Arkansas Aims To Hold Exxon Accountable For Spill

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New Victim of Climate Change Revealed: East Antarctic Ice | Common Dreams

New Victim of Climate Change Revealed: East Antarctic Ice | Common Dreams
"A new study reveals that the world's largest ice sheet, previously thought to be at little risk from climate change, has undergone rapid changes in the past five decades, signaling a potential threat to global sea levels."

Could We See Superstorm John Boehner Coming our Way Soon? | Alternet

Could We See Superstorm John Boehner Coming our Way Soon? | Alternet
"Environmental group petitions to name hurricanes after climate change deniers like Boehner or Marco Rubio."

Vermont's Yankee Nuclear Plant To Close 2014

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Nuke Plant to Shut Doors: Environmental Victory But Vital Work Still Ahead | Common Dreams

Nuke Plant to Shut Doors: Environmental Victory But Vital Work Still Ahead | Common Dreams
"Communities celebrate, but demand corporate owners be held accountable for safe decomissioning process and 'just transition' for workers"

The Inside Story Of The World’s Biggest ‘Battery’ And The Future Of Renewable Energy

The Inside Story Of The World’s Biggest ‘Battery’ And The Future Of Renewable Energy:
"The largest battery in the world has sat quietly in George Washington National Forest along the Virginia-West Virginia border for nearly 30 years. A five-hour drive from the nation’s capital, it sits in the middle of the Appalachians, tucked behind the Blue Ridge Mountains."

'Unhospitable Oceans' Acidifying at Rate Unseen in 250 Million Years (or Ever) | Common Dreams

'Unhospitable Oceans' Acidifying at Rate Unseen in 250 Million Years (or Ever) | Common Dreams
"Ocean acidification—often called climate change's "evil twin" by scientists and experts—happens as the pH level of seawater dwindles as it absorbs increasing amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and though such fluctuations are a normally occurring phenomenon, when the balance tips too far, the acidification can imperil numerous types of marine life and is especially threatening to coral, shell fish, and other essential members of the ocean's ecosystems."

13 Lies GMO Labeling Opponents Are Pushing to Keep People in the Dark | Alternet

13 Lies GMO Labeling Opponents Are Pushing to Keep People in the Dark | Alternet
"Like bad robots, they’re spitting out the same old, tired lies, designed to scare voters into voting against their own best interests. Here's the truth behind their lies."

The Biggest Ongoing Disaster In The U.S. That You Haven't Heard Of

The Biggest Ongoing Disaster In The U.S. That You Haven't Heard Of
"With sinkholes to natural gas explosions to toxic-fume releases, the situation has forced the entire town to evacuate."

Obama Slams Dirty Energy Money In Congress: ‘Fossil Fuel Industries Tend To Be Very… Influential’

Obama Slams Dirty Energy Money In Congress: ‘Fossil Fuel Industries Tend To Be Very… Influential’: The "fossil fuel industries tend to be very... influential, let's put it that way," Obama said.

Ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Launching Ohio Land Grab

Ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Launching Ohio Land Grab
"Aubrey McClendon's penchant for "land grab" as a business model made the recently-ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO infamous - and he's at it again for his new start-up hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") company in Ohio's Utica Shale basin. It's a formation he once hailed as the "biggest thing to hit Ohio since the plow."

Under Securities and Exchange Commission investigation for sketchy business practices, McClendon departed Chesapeake with a severance package including $35 million, access to the company's private jets through 2016 and a 2.5% *return on ownership stake in* every well Chesapeake fracks through June 2014.

Since then, he launched three new start-ups: McClendon Energy Partners, American Energy Partners andArcadia Capital LLC."

As Fukushima Crisis Spirals, Expert Warns 'It's Much Worse' Than Claimed | Common Dreams

As Fukushima Crisis Spirals, Expert Warns 'It's Much Worse' Than Claimed | Common Dreams
"Apart from the unsustainable contaminated water-storage system and leak after leak allowing radioactivity to pour into the ground and ocean, alarms were raised over plans toremove fuel rods containing radioactive material equivalent to 14,000 times the amount released in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a plan that "has never been attempted before on this scale"."

California’s Carbon Trading System Is Going So Well They Sold Out Of Permits

California’s Carbon Trading System Is Going So Well They Sold Out Of Permits: The latest auction for California's carbon emissions permits had 1.62 bids for every permit available -- the first time demand outpaced supply.

HEIGHT VS. RIGHT: LG Electronics Plans to Destroy Scenic Hudson River 'Palisades' Cliff Vistas

HEIGHT VS. RIGHT: LG Electronics Plans to Destroy Scenic Hudson River 'Palisades' Cliff Vistas
"The stunning, uninterrupted tree-lined cliff views of the historic Palisades Interstate Park along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River are about to be destroyed if LG Electronics has its way. The South Korean electronics giant is aching to start yanking out trees and bulldozing near the peaceful, majestic 100 year old natural landmark and recreation area to build itself a $300 million glass and steel corporate headquarters that will rise 80’ above the tree line, giving them exclusive bragging rights to some of the most panoramic views of New York City and the Hudson River valley.

And everybody in New Jersey and New York can just lump it."

Germany Breaks Its Own Record For Solar Power Generation

Germany Breaks Its Own Record For Solar Power Generation: Grey skies aren't stopping Germany from continuing to smash solar power records.

Check out Germany’s largest rooftop solar plant

Check out Germany’s largest rooftop solar plant
"The new system on the Pfenning Logistics distribution center in Haddesheim has an installed capacity of 8.1 megawatts, making it Germany’s largest rooftop solar plant and one of the biggest in the world."

Fukushima is 1,000x's worse than we thought!

Fukushima Aftermath Presents New Emergency

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Fukushima Leak: Japan 'Working to Prevent Serious or Fatal Accident'

Fukushima Leak: Japan 'Working to Prevent Serious or Fatal Accident'
"The leak is the single most dangerous failure at the plant since the 2011 meltdown, which warranted the maximum level of seven on the severity scale, putting it on a par with the Chernobyl disaster 25 years earlier."

Climate Change is Worse than You Have Ever Imagined

International Alarms Go Up as Fukushima Alert Level Raised | Common Dreams

International Alarms Go Up as Fukushima Alert Level Raised | Common Dreams
"In the most serious action since the nuclear plant was first damaged in 2011, Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority is on the verge of raising the international alarm—and the official threat level—over the spiraling crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant."

Tesla's Model S: The Best Car Ever Made?

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As 300 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak From Fukushima, Never Believe "The Nuclear Crisis Is Over"

As 300 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak From Fukushima, Never Believe "The Nuclear Crisis Is Over"
"This is not just a national emergency; this is an international crisis that like Chernobyl is a stop sign for the further development of nuclear power.
It's a bit disconcerting that we spend untold billions of dollars and lose lives in wars and violate our Constitution to allegedly chase down terrorists who might do us harm, but have our governments and corporations promote a form of energy that is clearly a longterm threat to our well-being."

Will the American Right Kill Us All? | Common Dreams

Will the American Right Kill Us All? | Common Dreams
"It is dangerous to cede the historical reality to well-funded right-wing “historians” who are dispatched back in time by the Koch Brothers and their allies to cherry-pick a few quotes here and there to distort what the key Framers were actually doing with the Constitution, i.e. they were creating a vibrant federal government that would have the flexibility to address the country’s “general Welfare” then and in the future."

Senator Bernie Sanders Humiliates Climate Change Deniers

Senator Bernie Sanders Humiliates Climate Change Deniers
"During what Sen. Bernie Sanders called an "Alice in Wonderland" hearing, Senate environment committee Republicans contradicted or ignored the near-unanimous consensus by climate scientists that global warming is real and man-made."

The Tesla Model S Is The Safest Car Ever Tested, And It’s Because It’s Electric

The Tesla Model S Is The Safest Car Ever Tested, And It’s Because It’s Electric:
"The electric car company Tesla Motors announced on Monday that one of its cars had received the highest safety rating ever awarded to a vehicle, and that it’s largely thanks to the fact that it’s an electric car.
The Tesla Model S was awarded 5.4 stars on the 5 star scale of Vehicle Safety Scores."

Petcoke Pile Oil Industry Disregard For Taxpayers

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Oil Billionaire Weighs In On Wind Turbines: ‘Once They’re There, They Haunt You’

Oil Billionaire Weighs In On Wind Turbines: ‘Once They’re There, They Haunt You’: Harold Hamm suggests countries should resort to extreme population control measures to combat climate change, rather than invest in renewable energy.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes On Why So Many Conservatives Deny The Climate Problem: They Hate The Solution

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes On Why So Many Conservatives Deny The Climate Problem: They Hate The Solution: On Thursday (1 pm ET), Chris Hayes is hosting a Google+ Hangout on the politics of climate change — with me, Andy Revkin, Kate Sheppard and a couple of others.

In Texas, Oil Is Big But Solar Is Cheap

In Texas, Oil Is Big But Solar Is Cheap: Despite foot-dragging by the state's leadership on solar policies, residential solar installation prices recently hit $3.90 per watt in Texas, lower than anywhere else in the nation.

'A Huge Amount of Radiation' as Fukushima Crisis Worsens | Common Dreams

'A Huge Amount of Radiation' as Fukushima Crisis Worsens | Common Dreams
"That is the dangerous water cycle now taking place in Japan as huge amounts of water are being used to cool the damaged reactors and fuel rods remaining at the Fukushima plant with no safe way to contain, dispose, or deal with the thousands of tons of growing waste."

The People Take on Fracking Corporation in UK-Wide Actions | Common Dreams

The People Take on Fracking Corporation in UK-Wide Actions | Common Dreams
"In a rapid-fire succession of civil disobedience actions across the United Kingdom, anti-fracking protesters came out in force Monday against drilling company Cuadrilla, shutting down their headquarters, their PR company and their drill site in Balcombe."

Ohio EPA head says he was forced out by Big Coal

Ohio EPA head says he was forced out by Big Coal
"In an email leaked to the Huffington Post, George Elmaraghy, the chief of the division of surface water at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for 30-plus years, claims he was forced to resign by Gov. John Kasich (R), citing “considerable pressure from the coal companies over the last year"."

Are Europe's Carbon Sinks in Jeopardy? | Common Dreams

Are Europe's Carbon Sinks in Jeopardy? | Common Dreams
"New study warns that the continent's forests are nearing their carbon saturation point"

Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis | The Nation

Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis | The Nation
"Don't expect coverage of Japan's nuclear power disaster on the evening news: Unlike other environmental catastrophes, Fukushima's ongoing crisis offers little to film."

How Climate Change Became A Major Factor In Australia’s Upcoming Election

How Climate Change Became A Major Factor In Australia’s Upcoming Election: It’s election season in Australia and unlike in the U.S., climate change is a major issue.

8 Reasons Charles Koch is the Scariest Man in America | Alternet

8 Reasons Charles Koch is the Scariest Man in America | Alternet
"Scary because he  claims "We don't have the power to coerce anybody" while providing massive  funding to organizations that attack public education, social programs, worker salaries, business regulations, and the environment."

How Two Reservoirs Have Become Billboards For What Climate Change Is Doing To The American West

How Two Reservoirs Have Become Billboards For What Climate Change Is Doing To The American West: Climate-fueled drought conditions in the Southwest are draining Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which supply water to 40 million people.

Sin City Runs Dry: Drought in The Land of Fountains

Sin City Runs Dry: Drought in The Land of Fountains:
Unless something like Noah’s flood repeats itself, by the end of the month, the total amount of water stored on the Colorado will reach the lowest point since Glen Canyon Dam started to fill Lake Powell in 1966.

Big Meat Imitates Big Tobacco in Fighting the Public’s Right to Know | Common Dreams

Big Meat Imitates Big Tobacco in Fighting the Public’s Right to Know | Common Dreams
"Eight meatpacking industry groups recently sued to stop implementation of the popular Country of Origin Label (COOL) law (supported by 93 percent of Americans) that was passed back in 2008."

Hot Century Ahead: Study Finds Onslaught of Heat Waves Now Inevitable | Common Dreams

Hot Century Ahead: Study Finds Onslaught of Heat Waves Now Inevitable | Common Dreams
"No amount of emissions mitigation can stop this frequency from doubling by the year 2020 and quadrupling by 2040, and by the latter year, extreme heat events will cover 20 percent of the globe. Furthermore, 5-sigma events, which do not occur presently, are expected to ravage 3 percent of the world's surface by 2040.

Study scientists claim that humanity's best hope is to stabilize heatwaves in the second half of the 21st century through an aggressive curb on greenhouse gases."

Police Destroy Organic Farm in Massive SWAT Team Raid | Alternet

Police Destroy Organic Farm in Massive SWAT Team Raid | Alternet
"The assault is the latest example of police using military tactics against American civilians, often for no reason at all."

In the 'Wild West' of Water, Nestlé Gets Free Pass to Bottle the Commons | Common Dreams

In the 'Wild West' of Water, Nestlé Gets Free Pass to Bottle the Commons | Common Dreams
"International food giant Nestlé is striking gold in British Columbia—dubbed the 'Wild West' of water regulation—extracting hundreds of millions of liters of fresh groundwater each year without paying a cent."

Chris Hayes, Quaaludes, And The Power Of Politics

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Monsanto’s GMO Feed Creates Horrific Physical Ailments in Animals | Alternet

Monsanto’s GMO Feed Creates Horrific Physical Ailments in Animals | Alternet
"what happens when animals are confined in cramped, filthy environments and force-fed monoculture diets of genetically modified corn and soy?

A lot can happen."

Obama Administration Becomes The Third To Install Solar Panels On White House Grounds

Obama Administration Becomes The Third To Install Solar Panels On White House Grounds:
"The White House will soon be one of the newest — and certainly most high profile — home in D.C. with solar panels."

Sprawl Is Good? How Suburban Developments Can Use Solar to Transform Our Energy Future | Alternet

Sprawl Is Good? How Suburban Developments Can Use Solar to Transform Our Energy Future | Alternet
"Solar panels fitted to the average suburban home can produce enough power for that household, extra to charge an electric vehicle, and still generate enough watts to export a surplus to the grid."

Rewriting The Effects Of Sequestration On Science

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Dangerous Operation at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4 Could Ignite "Atomic Chain Reaction" | Common Dreams

Dangerous Operation at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4 Could Ignite "Atomic Chain Reaction" | Common Dreams
"Threatening to trigger a new—and possibly more devastating—nuclear disaster than the original or ongoing one at the Fukishima plant in Japan, a risky plan to remove fuel rods from a damaged reactor building could unleash an "unprecedented" level of radiation, according to experts, if things go wrong."

Unicorn trophies presented to congressional climate deniers

Unicorn trophies presented to congressional climate deniers
"All of the reps who’ve made the group’s list of deniers, including Dana Rohrabacher, Steve King and Speaker of the House John Boehner, were honored for their “exceptional extremism in ignoring the overwhelming judgement of science"."

Fukushima cleanup could cause biggest disaster to date

Fukushima cleanup could cause biggest disaster to date
"Containing radiation equivalent to 14,000 times the amount released in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima 68 years ago, more than 1,300 used fuel rod assemblies packed tightly together need to be removed from a building that is vulnerable to collapse, should another large earthquake hit the area."

A Nuclear Weapons Facility In Texas Will Soon Host The Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm

A Nuclear Weapons Facility In Texas Will Soon Host The Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm: The wind farm will supply 60 percent of the facility's energy needs, and will not cost taxpayers a cent.

Sick Of The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, BP Gets Aggressive With Lawsuits

Sick Of The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, BP Gets Aggressive With Lawsuits: BP has dropped any pretense of playing nice over the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history with a lawsuit filed Tuesday to reopen federal oil and gas leases.

The Sky Is Pink By Josh Fox And The Gasland Team

Fracking Vs. The Drought: They Call It Texas Tea, But You Can’t Drink Oil

Fracking Vs. The Drought: They Call It Texas Tea, But You Can’t Drink Oil: How dry is it in Texas? So dry that many Texans are now against using water to frack for oil.

‘The Era Of The Lawn In The West Is Over’ As Drought-Weary Cities Urge Residents To Save Water

‘The Era Of The Lawn In The West Is Over’ As Drought-Weary Cities Urge Residents To Save Water: California experienced an unusually dry winter, but between 40 and 70 percent of the water consumed in Los Angeles goes to outdoor usage.

Chipotle is lowering its beef standards

Chipotle is lowering its beef standards
"Chipotle has found itself in a bit of a bind. It gets a lot of mileage out of its fast food “with integrity” model — so much so that it can be difficult to find enough suppliers that meet its high standards. Now, the $10 billion company says, its all-natural beef is so in demand that customers are going to have settle for mostly natural, instead."

Canadian Version of Bill O'Reilly and Monsanto Shill Demolished by 14-Year-Old GMO Labeling Advocate

Canadian Version of Bill O'Reilly and Monsanto Shill Demolished by 14-Year-Old GMO Labeling Advocate
"So, it was an uplifting moment to see a 14-year old young Canadian woman, Rachel Parent, take on a right wing "business" talk show host, Kevin O'Leary -- of the Canadian Broadcasting Company's (CBC) "The Lang and O'Leary Exchange" -- and decimate his defense of GMO's and Monsanto."

It Keeps Getting Cheaper To Install Solar Panels In The U.S.

It Keeps Getting Cheaper To Install Solar Panels In The U.S.: A new report found that the installed prices for solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems as much as 14 percent last year, and there is room for more savings, particularly in "soft costs."

BP CEO Says He’s Done Paying For The Deepwater Horizon Disaster

BP CEO Says He’s Done Paying For The Deepwater Horizon Disaster: BP's chief balked at the amount the company owes for the worst oil disaster in American history.

The Massive Demand For Solar In Asia Shows Us Where The Industry Is Headed

The Massive Demand For Solar In Asia Shows Us Where The Industry Is Headed: The massive boom in Asian demand for solar is just one sign of the energy source's coming renaissance.

Wisconsin’s Surprising Involvement In The Fracking Boom

Wisconsin’s Surprising Involvement In The Fracking Boom: No one is trying to extract natural gas in Wisconsin, but that doesn't mean that fracking isn't haven't big impacts on the land and water quality.

All Eyes on Washington State for GE Food Labeling | Common Dreams

All Eyes on Washington State for GE Food Labeling | Common Dreams
"In contrast, Initiative 522 in Washington State is the only GE labeling measure currently in play that will let the voters decide. No legislative shenanigans can possibly water down the language of I-522. If passed, the law would require GE foods sold in Washington State to be labeled, period. This means Washington State could become the first state in the nation to implement labeling of GE foods."

A Side of Climate Change Denial with Your Coffee? ALEC Dishes up Some Hard to Swallow Spin with the Heartland Institute

A Side of Climate Change Denial with Your Coffee? ALEC Dishes up Some Hard to Swallow Spin with the Heartland Institute
"This year, ALEC has chosen its long-time partner, the Heartland Institute, to help host the session. Heartland is so extreme on the issue of climate change that it sought to equate people who believe the climate is changing with the Unibomber, through a billboard campaign that featured a mugshot of Ted Kaczynski with the line: "I still believe in Global Warming. Do You?" Heartland lost numerous funders in response to a consumer campaign about the ad last year."

After Airing Pro-Keystone XL Ads, NBC Station Rejects Ad Opposing The Pipeline

After Airing Pro-Keystone XL Ads, NBC Station Rejects Ad Opposing The Pipeline: A climate group says it was notified at the last minute Tuesday night that a Washington, D.C. NBC station rejected its anti-Keystone XL pipeline ad.

Do Fox News Viewers Understand Basic Science At All?

Billionaire Bezos Buying the Washington Post Ushers in a New Era of Plutocrat Publishing | Alternet

Billionaire Bezos Buying the Washington Post Ushers in a New Era of Plutocrat Publishing | Alternet
"With Rupert Murdoch at the Wall St. Journal, Kochs flirting with buying the LA Times, and Bloomberg possibly buying the New York Times, democracy is in for a rough ride."

Siberia, The Newest Hot Spot

Siberia, The Newest Hot Spot:
Siberia’s heat wave and fires join a host of other extreme weather events across the globe this summer. The U.S. alone has seen deadly heat waves, record high temperatures in Alaska, prolonged and severe drought, and the unprecedented burning of the American west.

5 Ways Right-Wing Media Make Their Fans Fear Science | Alternet

5 Ways Right-Wing Media Make Their Fans Fear Science | Alternet
"The study suggests that watching and listening to outlets like Fox News and The Rush Limbaugh Show may be one reason that only  19 percent of Republicans agree that human activity is causing global warming, despite the consensus of 97 percent of climate scientists."

'Alarming' Trend of Dolphin Deaths Hitting East Coast Shores | Common Dreams

'Alarming' Trend of Dolphin Deaths Hitting East Coast Shores | Common Dreams
"States along the east coast are witnessing an "alarming" trend of dead dolphins washing up on their shores."

Why are the bees dying?

California Town Takes On Chevron Over Refinery Pollution

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Monsanto Hates Democracy | Common Dreams

Monsanto Hates Democracy | Common Dreams
"Nine out of 10 of us want to know where Monsanto's been hiding the GMOs in our food and a most of us wouldn't eat those GMOs if we knew where they were."

Solar Could Provide One-Third Of The Western U.S.’s Power Needs By 2050

Solar Could Provide One-Third Of The Western U.S.’s Power Needs By 2050: A new study finds that with a successful federal program to drop the cost of solar energy, the cost of cutting carbon emissions by 80 percent would be totally paid for.

Revealed: EPA Fracking Study Rebukes Agency's Own Safety Claims | Common Dreams

Revealed: EPA Fracking Study Rebukes Agency's Own Safety Claims | Common Dreams
"DeSmogBlog has obtained a copy of an Obama Administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fracking groundwater contamination PowerPoint presentation describing a then-forthcoming study's findings in Dimock, Pennsylvania."

Fukushima Radioactivity Seeping Into Ocean at 'Emergency' Level, says Watchdog | Common Dreams

Fukushima Radioactivity Seeping Into Ocean at 'Emergency' Level, says Watchdog | Common Dreams
"Last month, former head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dale Klein was among other foreign nuclear experts at a panel in Tokyo blasting TEPCO's handling of the crisis including cover-ups of the extent of the damage."

How The Crocodile Hunter’s Dad Wound Up In The Middle Of A Battle To Save Australia’s Greatest Landmark

How The Crocodile Hunter’s Dad Wound Up In The Middle Of A Battle To Save Australia’s Greatest Landmark: Protecting Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef from the threats of climate change and industrialization has become a heated debate, pitting the Crocodile Hunter's dad against a prominent politician.

Drilling Company Bans Young Children From Talking About Fracking, Forever | Alternet

Drilling Company Bans Young Children From Talking About Fracking, Forever | Alternet
"These gag orders are the reason [drillers] can give testimony to Congress and say there are no documented cases of contamination. And then elected officials can repeat that."

Extreme Heat Is Killing Off Thousands Of Fish In Alaska

Extreme Heat Is Killing Off Thousands Of Fish In Alaska: Water temperatures reached 80 degrees in some parts of Alaska, prompting mass die-offs of salmon and trout.

93% of the Public Wants GMO Labeling—Monsanto and the Big Agribusiness Giants Plan to Spend Millions in Propaganda to Change Our Minds | Alternet

93% of the Public Wants GMO Labeling—Monsanto and the Big Agribusiness Giants Plan to Spend Millions in Propaganda to Change Our Minds | Alternet
"Monsanto and Big Food are taking the battle for consumers’ hearts and minds to the next level. And it’s no coincidence that they’re pulling out the big guns just as the Washington State I-522 campaign to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products is gaining steam."

Offshore...Fracking: Far More Common Than Previously Known | Common Dreams

Offshore...Fracking: Far More Common Than Previously Known | Common Dreams
"California coastal regulators said they were unaware until recently that offshore fracking was even occurring," AP reports"

Large #Summerheat Action Takes on Chevron Refinery | Common Dreams

Large #Summerheat Action Takes on Chevron Refinery | Common Dreams
"Protesters gathered in large numbers in Richmond, California on Saturday to march on Chevron's oil refinery in the San Francisco suburb, which has been the scene of untold environmental and public health degradation throughout the years."

Massive Toxic Black Cloud, Brought To You by the Koch Bros, Blows Over Detroit | Common Dreams

Massive Toxic Black Cloud, Brought To You by the Koch Bros, Blows Over Detroit | Common Dreams
"MInd-boggling video of a billowing, high-carbon, high-sulfur cloud from the mountain of petroleum coke - waste from Canadian tar sands shipped from Alberta to Detroit, and the dirtiest potential energy source ever - illegally stored by the Koch Brothers along the Detroit River."

‘Frack Gag’ Bans Children From Talking About Fracking, Forever

‘Frack Gag’ Bans Children From Talking About Fracking, Forever: The Hallowich family’s gag order is only the most extreme example of a tactic that critics say effectively silences anyone hurt by fracking. It’s a choice between receiving compensation for damage done to one’s health and property, or publicizing the abuses that caused the harm.

The Future Of Electric Cars

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Study: Today's Climate Change is 10X Faster Than Any Climate Shift Ever Recorded | Common Dreams

Study: Today's Climate Change is 10X Faster Than Any Climate Shift Ever Recorded | Common Dreams
"The world's climate is changing 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 65 million years, Stanford climate scientists Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field have found in a new study published in Science."

Tens of Thousands of Pipeline Miles at Risk of Pegasus-Style Rupture That Spewed Tar Sands Into Arkansas Town | Common Dreams

Tens of Thousands of Pipeline Miles at Risk of Pegasus-Style Rupture That Spewed Tar Sands Into Arkansas Town | Common Dreams
"Review of Pegasus pipeline found known 'manufacturing defects' likely cause of Mayflower oil spill"

Big Oil Rakes in Huge Profits, Again

www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2013/08/02/71386/big-oil-rakes-in-huge-profits-again/
"In addition to special tax breaks, Big Oil companies also benefit from other government support. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout—the worst oil disaster in U.S. history—Congress has still not raised the absurdly low $75 million cap on companies’ liability for economic and natural-resources damages, even after catastrophic offshore blowouts."

Myths And Facts About Energy Efficiency

www.mediamatters.org/research/2013/08/01/myths-and-facts-about-energy-efficiency/195171
"Contrary to persistent myths in the media, increasing energy efficiency of appliances and buildings is a cost-effective way to benefit the environment and economy, and has historically enjoyed bipartisan support."

Chris Hayes And Michael Mann: Ken Cuccinelli’s War On Science Matters To VA Governor’s Race

Chris Hayes And Michael Mann: Ken Cuccinelli’s War On Science Matters To VA Governor’s Race: Virginians have a very stark choice before them,” science vs. anti-science

Making ‘A Republican Case for Climate Action’, Former EPA Chiefs Say The Scientific Debate Is Over

Making ‘A Republican Case for Climate Action’, Former EPA Chiefs Say The Scientific Debate Is Over: Four former heads of the Environmental Protection Agency during GOP presidencies have penned an important op-ed for the New York Times, “A Republican Case for Climate Action.”

Climate Change And Violence Linked, Breakthrough Study Finds

www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/climate-change-and-violence_n_3692023.html
"Shifts in climate change are strongly linked to human violence around the world, according to a comprehensive new study released Thursday by the University of California, Berkeley and Princeton University."

Not 'If' But 'When' | Common Dreams

Not 'If' But 'When' | Common Dreams
"A new time-lapse video from the Center for Biological Diversity brings frightening visualization to the 8,000 U.S. pipeline "incidents," i.e. spills and explosions, since 1986 that have brought death and destruction to the US.  With President Obama's decision on the Keystone XL—which officials say could spill up to 100 times during its lifetime—looming, the environmental group says his choice is clear."

House Republicans Aim to DECIMATE EPA Budget

Why I'm Going to March on Chevron this Saturday | Alternet

Why I'm Going to March on Chevron this Saturday | Alternet
"People from across California and beyond will march on the Chevron Oil Refinery on the one year anniversary of the 2012 explosion and fire."

Our Biggest Enviro Threat? 77 ALEC Bills in 2013 Advance a Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda | Alternet

Our Biggest Enviro Threat? 77 ALEC Bills in 2013 Advance a Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda | Alternet
"At least 77 bills to oppose renewable energy standards, support fracking and the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, and otherwise undermine environmental laws were introduced in 34 states in 2013, according to a new analysis from the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org."

Overkill: Armed Agents Raid Wisconsin Animal Shelter; Kill Baby Deer Named Giggles | Alternet

Overkill: Armed Agents Raid Wisconsin Animal Shelter; Kill Baby Deer Named Giggles | Alternet
"When an Illinois family brought a baby fawn to a no-kill shelter at the Society of St. Francis on the Kenosha-Illinois border, they figured the fawn's mother had abandoned her, and hoped to save her life.

That hope turned into a nightmare two weeks ago"

Investigation: What the JPMorgan Chase Energy Scandal Reveals About Fossil Fuel Financing

Investigation: What the JPMorgan Chase Energy Scandal Reveals About Fossil Fuel Financing
"In what critics are calling Enron 2.0, JPMorgan Chase is facing a reported fine in the range of $500 million from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for manipulating energy markets in California and Michigan."

You Can Thank The Koch Brothers For The Big, Dirty Cloud Floating Over Detroit

You Can Thank The Koch Brothers For The Big, Dirty Cloud Floating Over Detroit: A large black cloud spotted over the Detroit River last weekend is confirmed to be petroleum coke, a byproduct of tar sands refining, owned by Koch Carbon.

Endless Summer: How Climate Change Could Wipe Out Surfing

Endless Summer: How Climate Change Could Wipe Out Surfing: Pro surfer Dan Ross has been surfing since he was 5 years old and he's starting to see some dramatic changes.