Watchdogs Question Fracking Industry Conflicts Of Interest With Regulators

February 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Watchdogs Question Fracking Industry Conflicts Of Interest With Regulators After facing heat from fellow residents of Red Wing, Minn., over his ties with an industry group intent on increasing frac sand mining in the state, the town's mayor, Dennis Egan, announced this week that he would step down. Continue reading... Poll Finds Bad News For Oil Drilling Opponents Ex-CEO Implicated In West Virginia Mine Disaster Case WATCH: Gore Takes Rubio To Task On Climate Change PHOTO: Frightening Creature Pulled From River Japanese Chefs Remain Calm Over Dwindling Tuna Supply PHOTO: Frightening Creature Pulled From River WATCH: The Astonishing Way A Helicopter Saved A Stranded Deer 'Whale Wars' Stars Dealt Blow, Labeled Pirates By Federal Judge MARC VETRI Humanity and Justice for All I never had any intentions of putting horse on my menu just for the sake of it. If found a livestock farmer raising them humanely, I would consider it. Until then, I'll keep investigating all sides of the matter, unlike the people calling for my colleagues' and my heads on a platter. Continue reading... PAUL SCHMELZER Forecasting Change: Art's Window Into the Climate Crisis Here is a discussion of personal climate journeys and ways that art and science can cooperate in changing minds about a changing planet. Continue reading... LINDA WATSON Tell the FDA You Eat It Raw What should farmers do to make sure fruits and vegetables are safe to eat? That's the question at the core of listening sessions being held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency is seeking comments on the proposed new Food Safety Modernization Act rules. Continue reading... LAURA ROGERS More Data, Fewer Antibiotics Are Keys to Fighting Deadly Superbugs As our lawmakers in the Senate discuss the fees that companies will pay to help the FDA expedite drug reviews, they should also require those companies to provide information that helps the agency protect people from drug-resistant superbugs. Continue reading... TOM SZAKY Eco-preneurs Need to Look to Larger Retailers to Create Change Too often the highest aspirations of young eco-preneurs I meet are to sell their products into Whole Foods Market. To effect real, fundamental change, shouldn't we be focusing on the mainstream? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.