The Senate’s energy committee sent the first wide-ranging energy bill in over six years to the senate floor, but not before weighing it down with an array of provisions that ensure opposition from many environmentalist groups. The bill, as well as any amendments Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell consents to, could receive votes after the August summer recess. … [Read more...]
Despite Protestors Best Efforts, Drilling Ship Heads To Arctic
Unfortunately, even after the standoff Thursday morning that was called an environmentalist victory, the Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic-bound drilling ship passed unobstructed under Portland’s St. John’s bridge just before 6 p.m. PT that same day. … [Read more...]
Ghost Woman and Her Baby Haunt Photo
This woman's photo of her with friends in her hometown of Wem in Shropshire, U.K., looks ordinary until you look closely at the window behind them. … [Read more...]
Arctic Drilling Ship Forced to Turn Around by Hanging Activists
“Not today, Shell!” an anchor support yelled from a Portland bridge as 13 climbers hung below for the 29th consecutive hour. Cheers and chants were heard from land and water around 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday, as a Royal Dutch Shell ship slowly turned around in the water and retreated from the bridge. … [Read more...]
Cincinnati Officer Charged with Murder Bail Set at $1 Million
A judge set bail at $1 million on Thursday for the former University of Cincinnati police officer who shot and killed a motorist, after a traffic stop over a missing license plate. … [Read more...]
Done Right, Obama’s Carbon Rule Can Save Money and Boost the Economy
A new study from researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology examines how states can reduce carbon pollution cheaply while also keeping household energy prices low. … [Read more...]
Iraqis Chill on Mandatory Day Off
Iraqis have a mandatory day off as temperatures soar above 50 degrees Celsius (123 F), part of a heat wave enveloping much of the already scorching Middle East. Gulf residents cranked up their air conditioners and elsewhere in the Middle East those who could headed to the beach to escape Thursday's soaring temperatures, high even by the standards of the region. … [Read more...]
Nine Dead Trying to Migrate to Britain Through Eurotunnel
The crush of migrants trying to enter Britain through the tunnel connecting it to France turned deadly again Wednesday with reports of another man killed making the attempt -- one of an estimated 37,000 thwarted crossings this year. … [Read more...]
Eight Year-old Maddy Middleton Was Lured, Raped, Beaten and Strangled
The murder of Maddy Middleton keeps taking one horrifying turn after another. The freckled eight year-old disappeared on Sunday afternoon, spurring a massive manhunt that scoured all of Santa Cruz, California. … [Read more...]
Serial Killer Profiled as Online Perv
Neal Falls, the suspected serial killer slain by an escort in West Virginia, may have had a very disturbing online alter ego. The suspected serial killer gunned down by a West Virginia prostitute led a double life that may have included a bogus Facebook profile with a picture of a Barbie doll standing over bloodied and dismembered figurines. … [Read more...]