Environmental activists are pushing for more conversation on population growth, family planning and contraception at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
While the Obama administration welcomed Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, pro-Tibet demonstrators protested outside the White House.
AIDS activists protested the April arrests of 11 demonstrators Wednesday with a press conference outside the Wilson Building.
The House energy committee is meeting Tuesday for a final review of a controversial bill that would authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, recently rejected by the Obama administration.
A senate panel says that the U.S. is headed in the direction of a “great revival” in energy production. However, hurdles such as the Keystone XL pipeline proposal and Arab Spring may effect the U.S. stance in the global energy market.
Ron Paul’s high proportion of youth support and controversial environmental stances have created a paradox, and young voters are turning to him as a solution to their frustration with the current government.
The Alaska Native and American Indian population is likely larger now than the indigenous population was in the Americas in 1492.
In a controversial move, the Obama administration rejected the proposal to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas. Although the pipeline would create thousands of jobs, the administration ruled it not in the “public interest.”
Chinese officials traveling through the U.S. on a study tour joined forces with an environmental think tank to discuss urbanization, sustainability and the future of cities.
The World Resources Institute hosted its ninth annual “Stories to Watch” event, anticipating that economy and equity will factor into the environmental highlights of 2012.