By Johannes Friedrich “Big data” has never been bigger. New tools—such as satellites, cloud computing and other technological upgrades—are fueling a “data revolution,” allowing researchers to analyze the world in ways they’ve never been able to before. Graphic courtesy of Mom’s Clean Air Force But while compiling and analyzing this data is incredibly important, the […]
Amazon Watch stands with Ecuadorian communities in rejecting a misguided judgment delaying justice for some 30,000 indigenous people and farmers who continue to suffer from the company’s toxic legacy in the Amazon rainforest. The decision—handed down yesterday by New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan—also underscores the threat that well-financed corporations pose to justice and the rule […]
In James Bond style, nine Greenpeace activists were arrested Tuesday after they rappelled down Cincinnati’s Procter & Gamble (P&G) skyscraper and hung two large posters protesting P&G’s use of palm oil in its Head & Shoulders products. [youtube //www.youtube.com/embed/UlSA0u8dCCA expand=1] The naturally-occurring oil is typically extracted through widespread deforestation and has pushed exotic animals, like […]
By Heather Libby In its largest capital project in history, Enbridge plans to do what Transcanada so far can’t—ship more than half a million barrels of heavy oil across the U.S. border without President Barack Obama’s direct approval. Graphic courtesy of Enbridge Late Monday evening, Enbridge announced plans for its largest capital project in history— a $7 billion […]
During his years reporting on the meat industry and gathering information for his latest title, The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business, there were times when Chris Leonard couldn’t believe he was actually in the U.S. The book’s inspiration began about a decade ago when he visited one of the many small towns […]
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock While projects in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine are all vying to make the New England the home of the nation’s first offshore wind farm, one of those states recently amped up its on-land renewable energy in a major way. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said the state’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved […]
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