Dan Vergano
Midwestern States Are Having Big Earthquakes Like Never Before
A U.S. oil boom dumping wastewater into deep wells has triggered earthquakes in the heartland. Stopping the quakes means shutting down bad wells, experts say.
Dan Vergano
Greenpeace Probe Of Climate Naysayer Implicates Exxon Mobil
Despite a 2007 pledge to stop funding climate naysayers, Exxon Mobil kept supporting at least one: Smithsonian astrophysicist Willie Soon, who is now under investigation for shady research practices. Just-released public records show how the oil industry helped bankroll climate skepticism.
Dan Vergano
Astronauts, Politicians Clash Over Future Mars Missions
Several prominent astronauts clashed at a Senate hearing today over where NASA should go next: the moon, Mars, or asteroids. But without adequate funding the question is moot.
Dan Vergano
Mars Missions Are A Scam
Despite claims by NASA and private outfits such as Mars One, we don’t have the know-how or funding to send people to the Red Planet, according to many scientists, policy experts, and one outspoken lawmaker. “To say we have put the cart before the horse is an understatement,” Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said.
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