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Biofuels Also Create Dangerous Spills
With the recent oil rig catastrophe and subsequent spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the biofuels industry is claiming it produces a cleaner alternative. But biofuels can produce environmentally harmful spills as well. Biofuel spills, leaks and fires have occurred across the nation and have resulted in pollution and aquatic life die-off. Read More
Cruise ship pollution: Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina is among a number of U.S. cities that have joined the fight against the rising tide of cruise ship pollution, after being informed by the South Carolina State Ports Authority that more than double the number of cruise ships would be visiting the historic city in 2010, and that a new cruise terminal is in the works. Last year 33 cruise ships visited the port of Charleston and this year a record 67 cruise ships are expected to call on Charleston. Read More
Discovery: Don’t Sell Out Alaska!
We have a winner! Send a message directly to Discovery. Read More
World Bank’s $3.75 Billion Coal Loan to Eskom: Neither Green nor Just
By Bobby Peek Director, groundWork, Friends of the Earth South Africa On April 8, the World Bank took us one step closer to climate chaos while also pushing South African communities into years of poverty and pollution. Read More
Bob Dinneen and the Ethanol Industry Ready to Rumble
It seems like we've panicked the dirty ethanol lobby -- and that's a good thing. Bob Dinneen, the president of the Renewable Fuels Association, mentioned us in an article he wrote for the May issue of Ethanol Producer magazine entitled “Let the Fight Begin”: Read More
Congressman Doggett Takes on Liquid Coal
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means committee held its “Hearing on Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Job Economy.” At the hearing, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) took a bold stand against the coal industry, arguing that “clean coal” is a conflict in terms. Rep. Doggett said clean coal is like “safe poison.” Read More
New: From Genetically Engineered Corn to Cows
The spread of genetic engineering (GE) technology exacerbates the corporate consolidation occurring in the seed industry. This trend will continue, if not worsen, in livestock once the genetically engineering and cloning of animals is commercialized and becomes more prevalent. We must put a stop to this technology before it spreads to protect the livelihood of family farmers and the future of our food supply. Read More