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
Environment
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
Arkansas town in lockdown after oil spill nightmare
There’s one Exxon gas station in Mayflower, Ark. Before last Friday, that’s likely as close as Mayflower residents got to the multinational oil and gas … Arkansas town in lockdown after oil spill nightmareRead more
Posted inKeystone XL / Tar sand
Draw the Line Against Keystone XL
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Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Obama Has Protected Fewer Public Lands
President Barack Obama has overseen a resurgence in U.S. oil and gas production on both private and public lands. Under his watch, oil production on … Obama Has Protected Fewer Public LandsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Climate change and toxic green algae
A vast plain of poisonous green slime stretching to the horizon, bobbing gently on the waves — that was the view of Lake Erie from … Climate change and toxic green algaeRead more
Posted inToMl
Occupy the Dam
hundreds of indigenous demonstrators began dismantling a dam in the heart of Brazil’s rainforest to protest the destruction it will bring to lands they have … Occupy the DamRead more
Posted inPlastic / ToMl
U.S. city Ban Plastic Water Bottles
Concord, Massachusetts has become one of the first communities in the U.S. to ban the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles. According to the Associated … U.S. city Ban Plastic Water BottlesRead more
Posted inDemocracy / ToMl
Citizens, Not Consumers
Annie Leonard spent 20 years working for environmental organizations, studying where our stuff comes from and where it goes. She followed waste from industrialized countries … Citizens, Not ConsumersRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution
Human energy against Chevron
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