‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox and Crew Arrested on Republicans’ Orders for Attempting to Film Public House Hearing on Fracking

ShareAn Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and his crew were arrested on Republicans’ orders for attempting to film a public hearing on hydraulic fracturing at the

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Ex-BP Worker August Walter Files Whistleblower Lawsuit over Gulf Spill Cleanup

ShareA former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was illegally fired for airing concerns over the company’s cleanup of the 2010 Deepwater

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‘The Moral High Ground’: Obama Administration Rejects Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline
In a major, albeit possibly temporary victory for the environment, the Obama administration has rejected the controversial 2,000-mile Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would have cut across the United ... ‘The Moral High Ground’: Venezuela Resumes Heating Oil Donations to 400,000 Americans as Obama & Congress Slash LIHEAP Heating Assistance in Dead of Winter
Venezuela's state-owned oil company has resumed heating oil assistance to hundreds of thousands of needy Americans, an especially welcome move as President Obama and Congress announced drastic cuts to a ... Straight Outta ‘The Simpsons’: Three-Eyed Fish Caught Near Argentina Nuclear Plant
Remember 'Blinky,' the three-eyed fish who first appeared in the animated series "The Simpsons" more than two decades ago? Blinky's ocular oddity was the result of a mutation caused by ... Strippers Earning $2,000 Per Night in Oil Boomtown of Williston, North Dakota
Unintended consequences abound in life. Sometimes they're fortuitous, sometimes not. In Williston, North Dakota, an oil boom has been a boon to one local industry: strippers are earning ten times ... Massey Energy Kept Fake Safety Records to Show Gov’t Inspectors
Federal mine accident investigators have made a stunning revelation about Massey Energy, owner of the Upper Big Branch mine rocked by a devastating 2010 blast that killed 29 miners. According to ... U.S. Military Spends $20.2 Billion Annually on Air Conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US military spends a whopping $20.2 billion each year just to provide air conditioning to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top retired general told NPR. That's more than ... Government Regulators Collaborate with Nuclear Industry to Weaken Safety Standards; 75% of U.S. Nuclear Plants Leaking Radioactive Tritium
US government regulators are collaborating with the nuclear power industry to weaken or circumvent safety standards in order to keep nuclear reactors within compliance limits, an Associated Press investigation has ... ‘The Moral High Ground’: Japanese Seniors Volunteer For Fukushima ‘Suicide Corps’
Some 250 elderly Japanese men and women have volunteered to help remedy one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in history. Dubbed the 'suicide corps' by Goshi Hosono, Prime Minister Naoto ...
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