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Yesterday morning, black oil sprayed nearly 20 feet into the air in Atwater Village, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California after a “valve malfunction” caused the oil to leak. ADVERTISEMENT The LA Fire Department (LAFD) estimates that 10,000 gallons have spilled and whi

Beginning operation in 1934 after the repeal of Prohibition, Heaven Hill Distilleries located in Louisville, Kentucky has become the largest family-owned and operated producer and marketer of distilled spirits in the nation. Bottling over 12 million cases of spirits in 2012, one could

Things are getting really dicey for a little ocean creature called a pteropod. Better known as the “sea butterfly,” this delicate little sea snail is serving as an unfortunate bellwether of the deteriorating state of our oceans. Why? ADVERTISEMENT Conditions in the Antarct

According to a recent study, delicate coral reefs are protecting hundreds of millions of people around the world from stronger storms, rising seas, and flooding. The internationally supported study finds that coral reefs reduce the wave energy that would otherwise impact coastlines by

Wire fences booby-trapped with beehives are being built in five African countries to prevent elephants from raiding farms, while also providing local people with honey. ADVERTISEMENT ‘Beehive fences’ are now being put up in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda by UK c

New evidence from University of Texas at Austin researchers posit that the great Mississippi’s natural ability to chemically filter out nitrates is being overwhelmed. UT’s hydrologists demonstrate the enormity of the filtering process for almost every drop of water that en

Two hundred years from now, the planet could look very different. This week two landmark studies revealed that West Antarctica’s ice sheet is in a state of seemingly inevitable collapse linked to climate change. The slow-motion collapse would by itself eventually lead to a rise

Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer and outdoor cooking season is right around the corner. Unfortunately, outdoor cooking is too often connected with a tremendous amount of waste. Make this year’s summer the “summer of green” with these eco-friendly alternat

A recent study has found that Australian marsupials such as tree possums, bandicoots and quolls are suffering a sudden decline, placing them at risk of extinction in Australia. ADVERTISEMENT Dramatic decline Several of Australia’s unusual marsupials, including bandicoots and pha

An innovative guide for wind farms is to be produced by the Scottish Government, industry and charities to help protect bird life.  The Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group, made up of the Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage, RSPB Scotland and Scottish Renewables, has alre