Oceans showing signs of climate change?

An unknown blob floating off the coast of Alaska and giant jellyfish in the Sea of Japan have some worried that these are signs of global warming.

Last week, the internet was swamped by the story of a dark, floating mass stretching for miles through the Arctic Ocean. The goo was fibrous, hairy. When it touched floating ice, it looked almost black. But what was it? An oil slick? Some sort of immense, shapeless organism adrift in some of the planet's most remote waters? Maybe a worrisome sign of global climate change?

Clinton gets down to green business in India

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in India today, wrapping up a three-day visit to the country, where she talked about fighting terrorism and climate change.

She admitted that the U.S. has been a big-time contributor to climate change, saying “we have made mistakes in the United States,” before adding “We are hoping a great country like India will not make the same mistakes.”

Clinton was echoing Obama’s statement in early July, when he said the U.S. has “fallen short” in our efforts to downsize our carbon footprint.

Totes can make you sick?

A disturbing Canadian study has concluded that reusable grocery bags are “a breeding ground for bacteria and pose a public health risk” due to high counts of yeast, mold and bacteria.

Plastic bags may have turned our oceans into enormous garbage dumps, but they’re “more hygienic,” say the Environment and Plastics Industry Council (EPIC).

The potential hazards include food poisoning, bacterial boils, allergic reactions and ear infections.