Google is diving headfirst into the climate-change debate with a “21 Club” of hand-picked experts that the search engine giant hopes will drive the conversation — and guide investments — in climate change. But it’s a discussion that even the club’s members say is meant to be one-sided. “If Google …

Scientists and politicians on both sides of the climate change debate have been pointing to the record-breaking snowstorms in the Mid-Atlantic states to promote their theories on the earth’s changing temperatures — and the debate is getting downright nasty. Joseph Romm, a climate change expert and former Energy Department official; …

The first hurricane of what experts fear will be a very severe season may be brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, and anxious workers struggling to cap the leaking oil well are watching and worrying. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned Friday morning of not one but two weather formations …

We’re used to seeing celebrities flip off paparazzi in the street. But did you know that red carpet photographers have no problem turning the tables? That’s right. Sometimes celebrity photographers, sick of a star’s behavior, will refuse to take their photo. We’re talking 20 or 30 photographers at a red …

They’re separated by thousands of miles, but they share a common controversy: Mosques.Murfreesboro, Tenn., has joined a growing list of midsized towns in the U.S. that are embroiled in conflicts over proposed mosques being built or bought in their neighborhoods. Including Murfreesboro, residents have risen up against mosques in two …

It remains a foregone conclusion that Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican Presidential nominee. The only problem is, the polls suggest something else, and there is no evidence to suggest any degree of momentum or support rallying the former Massachusetts governor. What the polls show, increasingly, is that …

Welcome to the manned mission to Mars — brought to you with limited interruptions by Bud Light. It’s not so crazy, actually: One of the biggest obstacle to a potential space mission is finding the almost $150 billion dollars needed to develop the program. And tagging a future spaceship with …

Puerto Rico’s governor announced this week that the small island territory would be unable to repay its $70 billion in outstanding debt. The commonwealth is in its tenth year of a depression and is losing its tax base as thousands of residents relocate to the mainland for better economic opportunities. …

Fri, 08 May 2009 21:30:30 +0000 – By Kathleen Troia “K.T.” McFarland National Security Expert Bagram Airbase May 5, 2009 Sunday is Mother’s Day. Mothers with young children will no doubt get breakfast in bed, with syrup dripping over pancakes….and onto the rung. If your kids are teenagers, they’ll take …

Libya and Syria are the textbook examples of why it’s important to pick your battles, and then make sure you win the one you pick. President Obama picked the wrong fight by going to war against Libya, and so far is not succeeding. As a result, he’s got little credibility …