Category: Environment
Whistleblowing and Its Risks
by Hugh Kaufman | Jul 1, 2013 | Environment, PoliticsHaving been a “hard-core” EPA whistleblower since the Love Canal toxic-waste contamination case in 1977, I am amazed at how successful the major polluting oligarchies have been in hoodwinking the public and controlling the government’s ability to prevent major environmental catastrophes. Take, for example, the basic issue of protecting first responders. Everybody in government and […]
Does Eastman Chemical Have a Conflict of Interest?
by Lou Dubose | Jun 3, 2013 | EnvironmentIs your “EA-free” baby bottle really EA-free and safe for your child to use? That question is confronting a federal judge in Texas, where Eastman Chemical Company is suing two labs it claims misrepresented the safety of Eastman plastic. EA is “estrogen active.” Not a good thing. EA chemical agents mimic natural estrogen. When ingested, […]
Silencing Science
by Lou Dubose | Jun 1, 2013 | EnvironmentThis summer in a federal courtroom in Texas, attorneys for a Tennessee corporation with $9 billion in market capitalization will try to convince a federal judge to suppress the findings of a small, private lab in Austin. The lab, founded by a professor from the University of Texas, determined that resins produced by Eastman Chemical […]
Can a Billionaire Who Got Rich Investing in Big Oil Fight Big Oil?
by Darwin Bondgraham | May 15, 2013 | Economy, Environment(BusinessWeek featured the above photo of billionaire Tom Steyer holding a jar of tar-sands oil. The article, titled “Tom Steyer: The Wrath of a Green Billionaire,” lauded his crusade to stop construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport tar-sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. As Darwin Bondgraham reports, part […]
Fertilizer Plant
by WS Editors | May 2, 2013 | EnvironmentThe Texas fertilizer plant that blew up on April 17, killing at least 15 people, appears to have been claiming an arcane exemption that allowed it to avoid targeted workplace inspections and safety requirements and enter a “streamlined prevention program” with environmental regulators, a government spokesman confirmed. The owner of the facility near Waco, West Chemical and […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
Editor’s Picks
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By Anthony Barnett
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Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
By Hamilton Fish
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God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan
By Anne Nelson
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Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America
By Anne Nelson
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Possible Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions Adds New Dimension to the Human Toll in Mid-East War
By Barbara Koeppel
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What Does Putin Have on Trump?
By Bob Dreyfuss