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."