Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated

New York Times - Oc 8'11

WASHINGTON — The State Department’s inspector general will conduct a special investigation of the handling of the pending decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in response to reports of improper….Details here.

Thousands of Protesters Encircle White House, Close in on Tar Sands Industry

Alternet - Nov 7

“We don’t know how many people it takes to encircle the White House, but we’re about to find out,” Bill McKibben told a crowd of over 12,000 gathered in Lafayette Square on Sunday      
Photo: KAREN BLEIER/AFP              afternoon. Details here.

Are Global Honey Bee Declines Caused by Diesel Pollution?

ScienceDaily                                                                                     Scientists are investigating a possible link between tiny particles of pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies. Details here. 

PLT photo 

Please also read: Cure for Honeybee Colony Collapse?

The 1% Have a Stranglehold on Politics: New Al Jazeera Documentary Sheds Light on the Koch Brothers (Video)

Climate Change Causes Tree 'Migration'

Earth Times - 04 Nov 2011

Global warming is causing a strange phenomenon in tree species. Details here.

(PLT photo)

Ain't This the Truth! (Cartoon)

Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Sheet Set to Break Free

Christian Science Monitor - Nov 5

A 300-square-mile portion of the Pine Island Glacier is expected to break off in the next few months, creating a massive Antarctic iceberg. The glacier is contributing to sea-level rise. Details here. 

A close-up view of the crack spreading across the ice shelf of Pine Island 

Glacier captured by the Digital Mapping System (DMS) aboard NASA's DC-8 

October 26, 2011. REUTERS/NASA/DMS/Handout