Living with Uncertainty Near Oil and Gas Wells
On this special episode of The Allegheny Front, we’re handing the show over to our friends at Inside Energy. They’re a public media collaboration focused on America’s energy issues based…
Category: News
Global problem
From BBC In its June issue, National Geographic magazine has published a selection of startling photos highlighting the vast amounts of discarded plastic choking the world’s oceans, shorelines and rivers.…
Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son
Her son died from inhaling the fumes of a chemical common in paint strippers. Now a local woman is asking the government and hardware stores to ban it.
California is shattering renewable records. So why are greenhouse emissions creeping up?
The green beacon that is the state of California is making clean-energy strides, according to new stats out this week. It’s harnessing a record amount of solar power, building more…
We know what the Kochs want. What about liberal foundations?
Big charitable foundations that shape the climate movement dole out cash for renewables and energy efficiency. But where’s the love for nuclear power, carbon capture, and geoengineering? It’s nonexistent. That’s…
Why Are So Many Gas Pipelines Being Built?
Natural gas pipelines are all around us, most hiding in plain sight. Recently, there's been a building boom, especially here in PA. Buy why?
What’ll we eat in 2050? California farmers are placing bets.
Chris Sayer pushed his way through avocado branches and grasped a denuded limb. It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. In February, the temperature…
Fatal confusion
From BBC The confusion between fully autonomous self-driving cars and those that simply offer driver assistance technologies is leading to deaths on the road. Who is to blame and what…
Seeds of hope
From BBC “Syria is green,” says Aveen Ismail. “But here it was like a desert until we started growing plants and trees.” The 35-year-old fled Damascus with her family in…