Ahead of November election, old voting machines stir concerns among U.S. officials

U.S. election officials responsible for managing more than a dozen close races this November share a fear: Outdated voting machines in their districts could undermine confidence in election results that will determine which party controls the U.S. Congress. In 14 of the 40 most competitive races, Americans will cast ballots on voting machines that do not provide a paper trail to audit voters' intentions if a close election is questioned, according to a Reuters analysis of data from six states and the Verified Voting Foundation, a non-political group concerned about verifiable elections.

Former vice president Al Gore’s anti pipeline tweet irritates Alberta premier

WATCH: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to former U.S. vice president Al Gore's anti-pipeline tweet by saying such responses are having a "shrinking amount of impact." Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is shrugging off a tweet by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore that slams Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and calls the province's oilsands dirty.

West Virginia Republican who mocked striking teachers loses re-election – thanks to teachers

The Intercept reported Friday that state Sen. Robert Karnes was a longtime union opponent, and in March expressed pessimism about the political impact the largest teacher's strike in the country would have. "I can't say that it will have zero effect," Karnes told the Charleston Gazette-Mail during the strike , "but I don't think it'll have any significant effect because, more often than not, they probably weren't voting on the Republican side of the aisle anyways."

Climate skeptics are actually more ecofriendly than global warming alarmists, study finds

Those who are the strongest advocates for taking steps to combat climate change are also less likely to leave a smaller carbon footprint in their personal lives, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Cornell University and the University of Michigan conducted a study which found that those who were less likely to believe in climate change were also more likely to engage in eco-friendly behaviors like recycling.

Climate skeptics more eco-friendly than global-warming alarmists: study

Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for talking the talk on climate change despite burning through fossil fuels at a rapid clip, but it turns out he's not alone. A study by Cornell and the University of Michigan researchers found that those "highly concerned" about climate change were less likely to engage in recycling and other eco-friendly behaviors than global-warming skeptics.

Cuomo proposes banning offshore drilling in NY’s waters

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ramped up his opposition to the Trump administration's proposal to open up new areas for oil and gas drilling, proposing measures that essentially would ban fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the state's waters.

This is Climate Change

"...you can't help but admire the man McGarry becomes and feel a little sad for the road he had to walk..." It's one thing to hear about climate change, but so much more to experience it firsthand. Filmmakers Danfung Dennis and Eric Strauss break that boundary between seeing and experiencing with a four-part virtual reality documentary series, collectively called sets the stage with former Vice President Al Gore returning to Greenland to check on the rapidly diminishing glaciers.

Green Latino Gala Awards in Miami to Honor Al Gore, Mana

In honor of Earth Day, the Sachamama Organization is announcing their first annual Green Latino Gala Awards that will take place next April 21 at the Magic City Studios in Miami. "It's going to be an unforgettable night to celebrate our heritage and our commitment to protect our beautiful planet earth," Sachamama Executive Director Carlos Zegarra said.

Judge dismisses Exxon lawsuit to stop climate change probes

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Exxon Mobil Corp.'s lawsuit seeking to stop New York and Massachusetts from probing whether the oil and gas company covered up its knowledge about climate change and lied to investors and the public about it. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan rejected as "implausible" Exxon's argument that the states' Democratic attorneys general, Eric Schneiderman and Maura Healey, were pursuing politically motivated, bad-faith fraud investigations in order to violate its constitutional rights.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch now three times the size of France

A huge, swirling pile of trash in the Pacific Ocean is growing faster than expected and is now three times the size of France. According to a three-year study published in Scientific Reports Friday, the mass known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is about 1.6 million square kilometers in size -- up to 16 times bigger than previous estimates.

The Right’s Phony Tide Pod Panic About The College Left

If you listen to conservatives , you would have to believe that college kids have whipped themselves into a politically correct frenzy. They are rampaging through America, the illicit love children of Hugo Chavez and Bernie Sanders, censoring speech in an orgy of left wing strawmen that will send us straight to full communism.