The Mosquito Wars: As West Nile Risks Rise, So Do Pesticide Attacks

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 The Mosquito Wars: As West Nile Risks Rise, So Do Pesticide Attacks It's raining from the skies above Sacramento, Calif., and Miami. It's blasting out the back of trucks in Chicago and shooting from backpack-mounted guns in Washington, D.C. Sen. Sanders: Inhofe Is 'Dead Wrong' On Climate Change Fodder For Keystone XL Critics Wildfire Recovery Could Take Years 'Whale Wars' Star On The Run As Countries Seek His Arrest Driller Admits Lapses In NZ Mine Disaster BLOG POSTS Michael Lemonick: Ecosystems Around the World Are Already Seeing Big Changes as the Climate Warms The biggest climate-caused ecosystem shifts today are happening at the world's most northern latitudes, where the temperature over the last century has been rising about two times faster than the global average. X PRIZE Foundation: Non-Human Consciousness Exists, Say Experts. Now What? Have you ever considered the consciousness, or unconsciousness, of your dog? Well, a group of neuroscientists have been thinking on the subject pretty seriously, and it was announced last week that "humans are not the only conscious beings in the universe." Chris Warren: Avoiding a Solar Black Eye A different approach to quantifying the very real value of going solar would be wise. At the very least, solar companies should jettison the practice of using past rate increases to predict the future, something that is far too common these days. Scott Bittle: Power Failure: What Voters Should Ask Obama and Romney on Energy The best projections show that the United States needs both more energy and cleaner energy. We need to make specific plans to insure more diverse and dependable energy sources in the face of growing concern about global warming. Wenonah Hauter: National Rally on Fracking Hones in on Governor Cuomo He may think he can't afford to anger the oil and gas companies just four years before he runs for president, but the reality is he can't afford to enrage the progressive base by accepting fracking. Governor Cuomo must not allow fracking in any part of New York.

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