Keystone XL's Approval Is A Throw Of The Dice In Much Bigger Gamble

May 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Keystone XL's Approval Is A Throw Of The Dice In Much Bigger Gamble An unscientific survey of one of the globe's largest novelty betting operations this week suggests that a variety of unorthodox and environmentally themed wagers are flourishing. Gamblers with money to burn can currently play the odds on whether Arctic sea ice will hit record lows this year, for example, or whether 2013 will prove to be the warmest year on record, as measured by the World Meteorological Organization (current odds on that: 7/2). Continue reading... Walmart Pleads Guilty To Dumping Hazardous Waste Senators Urge New Energy Secretary To Save Nuclear Fusion Experiment Jim Inhofe: Liberals 'Trying To Exploit A Tragedy' PHOTOS: National Geographic Goes To Everest 12 Replacements For Household Chemicals LOOK: Rare Horse Born In England Tornado Warning In Oklahoma Panhandle PHOTOS: National Geographic Goes To Everest Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' In 250 Cities Twister Debris Would Create Mile-High Pile 12 Replacements For Household Chemicals BRUCE FRIEDRICH USDA Inspector General: Food Safety and Humane Slaughter Laws Ignored With Impunity Every year, roughly 150 million cattle and pigs are slaughtered in our nation's slaughterhouses, and the one measly law that attempts to ensure some small decrease in their abuse is all-but-ignored by the agency charged with enforcing it. Even their top personnel don't understand what it says. Continue reading... MARK TERCEK Q&A With Sir Richard Branson: Dialogues on the Environment  Continue reading... JUDD BIRDSALL In Malawi, Evangelicals Don't Doubt Climate Change The river once teemed with fish and was lined by lush banana trees. Now it's a dry, scorched trail of barren sand. In Fombe village, Malawi, climate change is not a matter of political or scientific debate. It's a matter of survival. Continue reading... GENE KARPINSKI Gina McCarthy's Nomination Deserves Strong Bipartisan Support The EPA is the cop on the beat in charge of protecting the air we breathe and the water we drink. All across the country, families are counting on the EPA to guard against dangerous pollution in our air and water and toxic chemicals in our homes, food and everyday products. Continue reading... LLOYD I. SEDERER, MD The Trauma That Will Succeed the Tornadoes After rescue efforts are exhausted and the recovery phase of a disaster begins, what might traumatic disorders look like in you or a loved one in the aftermath of the destruction? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003