“It was clear in Vermont the dangers of fracking to our natural resources. In Vermont our natural resources are our number one priority, so it was not a difficult thing to prohibit fracking forever. It passed overwhelmingly,” said Klein…
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American Rivers named the Potomac River, known as ‘the nation’s river’ as it flows through the capital, the most endangered in the country. While the Potomac is cleaner than it used to be, the river is still…
New Report Reveals Scale of Steam Generator Failures at Nuclear Plant
Friends of the Earth
05-15-2012
If a steam-line accident were to occur, vibrationally induced tube damage at San Onofre could cause an inordinate amount of radioactivity to be released outside of the containment system, compromising public health and safety in one of the most heavily populated…
The City and County of Honolulu is the last of Hawaii’s counties to enact a ban on plastic bags at the point of sale. Maui and Kauai counties already have plastic bag bans in place while Hawaii County passed an ordinance that will take effect next year…
Shale Drilling Operations for Fracking Standards Developed by Industry Groups
Frack Check WV
05-15-2012
The Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group (ASRPG), a consortium of 11 of the Appalachian basin’s largest natural gas and oil producers, has prepared recommended standards and practices for exploration and production of natural gas…
The roadshow will visit nine cities, where organizers will meet with community members to discuss the impacts of fracking on Ohio, offer training on how to design strategic actions that move local campaigns against fracking forward…
Although we already knew about their involvement, what is shocking is the extent of this involvement, which becomes apparent in this new investigation. The new investigation reveals that “Koch Industries has touched virtually every aspect…
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe’s wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change. Europe should seize the opportunity of improving…
Just over a week ago, the world stood up to Connect the Dots on climate impacts. 5/5/12 was a beautiful, inspiring, occasionally heartbreaking day. It’s hard to describe what it felt like to watch the world come together…
Captain Paul Watson was arrested on May 12 in Germany for extradition to Costa Rica. The German police have said that the warrant for Captain Watson’s arrest is in response to an alleged violation of ships traffic in Costa Rica…
UN Global Compact Turns a Blind Eye to Corporate Malpractices
Friends of the Earth International
05-14-2012
Corporate lobbying within UN negotiations has managed to block effective solutions for global problems related to climate change, food production, poverty, water and deforestation. Instead, false…
Lawmakers Call on FDA for Action on Antibiotics in Ethanol Production
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
05-14-2012
As the letter highlights, and as reported earlier by IATP, antibiotics used in ethanol production are ending up in a byproduct known as dried distillers grains (DDGs) that are then sold as livestock feed, contributing to antibiotic resistance…
Recent health data prepared for Earthjustice, the American Lung Association and the Clean Air Task Force—summarized in the report Sick of Soot—demonstrates that with updated standards, more than 35,000…
Environmental victories are so scarce these days that you can’t blame eco-activists for trumpeting any good news—even when the news turns out to be mostly smoke and mirrors…
Dr. James Hansen recently said that governments are acting as if they are oblivious to the fact that there is a limit on how much fossil fuel carbon we can put into the air…
That’s why yesterday, climate activists joined a movement fighting many of Bank of America’s short-sighted investment policies: racist and predatory lending, robo-signed foreclosures, loans for mountaintop removal…
It turns out the Keystone XL pipeline has made what Esquire called “accidental activist[s]” out of the ranchers and farmers who TransCanada has bullied for rights to their land, folks like Nebraskan Randy Thompson and Texan Julia Trigg…
Syngenta’s lobbying and often-covert PR efforts have been continuously scrutinized in the press since it was revealed that the company held more than 50 closed-door meetings with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials…
As Jeff McIntyre, policy director for the advocacy group Children Now told Reuters: “We just got beat. Money wins.” That’s why it’s irrelevant how many more recommendations or deadlines come from the Institute of Medicine or any other…
Canada Moves Forward with New Organic Standards for Farmed Seafood
Organic Trade Association
05-11-2012
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic plants and animals, is the fastest growing food production system in the world, producing about 50 percent of the seafood consumed today. Because aquatic farming relies on plant and animal husbandry…
FDA just gave consumers 1,800 more reasons to turn to our sunscreen database. We are baffled that FDA deems it necessary to delay such weak regulations. The agency has caved to industry pressure every step of the way…
Apparently believing that no outright whopper can’t be repeated again and again, Chevron has issued a report bragging about the company’s “commitment to respecting global human rights.” The 2011 Corporate Responsibility…
Group Files Suit to Obtain Records of Closed Door Clean Air Act Meetings at White House
Environmental Integrity Project
05-11-2012
Industry lobbyists have every right to meet with the White House about EPA rules. But the public ought to know what was said at these meetings and whether it influenced decisions that are supposed to protect our health and the environment…
Increase in Cancers and Fertility Problems Linked to Household Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
European Environment Agency
05-11-2012
The link between some diseases and EDCs is now accepted. For example, exposure to oestrogen or to oestrogenic EDCs is an accepted risk factor for breast cancer, endometriosis, fibroids and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women…
New Legislation Would End More Than $110 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Friends of the Earth
05-10-2012
Today Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) announced legislation that is by far the most comprehensive attempt to end subsidies for the fossil fuels industry in the U.S…
Report Shows that Great Lakes Remain Vulnerable to New Wave of Mining
National Wildlife Federation
05-10-2012
So-called “sulfide mining” seeks to extract precious metals from sulfide rock formations—a process that produces mine waste that turns water into battery acid, devastating water resources and fish and wildlife habitat…
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012…
Plastic Trash Is Altering Ocean Habitats in Unexpected Ways
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
05-10-2012
Such an increase, documented for the first time in a marine invertebrate (animal without a backbone) in the open ocean, may have consequences for animals across the marine food web, such as crabs that prey on sea skaters and their eggs…
The Las Cruces example is frankly an egregious and shocking violation of the right to water. And it could affect anyone out of work or a few months behind on rent—not just traditionally underserved populations. In either case, the human right to…
One thing we know for certain is that Texas Sharon, Earthworks and the many people and groups nationwide expressing concerns about water and air quality and the future of their communities—are not going away…
