Brazilian Prosecutors Accuse Chevron, Transocean of ‘Environmental Crime’ over Frade Spill
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have accused US oil giant Chevron, drilling contractor Transocean and 17 executives with environmental crime..
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Japan Nuclear-Free for First Time since 1970
For the first time in more than 40 years, Japan is producing no nuclear power. The BBC reports that with the shutdown of the third reactor..
Victory for Decade-Long Chicago Grassroots Effort as Fisk & Crawford Coal Plants to Shut Down by 2014
In a victory for the environment and for hundreds of thousands of people who live nearby, two dangerously-polluting Chicago coal power..
‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox and Crew Arrested on Republicans’ Orders for Attempting to Film Public House Hearing on Fracking
An Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and his crew were arrested on Republicans’ orders for attempting to film a public..
Ex-BP Worker August Walter Files Whistleblower Lawsuit over Gulf Spill Cleanup
A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was illegally fired for airing concerns over the company’s cleanup..
‘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..
‘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..
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..
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..
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..
