The toxic coal sludge impoundment that broke in Tennessee last week is a tremendous disaster–and the finger pointing has begun.
Bush Plans Oil Drilling Off California Coast By 2010
December 30, 2008 By 2 Comments
The Bush administration has taken steps to open the Californian coast to oil exploration and drilling in as few as three years. The move could potentially tap more than 10 billion barrels of oil, enough to power the U.S. for 17 months.
Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act of 2008 Targets Low Income Families
December 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
Early in December 2008, the Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act of 2008 (3737) was introduced into the Senate. This bill would provide a $10,000 incentive for low-income families to trade in their old cars for newer, more fuel efficient models.
Food, Future, Famine?
December 29, 2008 By 5 Comments
Without much of a fanfare, the British government has launched an enquiry that aims to secure the future of UK food until 2050. It’s a committee process, led by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and it will explore how well equipped Britain is to contribute to feeding a global population of 9 billion in forty years.
NIC “Global Trends 2025″ Report: World to See Economic Growth At the Cost of Environment and Human Life
December 29, 2008 By 4 Comments
The National Intelligence Council forecasts that the world would see tremendous economic growth but it would come at a big environmental and human cost.
From Solar Panels to Sarah Palins: The Top 10 Green Politics Stories of 2008
December 29, 2008 By 4 Comments
Campaign politics dominated the headlines in 2008, making it a banner year for the armchair pundit. 2008 was also a year that issues like energy use, climate change and carbon footprints came to the forefront of popular culture and political reality. Put all of that together and you have 2008′s top environmental politics stories.
TVA Coal Ash Disaster Much Worse Than Originally Thought
December 28, 2008 By 6 Comments
Tuesday’s initial reports about the coal ash disaster in Harriman, Tennessee at the TVA’s Kingston Power Plant turned out to be false. The Tennessee Valley Authority initially estimated the spill to be approximately 500 million gallons, although they have now amended their estimate to 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic waste, which is the equivalent of over one billion gallons.
Raw Video Footage of TVA Kingston Power Plant Disaster Area
December 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Animal Cruelty versus Environmental Politics
December 27, 2008 By 3 Comments
The four animal rights activists found guilty of blackmailing companies that supplied Huntingdon Life Sciences are certainly reprehensible, their behaviour was appalling and their actions verged on the psychopathic, but they are also an example of why the current way of doing environmental politics just doesn’t seem to be working
New Year’s Resolutions from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Jeff Ruch, the Executive Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) apparently thinks they can be useful as well. Ruch released a list of nine resolutions for the whistleblowing, watchdogging PEER for 2009.
