wednesday, casting a bit of sunshine on solar energy supporters. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., would require the Secretary of Energy to provide states...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Jul 15, 2010 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Environmental Protection Agency admits it was unprepared and unaware of potential threats caused by the use of dispersants to break up oil and prevent it from reaching shore. “We need more research,”...
by Kate Howard | Jul 12, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Bio-based products from laundry detergent to mechanical pencils to tires were showcased at the 2010 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing Conference. Many states and countries are making moves toward...
by Rebecca Dolan | Jul 7, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—The government may be saying full steam ahead on biofuels, but some scholars say the merits of alternative fuels still are debatable. “Why is it that we think that bioenergy has the potential to save greenhouse gas emissions?” asked Timothy Searchinger, a...
by Kate Howard | Jul 6, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. A series of witnesses on day four ended the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. Now all that’s left to do is wait. (Kate...
