As the world observed the second World Wildlife Day on March 3 this year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Convention on International … 6,419 animals and 3,148 plants in Africa on verge of extinctionRead more
Environment
Posted inCoal / Energy / Pollution / ToMl
State Fines Duke Energy $25 Million For Coal Waste, Still Doesn’t Require Cleanup
North Carolina’s environmental agency handed Duke Energy a record fine Tuesday after finding the company let coal ash contaminants from one plant leach into groundwater … State Fines Duke Energy $25 Million For Coal Waste, Still Doesn’t Require CleanupRead more
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Scientist Who Exposed Health Impacts of Burn Pits in Iraq Awarded Rachel Carson Prize
Environmental toxicologist Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani will be awarded the 2015 Rachel Carson Prize for her work highlighting the impact of war on the environment and … Scientist Who Exposed Health Impacts of Burn Pits in Iraq Awarded Rachel Carson PrizeRead more
Posted inFracking / Law / ToMl / USA Empire
Ban on ban in US
Texas, where a small town finds itself in a showdown with Big Oil after it tried to pass a ban on fracking within its city … Ban on ban in USRead more
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Paper Production Levels Off, Environmental Footprint Still High
In wealthy countries, paper is ubiquitous and is often fated to be discarded soon after purchase, with only a portion recovered for recycling. Although slow … Paper Production Levels Off, Environmental Footprint Still HighRead more
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Better Air Quality Helps Lungs Grow
The University of Southern California Children’s Health Study measured lung development in thousands of adolescent children in communities across the Los Angeles area since 1993. … Better Air Quality Helps Lungs GrowRead more
Posted inSocial / Tar sand / ToMl
Tar sands campaigners are Canada’s new ‘terrorists’
Canada’s ‘Anti-Terrorism Bill’ proposes a massive increase in the power of security services, writes Pete Dolack – and in the crosshairs are campaigners against a … Tar sands campaigners are Canada’s new ‘terrorists’Read more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
Oil spills are inevitable, so STOP USING OIL
The spill has had a devastating effect already, and it’s very frustrating. I was at the site the first evening, and nothing was being done … Oil spills are inevitable, so STOP USING OILRead more
Posted inArctic / Fossil fuel / Protest / ToMl
Shell No
A major campaign is underway in Seattle against oil giant Shell’s plans to drill in the remote and pristine Arctic this summer. On Monday, hundreds … Shell NoRead more
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Quarter-Million Tons of Plastic Plague Oceans
Based on trawling samples and visual observations of plastic debris, computer models calculate that some 5.25 trillion particles of plastic—about 269,000 tons—may litter the world’s … Quarter-Million Tons of Plastic Plague OceansRead more