Van Jones at Power Shift 2011 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHxLSdjxbs] Why do they call them fossil fuels? Because they’re living? Or because they’re dead? We take oil, a … Stop fueling our society based on deathRead more
Environment
Posted inAccident / Oil / Spill / ToMl
Nightengale Island oil spill
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Ujb-_qIeA] Until March 17 when the freighter Oliva ran aground and spilled approximately 1,500 tons of fuel oil onto the shores of Nightingale Island, the … Nightengale Island oil spillRead more
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5000 young leaders in Washington, DC
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x62VCj12P5g] 5,000 young climate leaders joined AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Cherri Foytlin of Gulf Change, and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben at a polluter protest in … 5000 young leaders in Washington, DCRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / Pollution / ToMl
Polluters must pay
The public health costs imposed by boilers are classic “externalities” — costs of production that aren’t paid by producers, but rather “externalized” onto the general … Polluters must payRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill / ToMl
Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill “devastated” life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said. Studies using a submersible found a layer, … Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’Read more
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Schwarzenegger calls for Tunisian-style green revolution
“We have about 100,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year from petroleum-related air pollution, and we have 6.5 million annual hospital visits by people … Schwarzenegger calls for Tunisian-style green revolutionRead more
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No Impact Man
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Ctt7FGFBo] – from noimpactman.typepad.com
Posted inLaw / Oil / Pollution / ToMl
Chevron was found guilty
An Ecuadorean judge found Chevron guilty–to the tune of more than $8 billion–of massive oil drilling contamination in the Amazon rainforest. The judgment ranks second … Chevron was found guiltyRead more
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News
Nuclear Crisis in Japan Sparks Global Protests The nuclear crisis in Japan touched off mass anti-nuclear protests across Europe this weekend. In Germany, some 50,000 … NewsRead more