Tag: News
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International Witnesses Tour Fukushima Area, Hear Victims’ Stories
By Brian Blomme When most of us think of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster we think about leaks of contaminated water, criminal gangs hiring ill-trained workers to work on cleaning up radioactive materials on the site, ice-dams to stop water flowing, or government announcements that never improve anything. [caption id="attachment_322751" align="alignnone" width="500"] Six anti-nuclear activists…
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Fracking Moratorium Bill Introduced in California
Yesterday, Senators Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 1132 to the California Legislature, which calls for a moratorium on fracking and other types of unconventional well stimulation (like acidizing). Current law (SB4) requires an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) but there are at least two problems with it: Fracking and…
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Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit, Concerned Fracking Operations Will Devalue His $5 Million Property
By Rebecca Leber As ExxonMobil’s CEO, it’s Rex Tillerson’s job to promote the hydraulic fracturing enabling the recent oil and gas boom, and fight regulatory oversight. The oil company is the biggest natural gas producer in the U.S., relying on the controversial drilling technology to extract it. [caption id="attachment_322705" align="alignnone" width="500"] Rex Tillerson is ExxonMobil’s…
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MSNBC’s The Ed Show Visits Nebraska to Hear From Those in the Path of Keystone XL Pipeline
Today, MSNBC news host Ed Schultz traveled to Nebraska to meet with farmers and ranchers facing threats of eminent domain on their land from TransCanada for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Schultz came to Nebraska to hear firsthand and share with his audience the stories of people in the path of the pipeline. They met at the Build Our…
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Scientists Discover Two Fatal Diseases Capable of Transmitting From Honey Bees to Bumblebees
A new study published in the journal Nature investigating two infectious diseases—deformed wing virus (DWV) and the fungal parasite Nosema ceranea—finds that they could be spreading from honey bees to bumblebees, dramatically shortening the lifespan of the wild bumblebees. The study gives credence to recent research demonstrating that pesticide use compromises immune system functioning, dramatically raising their susceptibility to diseases.…