Chevron’s oil on troubled waters
Even amidst this drought, mega-corporation Chevron sells 21 million gallons of treated polluted water a day.
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
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.
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.
Will damaged vessel put the freeze on Shell's Arctic drilling?
This incident offers further vindication for what environmentalists have been saying all along: that accidents are unavoidable in this ecologically sensitive region.
Apache Stronghold caravan seeks to save sacred site from mining giant
They say that Oak Flat will be "damaged" by the mine. "Damaged" is an understatement. A two mile wide, 1,000 foot deep crater will result from the mining.
