Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Near the drugstore counter where Maggie Sergio recently filled a prescription stood a large display of d-CON. The popular rat and mouse killer was available without a doctor's order -- or proof of age or exterminator certification, for that matter. The incongruity struck Sergio. BLOG POSTS  | Michael T. Klare: The Hunger Wars in Our Future
The Great Drought of 2012 has yet to come to an end, but we already know that its consequences will be severe. With more than one-half of America's counties designated as drought disaster areas, the 2012 harvest of corn and other food staples is guaranteed to fall far short of predictions. |  | Kelly Rigg: Disturbing Signal That Bad U.S. Climate Stance Is About to Get Worse
Many scientists and more than 100 governments argue that even a 2° rise in temperature is highly dangerous. Todd Stern, the U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, suggests that we abandon the 2° goal in favor of actions which are politically possible, whatever that means in the polarized context of the climate wars. |  | Ed Sayres: Hundreds of Caboodle Ranch Cats Rescued by the ASPCA Seeking Homes
If you've ever considered sharing your home (or barn, in the case of certain animals) with a cat, now would be a great time to adopt. These cats have been through so much. |  | Hal Herzog: Do Wild Baboons Kidnap Puppies... and Keep Them As Pets?
Largely because of Facebook, the baboon-dog YouTube video has gone viral. I was certainly haunted by it, particularly because it undercuts my contention that only humans keep pets. |  | John Stanley: Climate, Evolution and the Human Spirit
The powerful links between a mature love of nature, the capacity for spiritual transcendence and our moral sense have an emotional resonance that can leave us lost for words. Today, however, those links are threatened in an unprecedented way. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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