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
Environment
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
Posted inPollution / Spill / ToMl
Deepwater Horizon Disaster Was Five Years Ago
It’s officially been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a well blowout and subsequent oil spill that caused the deaths of 11 men. A … Deepwater Horizon Disaster Was Five Years AgoRead more
Posted inPesticide / ToMl
Weed Killer, Long Cleared, Is Doubted
Thirty years ago, an Environmental Protection Agency committee determined that the popular weed killer Roundup might cause cancer. Six years later, in 1991, the agency … Weed Killer, Long Cleared, Is DoubtedRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Demand for rubber is catastrophic for endangered species
Demand for natural rubber fuelled by the tyre industry is threatening protected parts of Southeast Asia – according to research from the University of East … Demand for rubber is catastrophic for endangered speciesRead more
Posted inPolice / Social / Spying / ToMl
Corporations and Law Enforcement Are Spying on Environmentalists
In August 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Domestic Terrorism Analysis Unit distributed an intelligence bulletin to all field offices warning that environmental extremism would … Corporations and Law Enforcement Are Spying on EnvironmentalistsRead more
Posted inProtest / ToMl
Women lead the struggle for life, land, clean water
In late December 2014, the social movement turned political party, Western Peoples Council, released a list of all mining concessions across Guatemala. According to their … Women lead the struggle for life, land, clean waterRead more
Posted inHealth / Oil / Spill / ToMl
Oil dispersant used in Gulf Oil Spill causes damage
New research from investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that Corexit EC9500A, an oil-dispersal agent widely used in the Gulf of Mexico … Oil dispersant used in Gulf Oil Spill causes damageRead more
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BP Oil Spill Still Harming At Least 20 Animal Species
At least 20 animal species are still suffering from the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history nearly five years after it occurred, … BP Oil Spill Still Harming At Least 20 Animal SpeciesRead more
Posted inCapitalism / China / Pollution / Technology / ToMl
The worst place on earth
From where I’m standing, the city-sized Baogang Steel and Rare Earth complex dominates the horizon, its endless cooling towers and chimneys reaching up into grey, … The worst place on earthRead more