Some good NY Times pieces

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/04/us/as-oysters-die-climate-policy-goes-on-stump.html&assetType=nyt_now http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/a-man-and-his-cat/

Why fracking is not the way to go.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/10/ohio-earthquakeslinkedtofracking.html Ohio earthquakes linked to fracking: This may mark the first time that an earthquake has been directly linked to fracking, activists say http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/18/after-fracking-blastchevronofferspizza.html After fracking blast, Chevron offers pizza: The company’s offer of free pizza to residents near a fracking fire causes mixed reactions “A Chevron well in the preparation stages for hydraulic fracturing exploded last […]

Climate change threatens to bring eradicated viruses back from the dead | The Verge

All it took was a single sample of frozen Siberian soil for an international collaboration of researchers to discover, and revive, a new type of “giant virus” — a virus whose unusually large size means scientists can spot it through a light microscope. Indeed, despite being frozen for over 30,000 years, Pithovirus sibericum still packs […]

China Is Building a “Coal Base” the Size of LA

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/theres-a-coal-base-in-china-the-size-of-la

Biodegradable Cigarette Filters

http://ecopreneurist.com/2014/02/11/biodegradable-cigarette-butts-reduce-smoking-litter/ A biodegradable cigarette filter made from all-natural materials could make a huge impact on the amount and type of litter associated with smoking, which is currently quite significant.

Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms

Using mitochondria to predict lifespans

http://www.nature.com/news/lifespans-predictable-at-early-age-1.14712

“Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR”

“Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR” “Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR”

F.D.A. Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock

The move was a major shift that could have far-reaching implications for industrial farming and human health. F.D.A. Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock

China’s Cockroach Farms Are A Glimpse Into Our Protein Future

The environmentally friendly way to farm China’s Cockroach Farms Are A Glimpse Into Our Protein Future