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Japan Nuclear-Free for First Time since 1970

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..

May 7, 2012 with 0 Comments
Brazilian Prosecutors Accuse Chevron, Transocean of ‘Environmental Crime’ over Frade Spill

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..

March 22, 2012 with 0 Comments
Victory for Decade-Long Chicago Grassroots Effort as Fisk & Crawford Coal Plants to Shut Down by 2014

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..

March 5, 2012 with 1 Comment
‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox and Crew Arrested on Republicans’ Orders for Attempting to Film Public House Hearing on Fracking

‘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..

February 1, 2012 with 0 Comments
Ex-BP Worker August Walter Files Whistleblower Lawsuit over Gulf Spill Cleanup

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..

January 26, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Obama Administration Rejects Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline

‘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..

January 18, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Venezuela Resumes Heating Oil Donations to 400,000 Americans as Obama & Congress Slash LIHEAP Heating Assistance in Dead of Winter

‘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..

January 6, 2012 with 1 Comment
Straight Outta ‘The Simpsons’: Three-Eyed Fish Caught Near Argentina Nuclear Plant

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..

October 29, 2011 with 2 Comments
Strippers Earning $2,000 Per Night  in Oil Boomtown of Williston, North Dakota

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..

October 26, 2011 with 0 Comments
Massey Energy Kept Fake Safety Records to Show Gov’t Inspectors

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..

June 30, 2011 with 0 Comments