la Astonished divers come across a massive jellyfish off the coast of England By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:32:46 +0000 Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England. Full Article Animals
la President Obama visits wind turbine plant By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:07:12 +0000 Video: President visits a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Iowa and discusses how the administration's clean energy investments are creating jobs and i Full Article Politics
la Minneapolis college plans to be emissions-free by 2019 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 20:30:55 +0000 Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S. Full Article Energy
la Turbine blades are impossibly long By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:31:47 +0000 I knew wind turbine blades were long, but who knew they could be THIS long!? Full Article Energy
la Watch: A wind turbine goes up in Rhode Island By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:48:57 +0000 Strong winds make for a great place to operate a wind turbine but a lousy location to put one up. Full Article Energy
la Are wind farms pushing the planet out of orbit? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:59:44 +0000 Wind energy may be clean energy, but could it end up destroying everything we know? The Onion investigates. Full Article Energy
la Will Alec Baldwin's own NIMBY-ism thwart his wind turbine plans? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:40:43 +0000 Alec Baldwin champions both renewable energy and the preservation of East Hampton, N.Y., with equal passion. So how will things play out now that the actor has Full Article At Home
la Unexplained 'space music' heard by astronauts on far side of the moon By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:37:35 +0000 Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth. Full Article Space
la Bruce Springsteen gives young fan a late note for school By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:34:27 +0000 The Bruce just delivered the ultimate excuse for 9-year-old Xabi Glovsky. Full Article Arts & Culture
la 'A Star-Spangled Story' about a flag, a song and a war By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:14:30 +0000 Smithsonian Channel special celebrates the surprising history behind the flag that inspired our national anthem more than 200 years ago. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Iceland embraces slow TV trend with leisurely 24-hour drive around the country By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:35:05 +0000 Soundtracked by Sigur Rós, the ultra-mellow trek was broadcast live on national television. Full Article Arts & Culture
la This lonely dog 'plays' the blues when its humans leave By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:00:01 +0000 Left all alone, this dog 'plays' the piano and 'sings' the blues. Full Article Pets
la Christmas comes early with this a cappella version of 'Little Drummer Boy' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:59:39 +0000 You're not officially supposed to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, but Pentatonix's a cappella cover is worth breaking the rules for. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Oscar-nominated 'Gasland' director wants to debate T. Boone Pickens By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:05:56 +0000 He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry. Full Article Energy
la Following Arkansas quake, regulators call time out on fracking By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:29:51 +0000 Wastewater storage from fracking may be causing earthquakes. For now, Arkansas is stopping operations. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Coal-fired power plants: A thing of the past? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:13:36 +0000 A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources. Full Article Energy
la 'Gasland' sequel coming to HBO By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:56:47 +0000 Director Josh Fox lands deal with network to premiere next film in what could become a trilogy of docs on the natural gas industry. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Report: Methane from fracking has large greenhouse footprint By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:39:18 +0000 A group of researchers at Cornell University finds that natural gas may not be as clean as originally thought. Full Article Energy
la Public water plants can't be used for fracking wastewater By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:30:46 +0000 Gov. Tom Corbett takes swift action after TV investigation shows increased levels of bromide in Pennsylvania drinking water. Full Article Energy
la Study links flammable tap water to fracking By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:38:25 +0000 When the documentary 'Gasland' revealed an instance of flaming tap water, the gas industry tried to debunk it. A peer-reviewed study now confirms the finding. Full Article Energy
la Congratulations to Josh Fox for winning an Emmy for 'Gasland'! By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:43:00 +0000 Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox just won an Emmy for his film "Gasland" which exposes fracking for the dangerous boondoggle that it is. Full Article Energy
la The ballad of Sean and Yoko: Anti-fracking, for renewables By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:20:40 +0000 The new Artists Against Fracking makes a compelling case against opening up New York state to natural gas drilling. It's fuzzier about the energy sources that c Full Article Transportation
la Trailer: Matt Damon's fracking film 'Promised Land' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:54:12 +0000 Film tells the fictional story of one small town's dealings with the natural gas industry — and the environmentalist out to stop it all from happening. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Lady Gaga backs Yoko Ono's anti-fracking coalition By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:20:46 +0000 Pop star and social media powerhouse Lady Gaga encourages her millions of fans to support Yoko Ono's Artists Against Fracking campaign in New York. Full Article Arts & Culture
la University of Tennessee gets OK for natural gas extraction on public land By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:04:34 +0000 The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la 'Gasland' sequel premiere sparks protests, outrage By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:34:09 +0000 Director Josh Fox's follow-up to his 2010 documentary on the natural gas industry sparks drama at the Tribeca Film Festival. Full Article Arts & Culture
la 'Gasland II' sequel tells fracking's next chapter By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:34:14 +0000 Director Josh Fox accuses the energy industry and politicians of failing the American people. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Latest blowout highlights Gulf drilling dangers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:42:54 +0000 Workers fled the leaking gas well hours before it caught fire, once again shedding light on the Gulf of Mexico's risky relationship with offshore drilling. Full Article Energy
la Warren Buffett could soon own the largest energy holding company in the U.S. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:47:05 +0000 Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire NV Energy, and Sen. Harry Reid wants to help. Full Article Energy
la New Zealand surfer survives tsunami by riding giant wave By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:55:05 +0000 A student and his fellow surfers used their skills to ride the giant waves to safety after a deadly tsunami struck Samoa. Full Article Travel
la Peruvian glacier breaks apart causing tsunami By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:55:51 +0000 More evidence of global warming in Peru, as Huacan glacier collapses into lake. Full Article Research & Innovations
la Oregon beach town plans for devastating tsunami By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 23:55:49 +0000 Cannon Beach is building the first tsunami evacuation center, a city hall that can also serve as a shelter. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Nuclear power and earthquake zones overlap in the U.S. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:43:20 +0000 Earthquake in Japan raises concerns about what could happen in the U.S. Full Article Energy
la Japanese earthquake delays Nissan Leaf deliveries, and more By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:08:54 +0000 In the end, delivery dates are unimportant — but they do show how connected we are. Full Article Transportation
la What we learned from Japan's deadly earthquake: One year later By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:00 +0000 In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking a huge tsunami Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Earthquakes off Alaska pose U.S. tsunami risk By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:04:10 +0000 The risk of a deadly tsunami ravaging the United States is now leading scientists to investigate hazards posed by giant earthquakes off the Alaskan coast. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Largest piece of tsunami debris: Japanese dock washes ashore in Oregon By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:14:03 +0000 A nearly 70-foot-long dock floated onto an Oregon beach after being torn loose from a fishing port in Japan after the tsunami. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la How wave shapes can explain why tsunamis are so devastating By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:55:25 +0000 X- and Y-shaped ocean waves that are often seen at beaches may help explain why tsunamis can be so devastating, researchers say. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Too many nuclear plants located in tsunami risk zones, say researchers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:29:28 +0000 A recent study led by European researchers found Fukushima is not alone, as 22 other plants around the world may be similarly susceptible to destructive tsunami Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Ancient tsunami swept through Swiss lake By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:29:21 +0000 An ancient tsunami in a Swiss lake triggered by an Alpine landslide suggests that cities now on the lake's shore may face dangers more commonly associated with Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Landslide-driven megatsunamis threaten Hawaii By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:15:44 +0000 Scientists discover that massive volcanic landslides have caused megatsunamis to strike the coasts of Hawaii throughout history, causing widespread destruction Full Article Climate & Weather
la What caused the Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:25:01 +0000 The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Tsunami debris 'island' isn't Texas-sized, but it is headed toward the U.S. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:54:02 +0000 Debris from the deadly tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward North America. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la New evidence for ancient Alaskan tsunamis found By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 09 May 2014 14:21:12 +0000 This century's deadly tsunamis kicked off an intense search for buried clues to prehistoric killer waves along Alaska's southern shores. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Radioactive wild boars wreak havoc on Japanese farmland By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:16:25 +0000 Nuclear fallout has benefitted the beasts, considered as both tasty and fearsome in Japanese culture. Full Article Animals
la Eruption adds to Indonesian island's pain By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:31:46 +0000 Volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which had already been hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Georgia-Pacific unit launches new sustainability campaign By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:45:44 +0000 Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, which recently received SFI chain-of-custody certification, has launched a new sustainability campaign. Full Article Green Workplace
la Trade law hits raw note for Gibson Guitars By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:49:10 +0000 When federal agents seized rare ebony and rosewood from famed guitar maker Gibson Guitars, it sparked a firestorm over illegal logging. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la What does 'sustainable supply chain' mean for the planet? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:03:09 +0000 As commerce becomes increasingly global, American corporations are taking steps to develop sustainable supply chains that span the country and the planet. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Putting cork, screw top and plastic wine stoppers into perspective By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:08:52 +0000 Student film "Battle Behind the Bottle" tells the story of the cork industry positive response to the “kick in the pants” screw tops and plastics gave it. Full Article Beverages