Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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Upsetting photos of oil-slicked turtles from Deepwater Horizon
Back in 2010, Greenpeace filed a Freedom of Information request covering endangered species affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill. They just received a response from NOAA, and it included more than 100 photos. They're disturbing.
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Critical List: TransCanada reapplies for Keystone XL permit; Japan’s last nuclear reactor
TransCanada put in a new permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline. Japan switched off its last nuclear reactor. Fights over endangered species are about to get wild, as the Fish and Wildlife Service has to rule on protections for species that live in oil country.
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BLM announces draft of ‘common sense’ rules for fracking
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just released a draft [PDF] of its new rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands. These rules were last revised in 1988, and they’re being updated to deal with the current fracking boom (the BLM says 90 percent of new wells going in on public land are using fracking). […]
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More pictures of dogs on bikes than you ever knew you wanted
We thought that one dog on a bike was exciting. But Keenan Roberts at Buzzfeed knows better. What’s more exciting than one dog on a bike? TWENTY DOGS ON TWENTY BIKES. These two are my favorites:
