Round two for the Mi’kmaq blockade
The Mi'kmaq Nation is hoping to win an injunction against Southwestern Energies to stop the shale gas "exploration" on their land.
False victory? Coal plants being closed, dirty power will replace them
"We urge the TVA not to choose to rely on natural gas. It's time to leapfrog over dirty fossil fuels that will continue to exacerbate environmental/health issues."
Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
It turns out that it was a clean sweep for opponents of fracking during last week's elections in Colorado.
Princeton University confronts meningitis epidemic that Cuba can prevent
The vaccine's name is VA-MENGOC-BC, and it comes from Cuba. Under the anti-Cuban U.S. economic blockade, Cuban exports to the United States are forbidden.
Koch-owned pipeline spews oil in Texas
Continuing to prove that oil spills are the new normal, a pipeline in Smithville, Texas leaked about 17,000 gallons of crude on October 30.
Shell to resume Arctic drilling, gives safety cold shoulder
Due to a series of mishaps and protests from environmentalists worldwide, oil giant Shell withdrew its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. Now, in spite of this, the corporation is determined to resume operations there in 2014.
Fukushima water radiation doubles overnight
Now, to make matters worse, the city is expected to get hit with another big storm in Typhoon Wipha's wake.
Uranium mining and the elections in southern Virginia
One of the most controversial issues here is maintaining the current moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia.
Coming typhoon an ill wind for nuke-nervous Japan
The typhoon will bring hurricane-force winds, rain, and flooding to a city that is already enduring the now-global Fukushima disaster.
Workers hit with radioactive water as Fukushima disaster continues
As fresh horrors in the global Fukushima disaster continue to unfold, nuclear plant workers are the latest victims.
