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Oil giant BP has caused yet another oil spill in a crucial water way this week, following an increase in tar sands refining at its Indiana plant on the shores of Lake Michigan. BP notified the federal government’s National Response Center around 5 p.m. Monday that its Whiting Refinery was leaking oil into the lake,…
Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia is the newest addition to the WWE Network’s expanding lineup of video podcasts. Garcia announced today that Chasing Glory is coming to the WWE Network starting next Monday (October 26). “BREAKING NEWS!! It’s w great excitement & gratitude that I announce my return HOME to the @WWE! BUT in a very…
Media outlets in Greece went dark Tuesday as journalists staged a work stoppage ahead of an anti-austerity general strike expected to sweep the country Wednesday. Journalists from radio, television, and online news, as well as daily newspapers, participated in the Tuesday action against wage theft, firings, slashes to pensions and benefits, and broad austerity measures…
Dramatically reduce carbon emissions and the use of fossil fuels. Create millions of new jobs in the renewable energy sector and beyond. Democratize the energy system by increasing local control of production and resources. Not only can all this be accomplished, say researchers and experts, it can be done with readily available technologies and on…
United Nations experts declared Wednesday that the city of Detroit’s shut-off of water to thousands of residents who are unable to pay their bills “constitutes a violation of the human right to water” and may be discriminatory against African-Americans. “The households which suffered unjustified disconnections must be immediately reconnected,” said UN Special Rapporteur on adequate…