Charles Kernaghan talking: On December 14th, 2010, just three months shy of the hundredth anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York, a … Triangle repeatsRead more
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history and a seminal moment for American labor. On March 25th, 1911, nearly 150 garment … Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireRead more
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New ‘frozen smoke’ for batteries
A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing. University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral … New ‘frozen smoke’ for batteriesRead more
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Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fine
The oil giant Chevron has been fined over $17 billion in a long-running case over environmental contamination in Ecuador. Amazonian residents have sued Chevron for … Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fineRead more
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75 percent of coral reefs are threatened
As anyone who’s ever snorkeled off of a Caribbean island knows, coral reefs are strange, beautiful structures housing a dizzying diversity of sea life. Coral … 75 percent of coral reefs are threatenedRead more
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Polluters must pay
The public health costs imposed by boilers are classic “externalities” — costs of production that aren’t paid by producers, but rather “externalized” onto the general … Polluters must payRead more
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Don’t Buy the False Promise of Industrial Agriculture
Industrial globalised agriculture is heavily implicated in climate change. It contributes to the three major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2) from the use of fossil … Don’t Buy the False Promise of Industrial AgricultureRead more
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The subsidiaries of Wall Street
Most of the pension shortfall using the current methodology is attributable to the plunge in the stock market in the years 2007-2009. If pension funds … The subsidiaries of Wall StreetRead more
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Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill “devastated” life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said. Studies using a submersible found a layer, … Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’Read more
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Chamber is always wrong
From the outside, you’d think the US Chamber of Commerce must know what it’s doing. It’s got a huge building right next to the White … Chamber is always wrongRead more