Environment

In Nigeria, Shell causes worst oil spill in a decade

January 5, 2012 By Blake Skylar

75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta, up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled, poisoning the water.

Dead birds and fish provoke concerns

January 4, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Thousands of dead herring washed ashore in northern Norway.

Obama administration puts a stopper on mercury pollution

January 3, 2012 By Blake Skylar

In a historic development, the Obama administration has set national health standards for mercury and other toxic air pollution, a measure that will save lives and create jobs in pollution control technology.

The Kenyan roots of the Occupy movement

January 2, 2012 By Nick Bart

With the presidential election looming over 2012, we should take a cue from our Kenyan brothers and sisters. We need to take our analysis of the gross negligence of our financial institutions into the electoral arena.

Bolivia’s law gives nature equal rights to humans

January 2, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, (in Spanish La Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra) which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans.