Mel Packer: Coal Miners Are Mad…and Scared. And they have a right to be.
In 1968, the Mannington Mine in Farmington WV owned by Consol Coal, caught fire, blew up, and 78 miners were buried, many likely alive. In 1972, a Consol mine in … Continue reading
Naomi Oreskes: Fracking’s Effect on Air Quality
Fracking has been shown to pollute streams, rivers, and groundwater — perhaps irreversibly — but what about its effect on air pollution and climate change? The answers may surprise you … Continue reading
NRDC: Fracking Endangers Health and Water Supplies
The rapid expansion of natural gas drilling across the nation endangers human health and the environment. The oil and gas industry is seeking to expand natural gas production across the … Continue reading
Video: The Elephant’s Garden
From Australian animator Felix Colgrave, a beautiful film about the balance of nature.
Stanford biologist warns of early stages of Earth’s 6th mass extinction event
The planet’s current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping … Continue reading
Video: Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death in America
As it turns out, the leading causes of death in America are … ourselves. Dr. Michael Greger explains how we are killing ourselves and what we can do about it.
Health Professionals Report Major Problems with Fracking
Of the 700-plus chemicals that can be used in drilling and fracking operations, more than 100 are known or suspected endocrine disruptors. Unique among toxic agents, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interfere with hormonal … Continue reading
Fracking Ban in Mora County, New Mexico May be Model for Other Communities
In April 2013, John Olívas led the charge to make his county of Mora, New Mexico the first in the U.S. to permanently ban corporations from fracking within its borders. “If … Continue reading
40% of PA Fracking Wells Expected to Leak
A recent study by Cornell University has found that newer and unconventional natural gas wells leak methane at a greater rate than older and traditional ones. The study was based … Continue reading
Earthquakes in Southwest May Be Caused by Fracking
The US Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma on July 12 and 13. There has been an increase in earthquakes across Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas that … Continue reading
The Wilks Brothers: A Fracking Fortune Devoted to a Right-Wing Agenda
Televangelist James Robison recently declared that he’s praying for a merger of the tea party and the religious right. Is he kidding? That merger is well underway. And it’s getting … Continue reading
John Oliver Takes on Climate-change Deniers
John Oliver hosts a mathematically representative climate change debate, with the help of special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy, of course.
A Conversation with John Detwiler
Vox: John, unlike most environmental activists you have a strong background in industry and business. You received a PhD in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and you worked in the … Continue reading
Dan Simpson: Fracking Compromises the Future of Pennsylvania
I guess that having lived in the Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia tri-state area for decades of my life should have hardened me to the apparently popular concept that it is completely acceptable … Continue reading →