More than 1,300 bottlenose dolphins have stranded themselves in the northern Gulf of Mexico since early 2010. Research now links this unusual mortality event to … Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to Gulf of Mexico dolphin deathsRead more
Environment
Posted inSocial / ToMl / USA Empire
Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You In Jail
To some, Wyoming’s Senate Bill 12 — otherwise known as the Data Trespass Bill — is merely a deepening of preexisting trespass laws — a … Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You In JailRead more
Posted inCoal / Economics / India / Protest / ToMl
Indian Fishing Community Sues World Bank Over Environmental Damage Caused by Tata Mundra Power Plant
An Indian fishing community is suing the World Bank in Washington DC over the environmental damage caused by a coal powered plant owned by Tata … Indian Fishing Community Sues World Bank Over Environmental Damage Caused by Tata Mundra Power PlantRead more
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I.F. Stone on Earth Day
I.F. Stone, “Con Games,” speech delivered at Sylvan Theater, Washington, D.C., April 22, 1970 In the ancient world, the Caesars did it with bread and … I.F. Stone on Earth DayRead more
Posted inCO2 / Global Warming
We just hit 400 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere
The atmosphere just passed another doom threshold — there are now more than 400 parts per million of CO2 up there. “It was only a … We just hit 400 ppm CO2 in the atmosphereRead more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
New Evidence BP’s Spill Dispersant Caused Harm to Humans and Wildlife
In the desperately dark days following BP’s Deepwater Horizon accident in April 2010, one of the issues that I highlighted on this blog was the … New Evidence BP’s Spill Dispersant Caused Harm to Humans and WildlifeRead more
Posted inToMl / USA Empire
Shame on you Obama
Naomi Klein talking: I think that what we’re seeing from Obama is a really good example of what a climate leader sounds like. You know, … Shame on you ObamaRead more
Posted inOil / ToMl
Protest at St. Johns Bridge
in Portland, Oregon, where law enforcement officers have removed Greenpeace activists who spent 40 hours suspended from a bridge in order to block an icebreaking … Protest at St. Johns BridgeRead more
Posted inArctic / Oil / Protest
26 Greenpeace Climbers Say #ShellNo
And so the global protests against Shell’s ill-judged Arctic drilling campaign continue. This morning under the cover of darkness, 26 Greenpeace climbers scaled the St. … 26 Greenpeace Climbers Say #ShellNoRead more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
Big Oil Uses Toxic Chemicals to Clean Up Spills
Five years ago this week, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and setting off the worst oil spill in US history. The … Big Oil Uses Toxic Chemicals to Clean Up SpillsRead more