Green with Anger: McKibben says NYTimes ‘is turning poisonous on climate’

The Washington Post has no use for Hansen and McKibben’s anti-Keystone Xl activism either. Continue reading Green with Anger: McKibben says NYTimes ‘is turning poisonous on climate’

WSJ: Celebrity ‘fractivists’: True advocates or NIMBYs?

“The main celebrity anti-fracking campaign took off last summer when Ono and Lennon, her son, founded Artists Against Fracking. Their family farm sits near gas reserves in New York, and they fear fracking might be allowed in the area.” Continue reading WSJ: Celebrity ‘fractivists’: True advocates or NIMBYs?

Exxon: Pipelines preferred, but railroads viable for oil sands

“There will be sufficient rail car capacity in 2015 to transport as much oil as the Keystone XL pipeline is projected to carry.” Continue reading Exxon: Pipelines preferred, but railroads viable for oil sands

Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease

“Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.” Continue reading Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease