| May 25, 2010 | Environment / HealthOops. Why did the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which triggered an environmental catastrophe seem so out of the blue? Well, for starters, if you were relying on the major media for any information about offshore oil drilling’s safety, you would have known not to...
| May 24, 2010 | Environment / HealthLet’s say that you have a water well, and a leak from an underground tank at a nearby gasoline station has contaminated your water. Not to worry, says the station owner, for he can fix the problem by dumping a secret mixture of toxic chemicals into your well....
| May 17, 2010 | Environment / HealthSuddenly, we’re relearning the painful lesson that when technological solutions combine with corporate promises, we often get a toxic mix. This lesson is literally oozing over us in the form of the Gulf of Mexico’s disastrous oil slick, brought to us by...
| May 13, 2010 | Environment / HealthIn introducing the American Power Act, one would think that Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) would be mindful of the various public relations disasters the industries favored in their bill had suffered in recent weeks. In short order, we had an...
| May 10, 2010 | Environment / HealthIt turns out crime pays. Big time. BP, the oil company responsible for what may become the largest oil spill of all time in the United States has been breaking the law, again and again. And each time, the company formerly known as British Petroleum has learned its...
