Black Lung Kills 1,000 Coal Miners Annually, But Does Anyone Care?
Whenever policy wonks or bureaucrats or business folk in temperature-controlled (coal-fired generated) offices admonish me to accept the reality…
The Indypendent
Whenever policy wonks or bureaucrats or business folk in temperature-controlled (coal-fired generated) offices admonish me to accept the reality…
Pattern of Violations: Black Cross Movement Calls Out Dangerous Navajo Coal Mines
As the Labor Department made an unprecedented move yesterday to file a court injunction to shut down a hazardous…
Worlds Collide at Cancun Climate Talks
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org, from Foreign Policy in Focus. The debate over climate change generally transpires…
As the world continues to hail the wonderful rescue of the Chilean copper and gold miners, 37 coal miners…
The Lessons of Hungary’s Sludge Disaster
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from The Providence Journal. Some 20 years ago, in the heady days…
Climate Talks Tank, Global South Sinks Further
The latest round of climate talks, in Tianjin, China, did nothing to break the stalemate of last year’s failed…
Rev. Billy & Savitri D Spread The Anti-Corporate Gospel: Earth-a-lujah!
Reverend Billy, Savitri D and the Church of Life After Shopping Choir are continuing to spread their gospel across…
Water Crisis in Palestine Is Worsening
“The wind finally came to Palestine,” a friend of mine told me on the phone today, from his home…
Death and Profits: The Utility Protection Racket
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is a multi-billion-dollar privately owned, publicly regulated…
White House Botches Solar Panel Announcement
When Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced last Monday that the White House will soon be installing solar panels and…