Tag: Energy
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Research Links Proximity to Fracking and Low Birth Weight in Newborns
By Andy Rowell It maybe early in a new year, but already new research has been published which raises serious health concerns about fracking. What is most worrying about this research is that it shows that the controversial drilling technique could be impacting the most-at-risk in our society: new born babies. [caption id="attachment_317074" align="alignnone" width="450"]…
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Major Victory for Clean Water in Coal Export Battle
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied a motion to dismiss, allowing the Clean Water Act case to proceed against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for coal contamination of U.S. waterways. The Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Friends…
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Harvard and Brown Fail Moral Leadership Exam
By John Fullerton At a time when institutions of business and government continue to fail society, two of our leading academic institutions missed the opportunity to provide essential moral leadership on the most pressing challenge ever faced in the history of human civilization. Harvard President Drew Faust issued her October statement first: She and her colleagues on…
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Fiery Oil Train Crash in Raging Shale Oil Boom State of North Dakota
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Fiery Oil Train Crash in Raging Shale Oil Boom State of North Dakota