disasters

California wildfires blaze on, striking hard and early

May 16, 2014 By Blake Skylar

A heat wave and tinder-dry brush have created a dynamic, dangerous situation with the most menacing brushfires in nearly two decades.

The Lakota vow to die rather than let the KXL pipeline pass

May 15, 2014 By Albert Bender

The native nations of the Dakotas have already seen the deadly effects of the "pipelines of death" on the native communities of western Canada.

Mine disasters in W.Va., Turkey tied to corporate negligence

May 15, 2014 By John Case

Two mineworkers were killed late Monday after being trapped in a collapse in a coal mine in Wharton, W.Va., operated by the Patriot Coal Company.

Ukrainian rightists burn alive 39 at Odessa union building

May 5, 2014 By John Wojcik

Some 1,000 Ukrainian rightists surrounded, stormed, and burned the House of Trade Unions in Odessa last Friday, killing 39 pro-Russia demonstrators in the building.

Oil train explosion rattles and poisons Virginia town

May 2, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Oil 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.