Water and land protectors, as they call themselves, report facing increasing repression amidst the ongoing resistance to the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Police have … Standing Rock Protectors Strip-Searched, Jailed for Days on Minor ChargesRead more
Environment
Posted inPollution / ToMl / Toxin / USA Empire
Common chemicals cost US billions every year
Exposure to chemicals in pesticides, toys, makeup, food packaging and detergents costs the U.S. more than $340 billion annually due to health care costs and … Common chemicals cost US billions every yearRead more
Posted inCoral / ToMl
Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016)
The Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016 after a long illness. It was 25 million years old. For most of its life, … Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016)Read more
Posted inFracking / ToMl / USA Empire
Threat from Fracking Chemicals is “Environmental Genocide”
Sara Jumping Eagle talking: Anpétu wasté. I’m Dr. Sara Jumping Eagle. I’ve been involved with environmental health issues for a long time. Since we moved … Threat from Fracking Chemicals is “Environmental Genocide”Read more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl / USA Empire
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Extends Its Toxic Reach
Scott Porter remembers the last time he felt completely well. It was a warm, clear day with sparkling blue skies in June 2010. A deep-sea … Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Extends Its Toxic ReachRead more
Posted inBank / Fossil fuel / Protest / ToMl / USA Empire
Calling Out the Banks Behind North Dakota’s “Black Snake”
First Nations who are battling the North Dakota Access Pipeline are now seeking another way to stop what has become the most controversial fossil fuel … Calling Out the Banks Behind North Dakota’s “Black Snake”Read more
Posted inMultimedia / Protest / USA Empire
Do not build this pipeline
Bernie Sanders speaks out in front of White House on #NoDAPL ‘day of action’
Posted inFossil fuel / Multimedia / Protest / USA Empire
They stand as a nation
On October 27th, North Dakota deployed armed forces against water protectors holding 1851 Treaty land. Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest / USA Empire
Nurses Condemn Attacks on Water Protectors Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline Project
National Nurses United today sharply condemned police and armed guard attacks on members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, other First Nations, environmental activists, and … Nurses Condemn Attacks on Water Protectors Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline ProjectRead more