Protest Shuts Down Oil Rig off Greenland
Exploratory drilling by a Scottish oil firm was halted after four Greenpeace protesters scaled the rig and suspended tents from its underside. feeds.nytimes.com |
Lawmakers: protect embryonic stem cell research
By JIM ABRAMS 2010-09-16T16:27:44ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday that Congress should "get busy" on giving legal stature to the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to avoid giving a final say on the issue to a conservative Supreme Court.... hosted.ap.org |
Greens question conversion of coal to fuel
The Australian Greens party is vowing to oppose the conversion of Upper Hunter coal reserves into liquid fuels. abc.net.au |
Plan B Turns Out to Be Fastest Path for Rescue
Three efforts to bore through the abrasive volcanic rock went forward simultaneously, but it was an effort using drills that broke through to the miners first. feeds.nytimes.com |
Letters: Coming Back Stronger (1 Letter)
A letter to the editor. feeds.nytimes.com |