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Report: U.S. nuclear site cleanup may be too dangerous — “Plutonium could congregate to trigger nuclear chain reaction” — Problems at Hanford ‘a show-stopper’

May 9, 2013


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Hot particle detected in leaking tank at U.S. nuclear plant — Significant radioactive contamination in the water (AUDIO)

May 9, 2013


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Worry about “wall of water heading towards the control room” at U.S. nuclear plant if leaking 300,000 gallon tank fails? — Flood control berm in place (AUDIO)

May 9, 2013


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Cover over Reactor No. 1 to be removed at Fukushima plant — Radiation levels expected to rise

May 9, 2013


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Report: Tepco now dumping contaminated water from Fukushima plant into ocean — 200 tons of radioactive groundwater “pumped out”

May 9, 2013


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Hospital Official in Fukushima: “Extremely scary data” — Stroke rate spiking in people ages 35 to 64 — 3.4 times higher than before (VIDEO)

May 8, 2013


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Outrage: Congressman demands action at leaking U.S. nuclear plant — NRC needs to get serious on Palisades (VIDEO)

May 8, 2013


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Experts: Easily the worst single week for U.S. nuclear power industry since Fukushima — 4 major setbacks in 3 days — 6 reactors on chopping block

May 8, 2013


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Report: Unusual foam-like bubbles covering parts of giant Louisiana sinkhole (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

May 8, 2013


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Asahi: Tepco to dump groundwater from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean — Trying to “avoid a total collapse” of system for handling radioactive water (PHOTO)

May 8, 2013


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Video: Huge methane bubble site found near giant Louisiana sinkhole — Within 100 ft. of Bayou Corne home

May 8, 2013


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Fire burning next to buried nuclear waste near St. Louis — Officials: Measurements of radioactivity ‘have not reached levels of concern’ (VIDEO)

May 8, 2013


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Goldfish in pitcher at U.S. nuclear plant disposed of as radioactive waste — Official: “We’re not aware of a leak from primary coolant system”

May 7, 2013


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Radiation level to spike at Fukushima plant — Blamed on recent radioactive leaks (PHOTO)

May 7, 2013


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Expert: ‘Burp’ during very long period seismic event at giant sinkhole — Code 3 alert continues

May 7, 2013


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Local News: Radioactive leak from U.S. nuclear plant “got to the shore” — People on beaches a mile away — Officials downplaying seriousness of incident? (VIDEO)

May 7, 2013


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Mystery bacteria at U.S. nuclear site — Official: It will be killed before being studied (PHOTO)

May 7, 2013


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“Attack campaign” against U.S. nuclear workers’ computers — Malware installs broader and more ambitious than previously thought — Began nearly 2 months ago

May 6, 2013


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Nuclear plant spills radioactive water into Lake Michigan (AUDIO)

May 6, 2013


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Ex-Fukushima Nuclear Worker: Concern about land subsidence at plant due to pumping up groundwater — “I think Tepco knows”

May 6, 2013


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Supermarket delivery services are greener than driving to shop

May 4, 2013
Supermarket delivery services are greener than driving to shop

A new academic research study has revealed it is better for the environment to order the weekly supermarket shop to be delivered to your doorstep with carbon emission savings of up to 75%. University of Washington engineers have found that using a supermarket delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half...
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Los Angeles Celebrates Launch of Largest Municipal Solar Program in U.S.

May 4, 2013
Los Angeles Celebrates Launch of Largest Municipal Solar Program in U.S.

Los Angeles, a city more often known for its celebrity sightings and Hollywood stars, also shines bright in the solar arena. The City of Angels has dazzled in the last decade with a strong record of sustainability. So much so that on April 19th, local and national government representatives as well as business leaders...
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Officials: Code 2 alert announced for giant sinkhole — Increasing trend of micro-quakes — Indications of shifting in and below area

May 4, 2013


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Former Governor: Leaking U.S. nuclear site an “underground Chernobyl waiting to happen” (VIDEO)

May 4, 2013


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Expert: Unfortunately what we warned about appears to be happening — Methane from deep below giant sinkhole is now surfacing in community (VIDEO)

May 4, 2013


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Lawmaker: “Smells like a very deliberate cover up” of leaks at U.S. nuclear site — “A very serious problem” (VIDEO)

May 4, 2013


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Military planes dropped “radiation bombs” by U.S. cities — 60 times more radioactivity than released during TMI meltdown

May 4, 2013


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Photo: Smoke coming from nuclear plant — Reactor shut down — “Smouldering lagging on a turbine”

May 4, 2013


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Goldfish swimming in reactor water at U.S. nuclear plant — Died soon after… “The radiation could not have killed them” — NRC investigating, concerns about worker morale

May 4, 2013


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Video: Giant sinkhole’s volume tripled since October — Now over 15 acres — Total settlement area almost 40 acres

May 4, 2013


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NHK: Unexplained water leak at Fukushima reactor immediately after 3/11 quake — Crucial cooling system disabled?

May 4, 2013


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Expert: Minor quakes now being detected by other salt caverns near giant Louisiana sinkhole (VIDEO)

May 4, 2013


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Inside Sources: I was there when San Onofre nuclear plant shut down, I wouldn’t trust them to turn it back on — We’re dealing with unknown territory here (VIDEO)

May 4, 2013


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Expert: Fukushima nuclear material to wash up on beaches and be blown over surrounding countryside

May 4, 2013


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NBC News: Fears that Fukushima plant could “break apart” during cleanup process

May 4, 2013


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NHK: Black smoke at Japan nuclear plant — Fire alarm sounds after test

May 4, 2013


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Report: Residents near Arkansas oil spill with chemical burns, gastrointestinal problems, extreme fatigue — 30 toxic chemicals at high levels — 88,000 ppb of hydrocarbons in air

May 4, 2013


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Shooting nuclear waste into the sun? ‘Space disposal’ considered by Obama commission

May 4, 2013


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Time: Fukushima nuclear struggles “would be the stuff of comedy” — “It’s not funny, not really” — “Not sure things could be much worse if Wile E. Coyote were Tepco’s CEO”

May 4, 2013


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Nuclear Safety Expert: “Many experts are extremely concerned we could have additional releases” at Fukushima plant — “Very, very unstable facility” (AUDIO)

May 4, 2013


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California nuclear plant may be permanently closed

May 4, 2013


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Radioactive material spikes in soil at Fukushima plant — 10 times higher than two days prior — Tepco: “We don’t know the cause, we’ll continue to watch carefully”

May 4, 2013


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Wind Power Storage

April 30, 2013
Wind Power Storage

One of the problems with wind power is that when there is no wind then there is no power. Offshore wind could provide abundant electricity — but as with solar energy, this power supply can be intermittent and unpredictable. A new approach from researchers at MIT could mitigate that problem, allowing the electricity generated...
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EV Range Anxiety Cure?

April 30, 2013
EV Range Anxiety Cure?

As an electric vehicle fan, I can appreciate the range anxiety concern. I am driving a Chevy Volt which is great since it has a range extending gasoline engine. Since I enjoy driving in in EV mode so much, and that range is only 35 – 40 miles for me, I decided to go...
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US Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Down

April 28, 2013
US Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Down

Anthropogenic US greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) amounted to a CO2-equivalent 6,702.3 million metric tons in 2011, down 1.6 percent from 2010 and 6.9 percent below 2005 levels. Longer term, US GHG emissions have increased at an annual average rate of 0.4 percent since 1990, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 18th annual US...
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Highest fallout levels in Tokyo since soon after Fukushima crisis began

April 27, 2013


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‘Great wall of Fukushima’ to be built underground? — Structure around reactors proposed

April 27, 2013


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Anonymous Insider: “Something grossly wrong” at California nuclear plant — Fears for his safety — Potential reactor meltdown if restarted (VIDEO)

April 27, 2013


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How the ban on earmarks killed the gun bill

April 27, 2013
How the ban on earmarks killed the gun bill

For the past three months the White House sought to strengthen the nation’s background check system for gun sales by making a two-part argument: it was the right thing to do, and 90 percent of Americans supported the idea. Read full article >>     
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As federal dollars shrink, Lockheed fishes for new revenue streams

April 27, 2013
As federal dollars shrink, Lockheed fishes for new revenue streams

Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin is known as the largest defense contractor in the world, building military aircraft, satellites and ships. Now it wants to be a power company. As government contractors see pressure on government spending, they’re taking another look at the technology and capabilities they have and finding ways to redirect those skills. Read...
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An ancient mating dance offers ranchers, grassland birds a lifeline

April 27, 2013
An ancient mating dance offers ranchers, grassland birds a lifeline

Under an indigo pre-dawn sky, as a frigid wind whipped across the plains, a half-dozen brown-and-white birds emerged from tufts of dry grass. They emitted a low cooing sound, akin to the hooting of an owl. Read full article >>     
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TV: Clay sheet used for Fukushima nuclear waste leaked after just 8 days — Tepco: “Designed to prevent leakage completely” (VIDEO)

April 26, 2013


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Article: Fukushima Daiichi plant “did amazingly well” — “Performed beyond its best expectations”

April 26, 2013


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Officials: Wall around giant sinkhole must be ‘re-routed’ — Land is sinking outside boundary — “Ongoing surface subsidence”

April 26, 2013


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HuffPost: Countless Gulf residents with symptoms as if from sci-fi horror film — Bleeding from ears, anus, breasts

April 25, 2013


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“Gross containment failure” of Fukushima reactors — Now we are seeing plutonium far from plant

April 25, 2013


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Japan and IAEA “grossly downplaying” Fukushima cesium releases — Chernobyl-like levels leaked from plant (AUDIO)

April 25, 2013


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Exploding fuel barges rock downtown Mobile, Alabama — Six blasts reported over several hours — Firefighters pull back — Cruise vessel, shipyards evacuated (VIDEO)

April 25, 2013


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TV: Shock as expert says tar sands oil is flowing into Arkansas River, Lake Conway — More animals found soaked in crude (VIDEO)

April 24, 2013


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Gov’t: Vegetables from inside Fukushima ‘no-go zone’ now ok to ship to stores — Farms preparing crops

April 24, 2013


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Newsweek: Excruciating, bizarre, grotesque ailments after working BP oil spill in Gulf

April 24, 2013


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Xenon detected in Japan — Consistent with nuclear fission event — Could be from reactor or other atomic activity — N. Korea bomb test?

April 24, 2013


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Solar Natural Gas

April 24, 2013
Solar Natural Gas

Solar power or natural gas power? How about both? Natural gas power plants can use about 20 percent less fuel when the sun is shining by injecting solar energy into natural gas with a new system being developed by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The system converts natural gas and sunlight...
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New flyover of giant sinkhole — Oil sheen covering surface, large section of trees not turning green (VIDEO)

April 23, 2013


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Feds “just thankful suspect was stopped at edge” of U.S. nuclear plant — Authorities not discussing motive for shooting — Description: Dark hoodie, driving ‘John boat’ (VIDEO)

April 23, 2013


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Study: Fukushima fallout spiked year after 3/11

April 23, 2013


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CNN shows diagram of nuclear material leaking from Fukushima reactor — “Tepco always says it’s alright… it always turns out they’re not telling the truth” (VIDEO)

April 23, 2013


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TV: Leaking nuclear material at Hanford was white, “now yellow or light green” — Amount has increased ‘measurably’ — Expert: This waste actually gets worse as time goes on (VIDEO)

April 23, 2013


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Officials trying to stop nuclear material from spreading after collapse at Chernobyl — Will be covered with ‘special resin’

April 23, 2013


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Nuclear material in pools at Fukushima schools exceed 100,000 Bq/kg — Level nearly doubled since last year

April 22, 2013


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Dead rodents halt Fukushima cooling system for 3rd time in recent weeks — “Three times is a trend, friends” (PHOTO)

April 22, 2013


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Boat used after gunfight at U.S. nuclear plant — Incident was nearby water intakes that cool reactor — FBI: “It’s been a long day” — Still on heightened state of security

April 22, 2013


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TV: Witness says massive cover-up of BP disaster in Gulf — Biggest fires ever in the world — More oil spilled than ever publicly admitted (VIDEO)

April 22, 2013


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Advisory: Code 3 alert at giant Louisiana sinkhole — 10 ‘Very Long Profile’ seismic signals — Surface movement on west side

April 21, 2013


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Attack at U.S. nuclear plant? Multiple shots fired at security officer — May have fled in boat — FBI sending team to site — “Many of the details I won’t be able to share”

April 21, 2013


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Guardian: Fire at nuclear power plant triggers major emergency response — ‘Noise’ and smoke still coming from site (PHOTO)

April 21, 2013


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M6.7 rocks Japan island — Followed by Intensity 4 quake in Fukushima

April 21, 2013


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Study: Boston, New England at Greatest Tsunami Risk in US — 12 quakes at edge of continental shelf in past year — 1929 tsunami killed 27, destroyed thousands of homes

April 20, 2013


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Footage after ‘burp’ at giant sinkhole — Trees sinking straight into ground — Liquid shifting back and forth (VIDEO)

April 19, 2013


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Asahi: Gov’t had plan to inject cement into Fukushima reactors using pipes a mile away

April 19, 2013


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Report: Every U.S. nuclear plant has staff of workers checking eBay to buy old parts (AUDIO)

April 19, 2013


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ABC: Major magnitude 7.2 quake strikes off northern Japan

April 19, 2013


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Wired: ‘Healthy debate’ about location of Fukushima corium — Lava can melt a foot of concrete per hour — Cooling with water may not stop corium flow

April 19, 2013


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After a tough day, Obama dines with Democrats

April 18, 2013
After a tough day, Obama dines with Democrats

At the end of what President Obama called “a pretty shameful day for Washington,” he spent more than two hours Wednesday night engaged in a spirited discussion with a dozen Democratic senators at the Jefferson Hotel. Read full article >>     
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Jay Carney tries to keep hope alive on guns

April 17, 2013
Jay Carney tries to keep hope alive on guns

One in an occasional series of observational pieces keyed off the White House daily briefing. The rest of Washington might have already declared a bipartisan gun control measure dead before it lost 54-56, but White House press secretary Jay Carney was having none of it shortly before the vote. Read full article >>     
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McConnell pledges: 'Justice will be delivered'

April 17, 2013
McConnell pledges: 'Justice will be delivered'

A parcel addressed to President Obama containing a suspicious substance was intercepted Tuesday by authorities at a remote White House mail screening facility, the Secret Service confirmed Wednesday. The confirmation came an hour after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vowed in a floor speech that “justice will be delivered” when it comes to...
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U.S. Air Force is Really Reducing Energy Use

April 17, 2013
U.S. Air Force is Really Reducing Energy Use

The U.S. Air Force is the largest energy user in the federal government. The federal government accounts for about one percent of total U.S. energy use, most of that is used by the Department of Defense (DOD). The Air Force accounts for 48 percent of the DOD’s energy costs, which equates to about 2.5...
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Have Americans become complacent in the face of terrorist threats?

April 16, 2013
Have Americans become complacent in the face of terrorist threats?

In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell posed a provocative question in the wake of the Boston bombings: Have Americans become complacent about the risk of terrorism? Read full article >>     
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Obama calls Boston bombing 'an act of terrorism'

April 16, 2013
Obama calls Boston bombing 'an act of terrorism'

President Obama told reporters Tuesday morning that federal authorities are investigating Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon “as an act of terrorism,” though they still did not know who perpetrated the attack and what might have been the motive. Read full article >>     
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White House finalizes national ocean policy

April 16, 2013
White House finalizes national ocean policy

The White House on Tuesday issued its final plan for managing the nation’s oceans, outlining a strategy that aims to coordinate the work of more than two dozen agencies and reconcile competing interests including fishing, offshore energy exploration and recreational activities. Read full article >>     
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Seismic Airgun Testing for Oil and Gas Threatens Marine Life and Coastal Economies

April 16, 2013
Seismic Airgun Testing for Oil and Gas Threatens Marine Life and Coastal Economies

According to government estimates, 138,500 whales and dolphins will soon be injured and possibly killed along the East Coast if exploration companies are allowed to use dangerous blasts of noise to search for offshore oil and gas. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is considering allowing geophysical companies, working on behalf of oil...
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InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer

April 16, 2013
InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer

InsideClimate News, which won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting on Monday for its coverage of the 2010 Enbridge pipeline spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, has just seven employees and no office. But as Executive Editor Susan White jokes, “We’ve got all the time zones covered.” Read full article >>     
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Will Kermit Gosnell change the abortion debate?

April 15, 2013
Will Kermit Gosnell change the abortion debate?

As abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell begins to draw national attention for how he ran his Philadelphia clinic, it raises a question: Can the allegedly egregious acts of one provider shift the broader abortion debate? Read full article >>     
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Discovery finds waste sulphur can boost electric car industry

April 15, 2013
Discovery finds waste sulphur can boost electric car industry

A new chemical process can transform waste sulphur into a lightweight plastic that may improve batteries for electric cars, reports a University of Arizona-led team. The team has successfully used the new plastic to make lithium-sulphur batteries and discovered other potential applications, including optical uses.
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M5 jolts Fukushima — Day after powerful Intensity 6- quake hit Japan — No confirmed damage so far at nuclear plant

April 14, 2013


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Report: All 7 Fukushima in-ground storage ponds leaking radioactive water

April 13, 2013


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CNN: Looks like the Exxon Valdez was cracked open in middle of Arkansas — Town turned into La Brea tar pits (VIDEO)

April 13, 2013


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New flyover of U.S. pipeline rupture — Pilot: Either oil is still gushing, or it isn’t washing away (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

April 13, 2013


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Watch: “Sinkhole tidal flow” — Water movement observed on surface of giant Louisiana sinkhole (VIDEO)

April 12, 2013


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Apr. 12 US: CHEMICAL LISTED EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 2013 AS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: BISPHENOL A (BPA)

April 12, 2013

This notice is brought to you by the OEHHA. Effective April 11, 2013, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding bisphenol A (BPA) (CAS No. 80-05-7) to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65. The listing of BPA is based on formal identification by...
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