“Humans, mainly those in countries with a craving for shark-fin soup, have devoured so many of the oceans’ top predators that it has rattled the length of the marine food chain, according to a study to be published today in the prestigious journal Science. While previous studies have calculated declines by half or more, this […]
“The number of young harp seals that Canadian hunters can kill off the east coast this year will be cut by a quarter, mainly because of poor ice conditions where the animals give birth, officials said Thursday. The federal fisheries ministry also promised stricter controls on hunters to stop them killing more than their quota. […]
“For weeks it has drawn attention from people all across China, as simple homeowners stared down the forces of large-scale redevelopment that is sweeping this country, blocking the preparation of a gigantic construction site by an act of sheer will. Chinese bloggers were the first to spread the news of a house perched atop a […]
“Maybe you learned this in school: The big dinosaur die-off 65 million years ago was a liberation for mammals, and they quickly produced a bunch of new species that included ancestors of humans and other modern-day creatures. Remember? Well, a new study says, forget it. Scientists who constructed a massive evolutionary family tree for mammals […]
“A new study explains why we aren’t all born with Brad Pitt’s perfectly chiseled features or Angelina Jolie’s pouty lips. A long-standing thorn in the side of biologists has been the difficulty in accounting for the enormous variation between individuals, when, from an evolutionary standpoint, sexual selection by females for the most attractive mates should […]
“On June 11, 1963 Thich Quang Duc burned himself to death at an intersection in downtown Saigon. The Buddhist monk hoped his self-immolation would serve as a dramatic protest to the Vietnamese government’s anti-Buddhist policies. Colin Beavan would never dream of such a display. After all, it consumes fossil fuels. By now, you’ve probably heard […]
“Some environmental groups champion the Great Lakes Compact as an important way to protect water resources in the region. However, they overlook the compact’s profound negative impact on business and residents. Inside this Research & Commentary package, you will learn: The Great Lakes Compact unconstitutionally trumps state law; The agreement allows single-entity control regarding quantity […]
“Hollywood praises Al Gore for revealing what the media elite consider to be inconvenient truths. But the fact is, at some point, Mr. Gore needs to face a few inconvenient truths of his own. … Among environmental activists — those who wear their allegiance to green on their sleeves — Gore has achieved superhero status. […]
“Last November, several state-wide environmental initiatives — most notably California’s $12 billion ‘Big Green’ and a $2 billion New York bond issue for land acquisition, dump closures, and recycling subsidies — failed to pass. Big Green was defeated by a 2-to-1 margin. The then-emerging economic recession has been given most of the credit, or blame, […]
“With Al Gore getting so much mileage from his fame as both a former vice president and now Oscar winner to advance his ideological (if not personal) agenda of getting people to use less energy, it’s worth reviewing the global warming debate to clarify a few misconceptions. First, we are not in imminent danger of […]
