By Alyssa Altman — 10/26/09
An unusual algae bloom is threatening migratory birds. On the West Coast, a single cell algae form is making hundreds of special migratory birds wash up dead on the beaches of Oregon and Washington.
Category: National
Track Meteors Online
By Leah Mishkin — 10/26/09
Potentially hazardous objects in the skies can now be tracked by the click of a button. That’s because NASA has launched a website for us to learn more about these objects and be able to monitor them.
President Obama Calls For America’s Clean Energy Leadership at MIT
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 10/23/09 President Barack Obama has called on the United States to lead the global clean energy movement. Today he spoke to scientific innovators and local politicians at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Continue readingObama closes G-20 Summit with economic optimism
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 09/25/09 Friday evening President Barack Obama closed out the G20 conference by announcing growth in the world’s financial sectors. In a briefing at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Obama outlined the decisions coming out of the summit discussions and the progress the group has already made.
Continue readingPolice arrest G20 protesters in Pittsburgh
By Laura Imkamp — 09/24/09 Armed police arrested several people in Lawrenceville protesting against the Pittsburgh G-20 summit. Click for raw video.
Continue readingWorld leaders arrive at Pittsburgh airport for G20 Summit
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 09/24/09 As foreign dignitaries touched down at Pittsburgh International Airport, they were greeted with foggy skies and international military brigades. Wednesday evening, the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Indonesia were the first major diplomats to arrive for the G20 Summit.
Continue readingWhy some Pittsburgh residents are telling G-20 visitors to “go home!”
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 9/23/09 A store clerk in downtown Pittsburgh tells visitors of the G-20 Summit to go home and that, “I don’t think anything good can come of this.”
Continue readingPolice march the streets of Pittsburgh before the G-20 Summit
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 9/23/09 Groups of armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Pittsburgh just one night day before the G-20 summit of international world leaders.
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