disasters
Alberta pipeline hits swamp with over 15,000 gallons of oil
December 3, 2014Yet another major spill in the routinely oil-plagued Alberta, Canada, has left the swamps of Red Earth Creek polluted.
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Miners’ families welcome indictment of Massey Energy CEO Blankenship
November 14, 2014A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the Apr. 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men.
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Venezuelan Communist youth group attacked, right wingers blamed
October 27, 2014The attack followed by three weeks the murder in Caracas of young, charismatic socialist National Assembly delegate, Robert Serra.
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Brown autopsy results leaked, spun to favor police
October 23, 2014The timing of the report along with emphasis on powder burns and marijuana use may suggest local official's tactics designed to undermine the grand jury's work prior to its completion.
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Ebola and the challenge to humanity
October 21, 2014President of Cuba Raul Castro opening remarks at the Special ALBA Summit on Ebola.
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