Prescription Drugs Entering the Great Lakes at Alarming Rate » EcoWatch

http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/27/prescription-drugs-entering-the-great-lakes/

California Experiences Worst Drought in 1,200 Years » EcoWatch

http://ecowatch.com/2014/12/05/california-drought-worst-since-middle-ages/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=2bb16c4d46-Top_News_12_6_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-2bb16c4d46-85946369

Iceland volcano update | Iceland Review

http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/12/05/iceland-volcano-update

Russia's march toward self-reliance - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2014/1204/Russia-s-march-toward-self-reliance?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily&utm_campaign=20141205_Newsletter%3ADaily_Sailthru&cmpid=ema%3Anws%3ADaily%2520Newsletter%2520%2812-05-2014%29

Burning tires? House passes bill that would redefine renewable energy | MLive.com

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/burning_tires_house_passes_bil.html

Orion zooms around planet, drops into the Pacific; recovery underway - LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-orion-recovery-20141205-story.html

Coal Crunch Forces Ukraine to Seek Russian Power Supplies

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/coal-crunch-forces-ukraine-to-seek-russian-power-supplies-630657

Putin halts South Stream pipeline - World Socialist Web Site

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/12/05/sout-d05.html