Tag: Featured News
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Fox Slams George Clooney for Stance on Climate Change, Comments on Typhoon Haiyan
By Shauna Theel Fox Business disparaged actor George Clooney as “irresponsible” and “foolish” for allegedly “blaming” Super Typhoon Haiyan on climate change. However, Clooney merely stated that regardless of “whether or not this particular storm” can be attributed to climate change, denying the existence of manmade climate change—as those censuring Clooney have—is “ridiculous.” Super Typhoon…
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Shell’s Guilty Silence
By Andy Rowell Yesterday was the eighteen anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa. The charismatic, pipe-smoking activist was murdered by the brutal military junta for his campaign against Shell in the Niger Delta. Although Shell has always vehemently denied any collusion in Saro-Wisa’s death, the company cannot escape the fact that it directly and indirectly…
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Philippines Negotiator Ties Massive Typhoon to Global Warming and Pledges Hunger Strike at Warsaw Climate Talks
By Jamie Henn Diplomats, negotiators and civil society representatives from around the world held their breath this afternoon at the United Nations Climate Talks in Warsaw, Poland, this afternoon as Yeb Sano, the lead negotiator for the Philippines, began to address the opening of the conference. More than 10,000 people are feared dead…
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3 Myths From Pro-Nuclear Film ‘Pandora’s Promise’
By Denise Robbins CNN aired the pro-nuclear power film Pandora’s Promise last night, which propagated three common myths about nuclear power: it suggested the environmental movement’s “scare tactics” are what has inhibited nuclear power, claimed nuclear power is cheaper than renewables and downplayed complications from nuclear waste. This led to a generally one-sided story, which has led to criticism from…
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Did Canada Just Have the Largest Coal Slurry Spill in Its History?
A scary thing happened on Halloween near Hinton, Alberta. Canada had what may be the largest coal slurry spill in its history when a dam failed at the Obed Mountain coal mine and 264 million gallons (1 billion litres) of waste water contaminated at least 25 kilometers of the Athabasca river. Ten municipalities located downstream…