Tim DeChristopher talking: I was primarily motivated by the threat of climate change. I saw that what we were doing as a movement wasn’t working, … Tim DeChristopher had been released from jailRead more
Environment
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ExxonMobil Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Ruptures
ExxonMobil continues cleanup efforts after a ruptured pipeline sprayed thousands of barrels of crude oil across a central Arkansas subdivision, forcing nearly two dozen homes … ExxonMobil Tar Sands Oil Pipeline RupturesRead more
Posted inOil / ToMl
Cavities in your teeth
Subhankar Banerjee talking: The thing is that the most dangerous form of drilling anywhere on earth is moving forward, which is Shell’s impending drilling. It’s … Cavities in your teethRead more
Posted inEconomics / USA Empire
Golden Toads @ Chase Bank in Manhattan
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Posted inGMO / ToMl / Women
Global geed satyagraha
Vandana Shiva talking: I’m here in Los Angeles to address a conference on International Women’s Day on global ecologies, on how globalization, shaped by a … Global geed satyagrahaRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Social / ToMl / USA Empire
50,000 Say NO to KXL
The organisers had hoped for the largest climate rally in history, but even they were amazed at how many people turned up. At one stage … 50,000 Say NO to KXLRead more
Posted inKeystone XL / Politics / Social / ToMl
Nurses Say No to KXL
Citing serious adverse health concerns about the pipeline, National Nurses United (NNU) announced it was joining with environmentalists and other trade unions in opposing the … Nurses Say No to KXLRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Global Warming / ToMl
Glaciers still shrinking in 2011
Newly released measurements of 100 world glaciers show that 2011 saw the third fastest thinning on record, an average of 80 centimetres (31 inches). This … Glaciers still shrinking in 2011Read more
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Shrink your habitat
A few weeks ago, internet millionaire Graham Hill wrote an essay for the New York Times about the virtues of “living with less.” Hill explained … Shrink your habitatRead more
Posted inSpill / ToMl
Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-off
The oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon disaster three years ago killed off millions of amoeba-like creatures that form … Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-offRead more