One example is reducing traffic congestion by eliminating roads. Though our transportation planners still operate from the orthodoxy that the best way to untangle traffic … To reduce traffic jams destroy highwaysRead more
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Renewable power surpasses N-power for the first time
For the first time in 2010 total renewable energy from three specific sources – wind turbines, biomass and waste-to-energy plants, and solar power – exceeded … Renewable power surpasses N-power for the first timeRead more
Posted inAccident / Chernobyl / ToMl
25th Anniversary of Chernobyl Catastrophe
It was 25 years ago when a deadly explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet state of Ukraine led to what … 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl CatastropheRead more
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Locked-Out Uranium Processing Honeywell Workers
the major U.S. weapons manufacturer, Honeywell, pled guilty last month to illegally storing hazardous radioactive waste without a permit. The company kept highly radioactive mud … Locked-Out Uranium Processing Honeywell WorkersRead more
Posted inPolitics / Social / ToMl
Is the World Too Big to Fail?
The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular forces — coinciding, fortuitously, with a … Is the World Too Big to Fail?Read more
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Environmentalism in communist East Germany
When the GDR was founded, one of its many promises to workers was clean working conditions, without the polluted air and water imposed by capitalist … Environmentalism in communist East GermanyRead more
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One Killer Killing Another
Allan Nairn talking: The first thing that struck me was seeing the Americans out in the streets celebrating outside the White House, outside the old … One Killer Killing AnotherRead more
Posted inHealth / Social / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
City of Dust
A settlement will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to more than 10,000 rescue workers who were exposed to toxic debris after 9/11. Friday’s agreement … City of DustRead more
Posted inEconomics / Oil / ToMl
Gontango game for oil profit
In recent weeks, gas prices around the country have surged to levels unseen since the 2008 oil spike. However, market fundamentals are not driving the … Gontango game for oil profitRead more
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Nightengale Island oil spill
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Ujb-_qIeA] Until March 17 when the freighter Oliva ran aground and spilled approximately 1,500 tons of fuel oil onto the shores of Nightingale Island, the … Nightengale Island oil spillRead more