Ohio Becomes First State to Roll Back Renewable Energy Mandate
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch
Baker reports: "Ohio Gov. John Kasich said two years ago that he had "no doubt" that the renewable energy bill he signed would last 100 years. After a state House of Representatives vote Wednesday afternoon, that appears unlikely."
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Some environmental groups are still holding out hope that Kasich will veto the bill. However, they should recall Media Matters for America unearthing an unsettling fact earlier this month—Kasich is recognized in the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) internal talking points as someone who “helped mold ALEC in its formative years.” ALEC has attacked renewable standards in states across the country.
Andy Borowitz | Obama Defends Controversial Policy of Not Invading Countries for No Reason
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "President Obama raised eyebrows with his West Point commencement address Wednesday by offering a defense of his controversial foreign-policy doctrine of not invading countries for no reason."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "President Obama raised eyebrows with his West Point commencement address Wednesday by offering a defense of his controversial foreign-policy doctrine of not invading countries for no reason."
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Tom Engelhardt | The Big Brotherness of it All
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "What I've been wondering recently is why, in a world that usually boggles my mind, this bleak side of it seems so relatively unsurprising to me."
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Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "What I've been wondering recently is why, in a world that usually boggles my mind, this bleak side of it seems so relatively unsurprising to me."
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After Isla Vista Killings, California Lawmakers Propose New Gun Controls
Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America
Taylor reports: "In the wake of Elliot Rodger's gruesome killing spree on Friday in Isla Vista, California, state lawmakers on Tuesday said they would propose legislation to create a system of gun-violence restraining orders to prevent future massacres."
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Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America
Taylor reports: "In the wake of Elliot Rodger's gruesome killing spree on Friday in Isla Vista, California, state lawmakers on Tuesday said they would propose legislation to create a system of gun-violence restraining orders to prevent future massacres."
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Seattle Police File Federal Lawsuit Over 'Use of Force' Policy
Victoria Cavaliere, Reuters
Cavaliere reports: "Seattle police officers filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday challenging new policies that restrict use of force, saying the rules endanger lives of both officers and civilians."
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Victoria Cavaliere, Reuters
Cavaliere reports: "Seattle police officers filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday challenging new policies that restrict use of force, saying the rules endanger lives of both officers and civilians."
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Police: Indian Girls Found Hanged After Gang-Rape
BBC News
Excerpt: "Two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say."
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BBC News
Excerpt: "Two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say."
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How Climate Change Could Lead to More Oil Train Derailments
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch
Baker reports: "With temperatures in the U.S. rising by as much as 9 degrees, the rails that oil-carrying trains travel on are vulnerable to "sun kinks," or buckling as a result of extreme heat."
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Brandon Baker, EcoWatch
Baker reports: "With temperatures in the U.S. rising by as much as 9 degrees, the rails that oil-carrying trains travel on are vulnerable to "sun kinks," or buckling as a result of extreme heat."
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