West Nile Virus in a Warming World

NOTE: This is my first work of independent journalism, carried out over several months.  Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Just this fall, the Wildlife Conservation Society published its “Deadly Dozen” list, a report that provides examples of diseases that could spread as a result of climate-induced changes in temperatures and precipitation levels. In the report, [...]

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Bush Belittles Threat of Global Warming to Animals

The Bush administration is finalizing changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that could make sure that federal agencies wouldn’t have to take global warming into consideration when evaluating risks to plants and animals. The new rule would block federal officials from having to consider a carbon cap. The main purpose of this change is [...]

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Who Knew? Biden is a Greenie!

So I recently found out about the League of Conservation Voters, a group which aims to turn environmental issues into national priorities.  The LCV has scorecards on each politician based on their environmental goals and histories.  Joe Biden has done well according to the LCV’s scorecard.  Why does Biden kick Sarah Palin’s butt in environmentalism? [...]

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