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U.S. Military Spends $20.2 Billion Annually on Air Conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan

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..

June 27, 2011 with 1 Comment
Government Regulators Collaborate with Nuclear Industry to Weaken Safety Standards; 75% of U.S. Nuclear Plants Leaking Radioactive Tritium

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..

June 21, 2011 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Japanese Seniors Volunteer For Fukushima ‘Suicide Corps’

‘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..

June 1, 2011 with 0 Comments
Germany to Shut Down all 17 Nuclear Reactors by 2022

Germany to Shut Down all 17 Nuclear Reactors by 2022

Germany is turning its back on nuclear power. In a dramatic policy reversal, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced all seventeen of the..

May 31, 2011 with 0 Comments
MLG Exclusive: United, Chevron Victims Rally at Annual Shareholder Meeting

MLG Exclusive: United, Chevron Victims Rally at Annual Shareholder Meeting

They came from near and far, victims one and all of Chevron’s rapacious pursuit of petroleum and profit. Each one of them had their..

May 25, 2011 with 2 Comments
Obama to Open Alaska Reserve to New Oil Drilling

Obama to Open Alaska Reserve to New Oil Drilling

Worried about the potential political fallout of high gas prices, President Obama has announced he will open the National Petroleum Reserve..

May 14, 2011 with 1 Comment
U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

The US government has approved a plan to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, in Nantucket Sound near Cape Cod,..

April 20, 2011 with 0 Comments
SECRET U.K. MEMOS PROVE LINK BETWEEN OIL COMPANIES AND IRAQ INVASION

SECRET U.K. MEMOS PROVE LINK BETWEEN OIL COMPANIES AND IRAQ INVASION

“Let me just deal with the oil thing because… the oil conspiracy theory is honestly one of the most absurd when you analyse it...

April 19, 2011 with 0 Comments
Mystery Illnesses Plague BP Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Crews

Mystery Illnesses Plague BP Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Crews

RACELAND, Louisiana — Jamie Simon worked on a barge in the oily waters for six months following the BP spill last year, cooking for the..

April 19, 2011 with 0 Comments
Offshore Oil Drilling Company Responsible for Deepwater Horizon Disaster Giving Top Execs Bonuses for “Best Safety Year”

Offshore Oil Drilling Company Responsible for Deepwater Horizon Disaster Giving Top Execs Bonuses for “Best Safety Year”

Transocean, the offshore oil drilling firm responsible for running the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded last year and caused the worst..

April 3, 2011 with 0 Comments