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Fracking used more diesel fuel than estimated, lawmakers say
GreenspaceOil service companies such as Halliburton have maintained that the practice does not affect drinking water, despite anecdotal evidence in places such as Wyoming that show methane and other chemicals in residential wells near fracking activities.... -
Facebook under scrutiny for face-recognition feature from privacy group, lawmakers [Updated]
L.A. Times Tech BlogFacebook's new facial-recognition feature is getting some unwelcome recognition, for the company, from a prominent privacy group and lawmakers in the U.S. and European Union. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington D.C., said on... -
Bill calls for stricter rules on cosmetics
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced legislation Tuesday that would toughen safety standards for cosmetics, including requiring regular government testing of products for hazardous ingredients. The call for testing of cosmetics — from...Tags: Consumers, Product Recalls, Tammy Baldwin, Freckles (complexion), Dianne Feinstein
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Japan's crisis may have already derailed 'nuclear renaissance'
The nuclear crisis in Japan, even if authorities are able to bring damaged reactors under control, has cast doubts on the future of nuclear power as a clean-energy solution in the United States and around the globe.
Before the recent events in Japan, the...Tags: Japan, Disasters, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Don Lee
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Saving the Amazon may be the most cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas emissions
An hour outside Manaus, the Amazon's biggest city, the blackened remains of a virgin forest smolder. Chain saws whine. And Jonas Mendes tosses logs, one after another, into his kiln.
"I know it's wrong to cut down the trees," said Mendes, 48, sweat...Tags: Agriculture, Mining, Renewable Energy, Metal and Mineral, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Gulf oil spill: BP report spreads blame for Deepwater Horizon disaster
GreenspaceBP blamed a series of mechanical and human failures by its own crews and its contractors for the April 20 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, escalating a blame game that is likely headed to the courts. The...... -
Gulf oil spill: Reaction to lifting of drilling moratorium is mixed [Updated]
GreenspaceReaction to the Obama administration's move to lift the 4-month-old moratorium on deep-water drilling was swift Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the move but asked for swift approval of permits: While we are pleased that the Interior... -
The conversation: Evaluating the risk of nuclear power plants
Opinion L.A.How big a threat are nuclear power plants? Are we prepared for a nuclear meltdown should one occur? And who the heck can we trust? Nuclear fails the test This page takes the threat of climate change very seriously, and......
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