Part of ICIJ Investigation Series “Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze”

Tax Day New York. April 17, 2012. photo: Michael Fleshman

Secret Files Expose Offshore’s Global Impact by Gerard Ryle, Marina Walker Guevara, Michael Hudson, Nicky Hager, Duncan Campbell and Stefan Candea for ICIJ A cache of 2.5 million files has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, exposing hidden dealings of [...]

Still Watching? EPA’s Pollution Control Methods Get a Look-over

Air pollution smoke stack. photo: EnvironmentBlog

  Inspector General to review EPA’s ‘Watch Lists’ By Jim Morris for The Center for Public Integrity The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general has begun a review of the EPA’s use of internal watch lists to target enforcement of federal [...]

Colorado Drilling Projects and BLM Placed Under the Lens

Natural gas drilling near Roan Plateau, April 2007. photo: SkyTruth

On August 21st, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) moved to further analyze air pollution caused by oil and gas drilling near the Roan Plateau in Colorado. The decision was a shuffle forward for conservation groups, backed by [...]

Earthjustice Documents Coal Ash Health Problems in Moapa Reservation

Coal ash is the waste leftover at the end of the coal burning cycle. It’s laced with the same arsenic, mercury, lead and other toxics. It’s the second largest waste stream in America—15 billion tons of toxic sludge per year. And here’s the dirty little secret: it’s subject to less regulation than the garbage you take to the curb every week.

New Documentary: DEBTOCRACY (Watch Full Movie)

For the first time in Greece, a documentary producer of the beholder. The DEBTOCRACY searches for the causes of the debt crisis and propose solutions that are hidden from the government and the mainstream media. The documentary will be distributed free by the end of March without usage rights and broadcast and subtitled in at least three languages.

Building a Solar Future

Building a Solar Future NEW REPORT OUTLINES BOLD NEW VISION FOR SOLAR IN AMERICA TOLEDO -– From laundromats and baseball stadiums, to homes and cars, solar energy is already enhancing energy security and reducing pollution in America.  A [...]

Wind Farm Report Shows Ohio Last in Generated Regional Wind Power Capacity

Wind Farm Policy in the Great Lakes Note: See page 2 above to find current Megawatt capacity for the Great Lakes Region. By John Funk, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wind turbines could rise from Lake Erie [...]

Transgenics in the Food Market | Editorial

This editorial is the second, in a series published to address genetically engineered foods. Simple Transgenic Timeline for a Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Market Initiative. 1940′s – Beginning of chemical agriculture production. 1970′s – Intro to genetic patenting [...]

FISHING INDUSTRY: Scientists Claim Salmon Farming Kills Wild Salmon

For decades, Fish Farms have moored open nets and pens from facility to estuary assuring consumers of their safety and inherent environmental protection. CleanFish, a company focused on buying sustainably-farmed fish declares on its website; “We believe that [...]

Deconstructing Dinner: Canada’s Bill on GE Crops

March 25, 2010 “BILL C-474 (PROTECTING FARMERS FROM ECONOMIC HARM OF GE CROPS)” LISTEN TO ARCHIVED VERSION download/open | stream Deconstructing Dinner has long been at the forefront of covering anything and everything to do with the presence [...]