Category: International

Crude Oil Transport Train Explosion Incinerates Surrounding Neighborhoods

The inherent risks of transporting crude oil have once again been brutally and painfully exposed after a massive explosion in Quebec, Canada left part of an affected town looking like a war zone. At least five people died when a crude oil train …

July 8, 2013
The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells

According to ProPublica, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “has not counted the number of cases of waste migration or contamination in more than 20 years.”

July 5, 2013
The Best Tool to Combat Climate Change Is Nature

While calls are mounting for the need to rebuild and strengthen infrastructure such as dikes, storm-water management systems and stream-channel diversion projects, we’ve overlooked one of our best climate change-fighting tools: nature …

July 3, 2013
Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Dump

So, why would anyone consider dumping radioactive poisons that will remain deathly dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years next to such an integral part of the our Great Lakes ecosystem? The answer begins with …

July 3, 2013
Corporate Climate Campaign Demands Divestment from Dirty Tar Sands

Fifty eight organizations, led by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics, released an open letter today demanding that companies take climate action. The letter calls on U.S. corporations with trucking fleets join 19 leading companies in avoiding fuel from …

July 2, 2013