Canadian activists are doing a great job of blocking the Keystone XL pipeline and out-PR'ing its would-be constructor.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers say he is being held in total isolation except for lawyers' visits.

This is clearly cruel and unusual punishment, except that quibble that it isn't a punishment.

Wastewater from fracking sometimes contains a lot of radium, and it can make fish dangerous to eat.

New song - Poppycock

EFF to standards organizations: The Law Belongs To Everyone.