Elliot Madison was arrested during the G-20 protests in Pittsburgh when police raided his hotel room. Police say Madison and a co-defendant used computers and … Social Networking: Problems you may faceRead more
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Vermont Yankee RIP
In an historic decision, and after the tireless campaigning by local residents, Greenpeace and other pro-environment groups, the Vermont State Senate has voted this week … Vermont Yankee RIPRead more
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Unknown victims of 9/11 terrorist attack
Joe Picurro was one of thousands of men and women who showed up at Ground Zero on September 11th to help with the rescue and … Unknown victims of 9/11 terrorist attackRead more
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Broadway pedestrian plazas
Two swaths of Broadway closed to cars in the heart of Manhattan as part of a traffic experiment that drew international attention will be permanently … Broadway pedestrian plazasRead more
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Obama Banking Too Much on Banks
Wall Street Monday to promote a regulatory overhaul of the US financial system. The visit came on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the … Obama Banking Too Much on BanksRead more
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Hanford won’t be clean for thousands of years
Some radioactive contaminants at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation will threaten the Columbia River for thousands of years, a new analysis projects, despite the multibillion-dollar cleanup … Hanford won’t be clean for thousands of yearsRead more
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Leaders call for tritium probe
Results from monitoring wells contaminated with radioactive tritium from the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor continued to trend upward Wednesday, the Department of Health said Wednesday. … Leaders call for tritium probeRead more
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Minority Death Match
The World Conference Against Racism was held in Geneva this past April, a follow-up to the first racism conference in Durban, South Africa that took … Minority Death MatchRead more
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What about this nuclear waste?
Conversations about nuclear power often start with the assumption that the federal government will eventually solve the problem of what to do with the waste. … What about this nuclear waste?Read more
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Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 times
A major investigation by the New York Times has found that chemical companies have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times in the … Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 timesRead more