Climate and Environmental Crisis

Oil trains seen as ‘mile-long bombs’

A runaway train carrying Bakken formation crude oil derailed last year on July 6. The resulting explosion killed 47 people…

July 13, 2014

How climate change impacts people in the U.S.

Last year in March, a huge percentage of people in this country ranked five other topics more dangerous than climate…

May 23, 2014

IPCC: ‘Climate change endangers life on planet’

Big business: ‘Profits come first’ The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a dire report based on the…

April 14, 2014

Washington State: Were the mudslide deaths inevitable?

Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy brought devastation that was not solely from natural causes, as was reported at the time in…

April 3, 2014

W.Va. forum: ‘Water Unites Us’

Huntington, W.Va. — A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on Feb. 20 at Marshall University addressed public concerns about…

March 24, 2014

Inuit in Alaska versus nuclear waste

Fairbanks, Alaska -- “Plowshares” was a propaganda effort fostered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to convince the world that nuclear…

March 13, 2014

The Albany, N.Y., oil train: A ticking time bomb

Albany, N.Y. — Thirteen oil-filled tanker rail cars derailed on Feb. 28 at the sprawling CSX rail yard in Selkirk,…

March 11, 2014

Public forum addresses W.Va. chemical spill crisis

Huntington, W.Va. -- A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on Feb. 20 at Marshall University addressed public concerns about the…

March 7, 2014