Pepsi, Nestle, Coca Cola Revealed as Big Money Behind GMO Labeling Fight | Common Dreams

Pepsi, Nestle, Coca Cola Revealed as Big Money Behind GMO Labeling Fight | Common Dreams
"Following ongoing legal pressure from campaign groups and the Washington State Attorney General's office, pro-GMO trade group the Grocery Manufacturers Association released a list of high rolling donors to their campaign aimed at blocking GMO labeling in the state."

Fukushima - A Global Threat That Requires a Global Response

Fukushima - A Global Threat That Requires a Global Response
"The story of Fukushima should be on the front pages of every newspaper. Instead, it is rarely mentioned. The problems at Fukushima are unprecedented in human experience and involve a high risk of radiation events larger than any that the global community has ever experienced. It is going to take the best engineering minds in the world to solve these problems and to diminish their global impact."

Huge GMO News | Common Dreams

Huge GMO News | Common Dreams
"Nobody knows what's going to happen in Washington between now and November 5. But from Mexico, to Hawaii and to the 64 nations that already have GMO labeling, this tide just might be turning."

The Government Shutdown's Incalculable Damage to Scientific Research | Alternet

The Government Shutdown's Incalculable Damage to Scientific Research | Alternet
"So Minnesota Republican Representative Michele Bachmann told the Washington Post, commenting on the shutdown that ground many critical government functions to a halt for over two weeks. "It's exactly what we wanted, and we got it." So, what exactly did Bachmann and her Republican colleagues get out of it? A lot more than they may have bargained for, according to scientists employed by the federal government. It is not just that government researchers were locked out of their labs and offices, but whole programs were wastefully delayed and, in some cases, endangered."

The Air We Breathe Definitively and Scientifically Linked to Cancer | Alternet

The Air We Breathe Definitively and Scientifically Linked to Cancer | Alternet
"And asthma rates have doubled in last 30 years."

After Sparking Outrage In Detroit, Koch Brothers’ Tar Sands Waste Now Piling Up In Chicago

After Sparking Outrage In Detroit, Koch Brothers’ Tar Sands Waste Now Piling Up In Chicago: Petroleum coke, a byproduct of tar sands refining, is building up along Chicago's Calumet River and alarming residents.

Nature CLOUD Study Author: ‘The Climate May Be More Sensitive Than Previously Thought’

Nature CLOUD Study Author: ‘The Climate May Be More Sensitive Than Previously Thought’: New research from the CERN laboratory in Switzerland suggests that the climate's sensitivity to carbon dioxide may be higher than expected.

World Action Now on Fukushima - Harvey Wasserman

Radiation Levels in Seawater Near Fukushima Spike to Two-Year High | Common Dreams

Radiation Levels in Seawater Near Fukushima Spike to Two-Year High | Common Dreams
"In another sign of the ongoing crisis at Fukushima, radiation levels in seawater next to the plant spiked to a two-year high, TEPCO admitted on Thursday."

Tipping Points & Extinction Events

Around The Arctic, Frozen Earth Is Thawing And Creating ‘Drunken Forests’

Around The Arctic, Frozen Earth Is Thawing And Creating ‘Drunken Forests’: While some skeptics say the Arctic is doing just fine, Alaska and the Hudson Bay Lowlands tell a different story.

How Most Life on Earth Can Die

The Last Hours of Humanity - Warming the World to Extinction

Are Utility Companies Out to Destroy Solar's 'Rooftop Revolution'? | Common Dreams

Are Utility Companies Out to Destroy Solar's 'Rooftop Revolution'? | Common Dreams
"n the nation's largest state, California, the major utility companies are trying to limit growth.

Of rooftop solar panels, that is."

Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction

Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction
"If you were standing outdoors looking at the distant and reddening sky 250 million years ago as the Permian Mass Extinction was beginning, unless you were in the region that is known as Siberia you would have no idea that a tipping point had just been passed and soon 95% of all life on earth would be dead.
It's almost impossible to identify tipping points, except in retrospect."

Former Wall Street Journal Meterologist Explains Why He Decided Never To Fly Again

Former Wall Street Journal Meterologist Explains Why He Decided Never To Fly Again: A former Wall Street Journal meteorologist says he will stop flying after an emotional reaction to the IPCC report.

Is Japan’s Abe Honest About Global Help for Fukushima? | Common Dreams

Is Japan’s Abe Honest About Global Help for Fukushima? | Common Dreams
"“If you calculate the amount of cesium 137 in the pool” at Unit #4, “the amount is equivalent to 14,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs,” says Hiroaki Koide, assistant professor at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute"

Fined for Trying to Find Out Who's Funding Anti-GMO Labeling Campaign? | Common Dreams

Fined for Trying to Find Out Who's Funding Anti-GMO Labeling Campaign? | Common Dreams
"In Washington's battle over I-522, group loses legal challenge for disclosure while millions continue to pour in"

Researchers Find Historic Ocean Acidification Levels: ‘The Next Mass Extinction May Have Already Begun’

Researchers Find Historic Ocean Acidification Levels: ‘The Next Mass Extinction May Have Already Begun’: The study finds a "deadly trio" of human-caused effects are proving disastrous for the health of the world's oceans.

Must-See Chart: Cost Of PV Cells Has Dropped An Amazing 99% Since 1977, Bringing Solar Power To Grid Parity

Must-See Chart: Cost Of PV Cells Has Dropped An Amazing 99% Since 1977, Bringing Solar Power To Grid Parity
"The price of solar photovoltaic cells has dropped 99% in the past quarter century. So in an increasing number of markets around the country, solar is at or very close to grid parity."

Get Ready for Extra Helpings of Feces, Pus and Chlorine on Your Plate — America is Deregulating Its Meat Industry | Alternet

Get Ready for Extra Helpings of Feces, Pus and Chlorine on Your Plate — America is Deregulating Its Meat Industry | Alternet
"Fecal contamination is not the only risk posed by the new, laissez-faire system. Under the new HACCP/HIMP rules, bruises, scabs, sores, blisters, infections and tumors on chickens will no longer be considered "Other Consumer Protections" (OCPs) and removed. Already, when half a bird's body is "covered with an inflammatory process" it may still be "salvaged" for food, says an anonymous poultry inspector who is against the new system."

Radiation Soars 6,700 Times Legal Limit as Fukushima Disasters Continue Unabated | Common Dreams

Radiation Soars 6,700 Times Legal Limit as Fukushima Disasters Continue Unabated | Common Dreams
"TEPCO admitted Thursday that yet another spill at the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant has released water 6,700 times more radioactive than the legal limit, adding to the near daily news of fresh leaks and climbing radiation pointing towards systemic failure to mitigate or contain the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl."

Another Fukushima Tank Springs A Highly Radioactive Leak

Another Fukushima Tank Springs A Highly Radioactive Leak
"I think any rational person has to have serious doubts about the ability of for-profit corporations to protect us from the environmental consequences of of their poor management:"

Human Assault Pushes Ocean to Limit Unseen in 300 Million Years | Common Dreams

Human Assault Pushes Ocean to Limit Unseen in 300 Million Years | Common Dreams
"The news, the evidence that supports it, and the warning that accompanies it could hardly be more dire."

Prions in Plants? New Concerns Regarding Chronic Wasting Disease

Prions in Plants? New Concerns Regarding Chronic Wasting Disease
"Prions — the infectious, deformed proteins that cause chronic wasting disease in deer — can be taken up by plants such as alfalfa, corn and tomatoes, according to new research from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison."

Fukushima Failure: Radioactive Water Bursts from Tank | Common Dreams

Fukushima Failure: Radioactive Water Bursts from Tank | Common Dreams
"Tons of water exposed to radiation have leaked during a transfer operation at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, owner TEPCO announced Tuesday. The new leak marks the latest in mounting failures to contain the ever-increasing quantity of water contaminated by efforts to cool the plant's melted reactors."

California’s Government Is Open And Making Clean Energy Available To More Of Its Residents

California’s Government Is Open And Making Clean Energy Available To More Of Its Residents: While the federal government is mired in the latest shutdown crisis, California continues to cement itself as a national leader in clean energy.

The Demand for a Global Take-Over at Fukushima has Hit Critical Mass | Common Dreams

The Demand for a Global Take-Over at Fukushima has Hit Critical Mass | Common Dreams
"Spent fuel rods are the most lethal items our species has ever created. A human standing within a few feet of one would die in a matter of minutes. With more than 11,000 scattered around the Daichi site, radiation levels could rise high enough to force the evacuation of all workers and immobilize much vital electronic equipment."

As Planet Warms, US Watersheds Go Thirsty | Common Dreams

As Planet Warms, US Watersheds Go Thirsty | Common Dreams
"A shocking one in ten U.S. watersheds is in a state of "stress" as the nation-wide demand for water outstrips nature's ability to provide, with this trend expected to worsen as the climate continues to warm, an alarming new study from the University of Colorado at Boulder finds."

Dr. Helen Caldicott Talks Bluntly About Fukushima

Dr. Helen Caldicott Talks Bluntly About Fukushima
"Nicole Sandler interviewed Dr. Helen Caldicott this morning about what's going on at Fukushima. She tells Sandler Units 1, 2 and 3 have indeed melted down, possibly through the steel core and into the earth, and that reactor No. 4 is "on a knife edge." She says the nuclear power industry is reluctant to help because they don't want people to know just how bad it is.

We don't have a transcript, but it's well worth a listen."

First Cargo Ship To Use The Northwest Passage

First Cargo Ship To Use The Northwest Passage
"How very ironic. Due to global warming, enough of the Arctic ice has melted that cargo ships can navigate the fabled Northwest Passage -- and the first vessel is carrying coal"

World’s Top Climate Scientists Give Us Hope for a Better Future If We Act Now | Common Dreams

World’s Top Climate Scientists Give Us Hope for a Better Future If We Act Now | Common Dreams
"We must embrace and accelerate the clean energy transition that is already underway. Renewable energy is currently the fastest growing power source. Globally, renewable generation is estimated to rise to 25% of gross power generation in 2018. But the biggest barrier to even greater expansion is uncertainty around renewable energy policies. This is an area where governments could create strong signals to investors about the future."

15 Things You Should Know About The New IPCC Report On Climate Science

15 Things You Should Know About The New IPCC Report On Climate Science: Scientists have a 95-100 percent certainty that the planet is warming, and humans are the main cause.

Global Warming: Why is IPCC Report So Certain About the Influence of Humans? | Common Dreams

Global Warming: Why is IPCC Report So Certain About the Influence of Humans? | Common Dreams
"This is why there's a 97 percent consensus amongst climate experts and in the climate science literature that humans are causing global warming. The scientific evidence on this question is overwhelming."

Crisis at Fukushima Continues to Spiral With Hole in Radiation Barrier | Common Dreams

Crisis at Fukushima Continues to Spiral With Hole in Radiation Barrier | Common Dreams
"In the latest in a series of mishaps to hit the crisis-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, a radiation-stopping "fence" around the reactors has developed a hole, plant operator TEPCO admitted on Thursday."

EPA Chief On Obama's Promised Carbon Curbs

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Anti-GMO Campaigners Claim Victory as 'Monsanto Protection Act' Stripped From Senate Bill | Common Dreams

Anti-GMO Campaigners Claim Victory as 'Monsanto Protection Act' Stripped From Senate Bill | Common Dreams
"An amendment dubbed the "Monsanto Protection Act," which currently allows large agriculture and biotech corporations to ignore court orders involving the safety of genetically modified seeds, has been stripped from Senate's spending bill that could be voted on as early as Wednesday afternoon."

A Slow-Motion Disaster: One Community’s Fight To Save Itself From Climate Change

A Slow-Motion Disaster: One Community’s Fight To Save Itself From Climate Change: As sea level rise puts many coastal communities at risk, a new video from the Center for American Progress shows the impact that climate change is having on the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

Extreme Energy Extraction Roadtrip — The Scary Ways We're Ruining the Country to Get Fossil Fuels | Alternet

Extreme Energy Extraction Roadtrip — The Scary Ways We're Ruining the Country to Get Fossil Fuels | Alternet
"A look at what fracking, mountaintop removal for coal and other extraction methods are doing to communities across the country"

When fracking meets flooding - is Colorado headed for disaster?

Global warming...Do The Math w/Bill McKibben

Russia Attacks Greenpeace Activists In Arctic

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Republicans Block Science Laureate Vote Over Fear of Climate Stance | Alternet

Republicans Block Science Laureate Vote Over Fear of Climate Stance | Alternet
"It seemed entirely harmless: the creation of an honorary and unpaid position of science laureate of the  United States to travel around the country and inspire children to be future scientists.

But Republicans in Congress last week quashed the initiative, which had gained rare bipartisan support, on the grounds that a science laureate might support action on  climate change."

In The Midst Of The Budget Battle, Congress Is Handing Out Favors To The Mining Industry

In The Midst Of The Budget Battle, Congress Is Handing Out Favors To The Mining Industry: With one week to go until a potential government shutdown, the House of Representatives moves to help mining companies bypass environmental rules.

Surprise! The Federal Government Just Did Something That Will Actually Address Climate Change

Surprise! The Federal Government Just Did Something That Will Actually Address Climate Change: The Obama administration isn't blinking as it moves to rein in the carbon pollution that causes climate change, all thanks to your friendly neighborhood Clean Air Act.

The Crisis at Fukushima's Unit 4 Demands a Global Take-Over | Common Dreams

The Crisis at Fukushima's Unit 4 Demands a Global Take-Over | Common Dreams
"We are now within two months of what may be humankind’s most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis."

Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence in Gulf Disaster | Common Dreams

Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence in Gulf Disaster | Common Dreams
"Halliburton pleaded guilty in a Louisiana district court on Thursday to charges of intentionally destroying evidence of its role in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history—the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico."

What Oil Companies Can Learn From The Response To A Massive Molasses Spill In Hawaii

What Oil Companies Can Learn From The Response To A Massive Molasses Spill In Hawaii: The environmental disaster is one of the worst in Hawaii's history.

Japanese PM Tries to Put Lid on Nuclear Meltdown's Bad PR | Common Dreams

Japanese PM Tries to Put Lid on Nuclear Meltdown's Bad PR | Common Dreams
"Efforts come amid new revelations of that government and TEPCO ignored warnings to protect bottom-line."

Australia's New Conservative Government Axes Climate Watchdog | Common Dreams

Australia's New Conservative Government Axes Climate Watchdog | Common Dreams
"The conservative government of Australia's new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who notablysaid, "the climate change argument is absolute crap," announced on Thursday it abolished the national climate watchdog."

Flood-Damaged Oil Tank Spills Gallons Of Oil Into South Platte River

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Top Climate Scientist: Today’s Leaders Will ‘Determine the Fate of Humanity’ | Common Dreams

Top Climate Scientist: Today’s Leaders Will ‘Determine the Fate of Humanity’ | Common Dreams
"New research co-authored by leading U.S. climate scientist James Hansen, a longtime employee of NASA who recently resigned to engage in climate activism, paints a grim picture of a future Earth left virtually uninhabitable by current warming trends. The paper, published Monday, concludes that energy-related decisions being made by today’s government leaders will ultimately “determine the fate of humanity"."

Climate Hawks Vs. Climate Deniers: ‘Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt’

Climate Hawks Vs. Climate Deniers: ‘Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt’: Today those impacted by climate change had a chance to speak on Capital Hill while the Heartland Institute ramped up its climate denial ahead of the IPCC's fifth assessment report, which will be released this month.

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Pose Urgent Threat to Public Health: CDC | Common Dreams

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Pose Urgent Threat to Public Health: CDC | Common Dreams
"Drug-resistant "superbugs" have become an urgent public health concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Monday, echoing years of research by groups such has Food & Water Watch who warn that the overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms leads to drug-resistant infections.
According to the new CDC report, at least two million Americans now fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and at least 23,000 subsequently die."

Study finds increased cancer risk in Gulf spill cleanup crews

Study finds increased cancer risk in Gulf spill cleanup crews
"The workers called upon to clean up BP’s mess in the wake of the 2010 Gulf spill are at an increased risk for blood-related disorders, including cancer, a study found."

Just how extreme was Colorado’s record-setting rainfall?

Just how extreme was Colorado’s record-setting rainfall?
"Yesterday, meteorologist Robert Henson told Climate Central, the city of Boulder officially set the record for its rainiest year in recorded history. Five days in the past week set individual rainfall records, while the 9.08 inches that fell on Sept. 12 shattered the previous single-day record, set in 1919, of 4.08 inches."

Colorado Floodwaters Cover Fracking And Oil Projects: ‘We Have No Idea What Those Wells Are Leaking’

Colorado Floodwaters Cover Fracking And Oil Projects: ‘We Have No Idea What Those Wells Are Leaking’: Colorado flooding has not only overwhelmed roads and homes, but also the oil and gas infrastructure stationed in one of the most densely drilled areas in the U.S.