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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Fox News’ inner struggle with climate misinformation

Fox News’ inner struggle with climate misinformation

"Research has shown that Fox News is a major driving force behind climate denial , decreasing viewer trust in scientists and the existence of global warming. In 2013, only 28% of Fox News’ climate science segments were accurate , although that was an improvement over its 7% accuracy in 2012."

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Ten Years Later, the “Halliburton Loophole” and America’s Dirty Fracking Boom

Ten Years Later, the “Halliburton Loophole” and America’s Dirty Fracking Boom

"For this we can thank the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the law that holds the Halliburton Loophole. Named after Dick Cheney and the notorious corporation he led before becoming vice president, the law (championed by Cheney and disgraced Enron founder Kenneth Lay, among others) explicitly exempted fracking operations from key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. These exemptions from one of America’s most fundamental environmental protection laws provided the oil and gas industry the immunity it required to develop a highly polluting process on a grand national scale."

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Fukushima - Selling Out the Next Generation

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32314-fukushima-selling-out-the-next-generation
"Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor to generate power since 2013.
And that's really bad news."