We thought we'd see what eco-sins the saintly hockey-mom conservative might, however guilelessly, harbor.

The scientists, academics, and writers known as Science Debate 2008 came up with 14 questions and got them into the hands of the presidential candidates. Now the senators have weighed in.

The main reason the bottled water industry has exploded over the last decade isn't because tap water is unsafe. It's because beverage manufacturers needed a new growth industry.