'Something Like Steam' Still Billowing from Fukushima | Common Dreams

'Something Like Steam' Still Billowing from Fukushima | Common Dreams
"The presence of the emissions in the reactor building is the second instance in less than a week."

TEPCO Admits Radiation Leaking Into Sea For Past Two Years

TEPCO Admits Radiation Leaking Into Sea For Past Two Years
"I wonder what they're not telling us? Because it's a little odd that this isn't front page news in America"

Welcome to Portage County, the Fracking Waste Disposal Capital of Ohio

www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/07/portage-county-ohio-fracking-waste-disposal-capital-midwest
"Nestled in the northeast corner of Ohio, about halfway between Cleveland and Youngstown, this 500-square-mile county pumped 2,358,371 million barrels—almost 75 million gallons—of fracking brine into 15 wells last year, driving enough liquid into the ground to fill a train of tanker cars that would stretch 37 miles. Most of the waste came from out of state."

Go See 'Blackfish' Before Sea World Stops You

Go See 'Blackfish' Before Sea World Stops You
"Blackfish isn't showing everywhere this weekend; it's coming out in staggered releases nationally. Check thefilm's screen schedule for a complete rundown."

An Ominous Alliance: Militiamen Showing Up in Wisconsin as Mining Co. 'Security'

An Ominous Alliance: Militiamen Showing Up in Wisconsin as Mining Co. 'Security'
"The first of these goons to show up on behalf of the Canadian mining company -- Gogebic Taconite, or GTAC -- that wants to rip these woods apart were employed by an outfit from Arizona called Bulletproof Securities. Then they quickly vamoosed when it emerged that they were not licensed to operate in the state of Wisconsin."

Se. Bernie Sanders On The Costs Of Climate Change

Something You Can Do Right Now About Global Climate Change

Something You Can Do Right Now About Global Climate Change
"If you live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, DC, Maryland or Delaware, you can become an Ethical Electric member today and power your home with 100% renewable energy."

BP's Attempt to Avoid Gulf Victim Payments Blocked by Judge | Common Dreams

BP's Attempt to Avoid Gulf Victim Payments Blocked by Judge | Common Dreams
"In a "harsh retort," a US federal judge has blocked attempts Friday by oil giant British Petroleum (BP) to temporarily suspend payments to victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill—their latest effort to evade accountability and compensation for their role in a disaster which continues to plague both gulf residents and ecosystems alike."

Petraeus' Course Syllabus Features 'Frackademia' Readings

Petraeus' Course Syllabus Features 'Frackademia' Readings
"Records obtained by DeSmogBlog pertaining to City University of New York (CUNY) Macaulay Honors College's hiring of former head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) David Petraeus to teach a seminar this coming fall reveal that his syllabus features two of the most well-known "frackademia" studies. 

"Frackademia" is shorthand for oil and gas industry-funded research costumed as independent economics or science covering the topic ofhydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), the controversial horizontal drilling process via which oil and gas is obtained deep within shale rock basins."

Deadly Heat Waves Are Sending Americans To The ER This Week

Deadly Heat Waves Are Sending Americans To The ER This Week: This June was one of the hottest on record — and this month, the high temperatures show no signs of abating in the East and Midwest. The current heat wave is beginning to send some Americans to the emergency room, and medics expert numbers of people seeking treatment for heat-related illness to rise this weekend. [...]/p

July 19 News: In A Hot Summer, The Real Story May Be Rapid Sea Ice And Snow Melt

July 19 News: In A Hot Summer, The Real Story May Be Rapid Sea Ice And Snow Melt: June 2013 was one of the warmest on record, but the real story may be in the rapid snowmelt across North America in May and the fact that the Arctic is losing sea ice at an alarming rate. [Washington Post] NOAA and NASA both ranked June 2013 among the top five warmest (NOAA fifth warmest, [...]/p

Gamechanger: Next Generation Wind Turbines With Storage Are Cheap, Reliable And Brilliant

Gamechanger: Next Generation Wind Turbines With Storage Are Cheap, Reliable And Brilliant: What makes a new wind turbine exciting? Wind companies are always trying to making their next turbine spin more efficiently and generate more power than the last, just as car companies are looking for better fuel efficiency and engine power. Advances usually come in small jumps in both cases, with a single percentage improvement cause [...]/p

NASA: Globally, June Was Second Warmest On Record

NASA: Globally, June Was Second Warmest On Record: How hot was it in June? So hot that NASA reports the only warmer June in the global temperature record was 1998, a year juiced by both global warming and a super El Niño. By contrast, 2013 has been hovering between a weak La Niña and ENSO-neutral conditions, which would normally mean below-average global average [...]/p

Like Father, Like Daughter: Science Denier Liz Cheney To Run For Senate In Warming-Threatened Wyoming

Like Father, Like Daughter: Science Denier Liz Cheney To Run For Senate In Warming-Threatened Wyoming: Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter Elizabeth (Liz) Cheney has announced she will run for U.S. Senate in Wyoming. This could mean a brutal primary with the current sitting Senator, Mike Enzi. Enzi is no climate warrior, even though the state faces a doubling or tripling of wildfires if we don’t slash carbon pollution soon. [...]/p

Fruits of Fukushima | Common Dreams

Fruits of Fukushima | Common Dreams
"Now pictures have surfaced of grotesquely deformed fruits, vegetables and flowers near the plant. Some argue there's no definitive proof they're the result of radioactive contamination because haven't you ever heard of coincidence? We report, you decide."

Josh Fox: Gasland 2, Fracking-Quake Link, Gas Industry’s Use of PSYOPs

Josh Fox: Gasland 2, Fracking-Quake Link, Gas Industry’s Use of PSYOPs
"Scientists are warning that the controversial practice of natural gas hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may lead to far more powerful earthquakes than previously thought. Fracking injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas."

Fukushima Plant Leaking Radiation Directly Into Ocean For Two Years

Fukushima Plant Leaking Radiation Directly Into Ocean For Two Years
"By official measurement, the water coming out of Fukushima is currently 90,000 times more radioactive than officially "safe" drinking water."

How Climate Change Is Fueling A Rise In Deadly Diseases

How Climate Change Is Fueling A Rise In Deadly Diseases: In the summer of 2012, the mosquito-borne West Nile virus made a surprising comeback in America. In Dallas, the most affected region, 400 people contracted the disease and 19 of them died. That came as a shock to public health officials, since West Nile virus was thought to be in such precipitous decline that it [...]/p

Obama’s Plan for Energy-Efficient Federal Buildings Powered by Clean Energy

Obama’s Plan for Energy-Efficient Federal Buildings Powered by Clean Energy: Just as big businesses across the country, like Walgreens and Wal-Mart, have been installing solar panels on their roofs and cutting costs with energy efficiency, so too has the federal government. Detailing his climate action plan during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25, President Obama called for federal leadership in energy efficiency and [...]/p

Nation's Farmworkers Demand Protections From Toxic Pesticides | Common Dreams

Nation's Farmworkers Demand Protections From Toxic Pesticides | Common Dreams
"Farmworkers and their advocates from across the nation descended on Washington, DC this week to demand better protection from the pesticides they're exposed to while picking the nation's produce."

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World's 'Last Ocean' Now Up for Grabs Following Russia No Vote | Common Dreams

World's 'Last Ocean' Now Up for Grabs Following Russia No Vote | Common Dreams
"The world's "last ocean" will remain open for exploitation following a failed agreement amongst several countries that would have protected the Ross Sea along with the East Antarctica coastline from the global fishing industry."

Wind At Parity With New Coal In India, Solar To Join By 2018: HSBC

Wind At Parity With New Coal In India, Solar To Join By 2018: HSBC: By Sophie Vorrath via RenewEconomy. Wind energy is now cost competitive with new-build coal capacity in India, and solar is likely to follow suit sometime between 2016-18, according to a report by HSBC. The report on India Renewables, Good Bye Winter, Hello Spring, published on April 30, says the growing cost-competitiveness of renewable energy with [...]/p

When All The Bees Are Gone, How Will We Survive?

www.samuel-warde.com/2013/07/when-all-the-bees-are-gone-how-will-we-survive/
"We in this country have to make a decision. Are we  going to continue to literally swallow the lies shoved down our throats by corporate interests with only one purpose: making money? Or are we going to listen to scientists who are telling us that canary in the coal mine is singing loudly. When all the bees are dead, how long will it take for us to follow?"

Reuters Exposed: Publication Openly Hostile To Climate Coverage, Top Editor Doubts Climate Science

Reuters Exposed: Publication Openly Hostile To Climate Coverage, Top Editor Doubts Climate Science: David Fogarty, former Reuters climate change correspondent in Asia, came forward on Monday to describe the hostility he faced inside the organization toward any climate-related story. According to Fogarty, “from very early in 2012, I was repeatedly told that climate and environment stories were no longer a top priority for Reuters and I was asked [...]/p

Mining Company Deploys More Masked Militiamen Against "Eco-Terrorists"

www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/07/walker-backed-mine-hires-militiamen-intimidate-protesters
"Debate over a proposed open-pit iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin went from heated to outright bizarre last week when masked guards brandishing assault rifles showed up at the site in the remote and scenic wilderness of Penokee Hills."

Church Axes Ancient Rainforest Trees to Make Way for Pope's Visit | Common Dreams

Church Axes Ancient Rainforest Trees to Make Way for Pope's Visit | Common Dreams
"In preparation for Pope Francis's late-July visit to Brazil for World Youth Day, local Catholic Church leaders have chopped down more than 300 ancient trees from the endangered rainforest in Serra da Tiririca State Park to make way for large numbers of pilgrims expected to attend."

What Burns Today, Melts Tomorrow: Report | Common Dreams

What Burns Today, Melts Tomorrow: Report | Common Dreams
"The study, conducted by a group from Germany's Pottsdam Institute for Climate Impact,found the sea levels may rise by as much as 2.3 meters (roughly 7.5 feet) with each degree Celsius that global temperatures increase."

Big Oil Stifles Clean Energy

25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Company Still Hasn’t Paid For Long-Term Environmental Damages

25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Company Still Hasn’t Paid For Long-Term Environmental Damages: The long-term plan for rehabilitating damaged resources has yet to be implemented a full quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spewing more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into the surrounding ecosystem. According to documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the U.S. [...]/p

Wildlife, Livestock Drinking Fracking Fluids? EPA Says OK | Common Dreams

Wildlife, Livestock Drinking Fracking Fluids? EPA Says OK | Common Dreams
"From the depths of the earth, or from the surface of the land, Wyoming's water is under the assault of fracking."

Quebec's Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster Not Just Tragedy, But Corporate Crime | Common Dreams

Quebec's Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster Not Just Tragedy, But Corporate Crime | Common Dreams
"Five days after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the rural town resembles a scene of desolation. Its downtown is a charred sacrifice zone. 50 people are likely dead, making the train's toll one of the worst disasters in recent Canadian history."

Fracking Water Injection Could Trigger Major Earthquake, Say Scientists | Alternet

Fracking Water Injection Could Trigger Major Earthquake, Say Scientists | Alternet
"It is already known that pumping large quantities of water underground can induce minor earthquakes near to geothermal power generation and fracking sites. However, the new evidence reveals the potential for much larger earthquakes, of magnitude 4 or 5, related to the weakening of pre-existing undergrounds faults through increased fluid pressure."

New Infographic: The Anti-Science Climate Denier Caucus

New Infographic: The Anti-Science Climate Denier Caucus: Manmade climate change is happening. One would think that with hundreds of climate-related natural disasters declared since 2011, and 97 percent of climate scientists in agreement, elected officials would follow the evidence. But a shocking number — 55 percent — of congressional Republicans refuse to accept it. Most states have at least one representative who [...]/p

Fracking: Causes Water Pollution, Global Warming, and now... 'Earthquake Swarms' | Common Dreams

Fracking: Causes Water Pollution, Global Warming, and now... 'Earthquake Swarms' | Common Dreams
"It's not news that gas drilling causes small, localized tremors around fracking sites, but new research presented by one of the top seismology labs in the world on Thursday shows how "swarms of minor earthquakes"—as Reuters reports—can lead to subsequent and larger ones with much more dire consequences."

GOP ‘Climate Disconnect’ Would Sacrifice Climate Research for Weather Forecasting

GOP ‘Climate Disconnect’ Would Sacrifice Climate Research for Weather Forecasting: Amid a growing “climate disconnect” among House GOP members, as cited in a new report released yesterday by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Environment Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Committee of Science, Space, and Technology proved true to form earlier this week. On Tuesday, in yet another example of partisan split on climate issues, [...]/p

Factory Farm Workers Are Carrying An Antibiotic-Resistant Pig Bacteria

Factory Farm Workers Are Carrying An Antibiotic-Resistant Pig Bacteria: Shortly before Americans fired up their grills for Independence Day, researchers announced that industrial farm workers have been contaminated with “pig MRSA,” an antibiotic resistant bacteria that is increasingly found in American hogs. According to a new study, workers at factory hog farms that use antibiotics are far more likely to contract the drug-resistant bacteria [...]/p

Fracking and Drinking Water Map: This Map Shows Where You Shouldn’t Drink Tap Water in the USA

Fracking and Drinking Water Map: This Map Shows Where You Shouldn’t Drink Tap Water in the USA: Fracking For Natural Gas is turning the beautiful america into a toxic hell!
On this map you can retrieve two types of information: the US rivers in blue and the fracking ...

It’s Time To Confirm Gina McCarthy

It’s Time To Confirm Gina McCarthy: Thursday, July 11 will mark 130 days since Gina McCarthy was nominated to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. It is the longest period in American history that an EPA Administrator has had to wait for confirmation. In fact, McCarthy’s wait eclipses the old record by nearly a month and a half. Thursday morning, on the [...]/p

Masked Semi-automatic Rifle-toting Paramilitary Unit Targets Environmental Protesters at Wisconsin Mining Site

Masked Semi-automatic Rifle-toting Paramilitary Unit Targets Environmental Protesters at Wisconsin Mining Site
"So what is happening in northern Wisconsin with mercenary personnel is not that different from what is happening to locals who see mines as contaminating their drinking water, polluting their environment, and despoiling their land in Latin America."

Republican Senator Admits He Is Blocking A New EPA Head Over A Pet Project

Republican Senator Admits He Is Blocking A New EPA Head Over A Pet Project: As the Senate’s Democratic majority prepares to meet Thursday to consider filibuster reform for presidential appointees, one Republican Senator is demonstrating precisely why the current system is broken. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, reaffirmed Tuesday that he will attempt to prevent allowing a confirmation vote on Gina McCarthy, [...]/p

If You Love Nature and Defend It Against Human Destruction, Be Prepared to Be Called a Fascist | Alternet

If You Love Nature and Defend It Against Human Destruction, Be Prepared to Be Called a Fascist | Alternet
"Those of us who defend the planet are increasingly subject to abuse. It is the price we pay for confronting the power of money"

Federal Judge Authorizes Chevron’s Sweeping Subpoena Of Activists’ Internet Data

Federal Judge Authorizes Chevron’s Sweeping Subpoena Of Activists’ Internet Data: It’s not just the NSA that’s collecting massive amounts of personal data with judicial approval. In a ruling publicized by EarthRights International, a federal judge in New York approved a subpoena by Chevron to obtain any documents Microsoft has related to the identity of 30 anonymous individuals allegedly of interest in the litigation, including every [...]/p

Pesticide Use Spikes as GMO Failure Cripples Corn Belt | Common Dreams

Pesticide Use Spikes as GMO Failure Cripples Corn Belt | Common Dreams
"Pesticide use is skyrocketing across the Midwestern U.S. corn belt, as biotech companies like Syngenta and AMVAC Chemical watch their pesticide sales spike 50 to 100 percent over the past two years, NPR reported Tuesday.
The culprit? Bt corn—a type of genetically engineered corn with insecticide built into its genes."

Oil and Blood in Lac-Mégantic | Common Dreams

Oil and Blood in Lac-Mégantic | Common Dreams
"Oil and gas flow throughout the Canadian economy like blood through the body, powering the industries which depend on those resources. The blood of oil is pumped through the body of the country by the veins of pipelines, shipping routes, railways and trucking routes.

Sometimes these veins tear, and the blood spills.

In the middle of the night on Friday in the eastern Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, one such vein tore in the worst possible way."

Watch: Josh Fox’s Gasland II Premiers Tonight | Alternet

Watch: Josh Fox’s Gasland II Premiers Tonight | Alternet
"Josh Fox’s Gasland II premieres tonight on HBO. The much anticipated anti-fracking documentary continues to highlight the toll hydraulic fracturing takes on the environment. While Gasland may have started the conversation about fracking, the sequel is all about the natural gas industry’s effort to shut that conversation down."

Lac-Megantic: Ecological Tragedy Unfolds Amid Human Loss | Common Dreams

Lac-Megantic: Ecological Tragedy Unfolds Amid Human Loss | Common Dreams
"In addition to the human deathtoll from the disaster in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec—which local officials say is almost sure to rise—fears over the ecological destruction caused by Saturday's oil train derailment and explosion are also beginning to emerge."

The Real Threat to Our Future is Peak Water | Common Dreams

The Real Threat to Our Future is Peak Water | Common Dreams
"Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water."

Pacific Ocean Floor Is a Huge Underwater Garbage Dump

Pacific Ocean Floor Is a Huge Underwater Garbage Dump
"The horrific report was produced using over 18,000 hours of footage from deep sea remotely-operated vehicles, over a period of 22 years; cameras examined the ocean floor as deep as 13,000 feet and found human-made garbage everywhere.

The Pacific Ocean, which for many carries connotations of beauty and romance, is in fact a huge underwater garbage dump."

CNBC Host Loses It: Climate Science Is A ‘Bona Fide Cult’

CNBC Host Loses It: Climate Science Is A ‘Bona Fide Cult’:
"CNBC has long-misrepresented climate change to its viewers, including Larry Kudlow and Rick Santelli."

Despite Claims to the Contrary, Pepsi is Still Using Caramel Coloring Linked to Cancer | Alternet

Despite Claims to the Contrary, Pepsi is Still Using Caramel Coloring Linked to Cancer | Alternet
"The company said they removed the toxic chemical, but a watchdog group reports otherwise."

Koch Brothers' New Pledge for Planet Destruction...

July 3 News: 2001-2010 Hottest Decade On Record, With ‘Unprecedented High-Impact Climate Extremes’, WMO Reports

July 3 News: 2001-2010 Hottest Decade On Record, With ‘Unprecedented High-Impact Climate Extremes’, WMO Reports: GENEVA 3 July 2013 – The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the 2001-2010 decade, which was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended period of pronounced global warming. More national temperature records were reported broken than in any previous decade, according to a new report by [...]/p

EDF Voices: It’s Time For Latino Leadership On Climate Change

EDF Voices: It’s Time For Latino Leadership On Climate Change: This post originally appeared at the Environmental Defense Fund, and is reprinted here with permission. I love California in the summertime, and Fourth of July weekend is one of my favorite holidays. But it is getting excruciatingly HOT out here, and according to the best science, it is going to get much hotter. This past [...]/p

O'Donnell: Rewrite Laws Governing Car Sales

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Climate Change: "I told you so..."

Scientists Predicted A Decade Ago Arctic Ice Loss Would Worsen Western Droughts. Is That Happening Already?

Scientists Predicted A Decade Ago Arctic Ice Loss Would Worsen Western Droughts. Is That Happening Already?: Scientists predicted a decade ago that Arctic ice loss would bring on worse western droughts. Arctic ice loss has been much faster than the researchers — and indeed all climate modelers — expected (see “CryoSat-2 Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed“). It just so happens that the western U.S. is in the grip of a [...]/p