Environment
Oil train explosion rattles and poisons Virginia town
May 2, 2014Oil trains throughout the U.S. are literally crashing and burning. One could easily produce a long list of such disasters from last year alone. Another incident can now be added to that list.
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Keystone XL pipeline protest draws thousands
May 1, 2014The $5.4 billion project, which represents the dirtiest, least efficient kind of oil development, would pump dirty tarsands oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas refineries.
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Today in eco-history: Death and destruction in Bangladesh
April 29, 2014On this day in 1991, a powerful cyclone with winds over 150 mph hit Bangladesh. At least 138,000 people were killed and most food crops were washed away or destroyed.
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Today in eco-history: Chernobyl disaster announced to public
April 28, 2014On this day in 1986, continuing high levels of radiation emerging from the Chernobyl disaster led Soviet authorities to publically announce the accident.
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Support group members find help from those with similar circumstances
April 25, 2014They collectively share practical information, exchange coping strategies, as well as belonging to a community that understands them and their unique circumstances.
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