Chevron’s oil on troubled waters
Even amidst this drought, mega-corporation Chevron sells 21 million gallons of treated polluted water a day.
Zimbabwe: Minnesota dentist faces charge of lion poaching
James Palmer allegedly shot a protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others.
Poverty and child brain damage
When it comes to how we treat children, UNICEF ranks the U.S. at 34 out of 35 industrialized countries; 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty
The Pope huddles with mayors to tackle climate change
Pope Francis convened a two-day conference with sixty mayors from around the world to discuss what actions can be taken on a city-wide basis to combat climate change.
An eco-civilization lesson
Many are now calling for an ecological civilization as an alternative to more exploitation and extraction, another pathway for human civilization to take.
To protect its water, tiny Ohio village takes on a fracking giant
Today the residents of the Barnesville area are concerned but that patient concern is wearing thin and more militant action has been discussed.
Forty years ago: Apollo and Soyuz link up androgynously in orbit
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), conducted 40 years ago in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight.
Decline of Earth's plant life threatens human life
The destruction of the total biomass of the planet is fueled by the immense profits available under capitalism for the private exploitation of natural resources.
Today in history: atom bomb successfully tested 70 years ago
On this day in 1945, the Manhattan Project came to an explosive end as the first atom bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico.
Environmentalists, railroad workers protest oil trains
Environmentalists and rank-and-file railroad workers took to the streets protesting continued transportation of oil trains.
