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John Oliver Explains America’s Terrifying Nuclear Waste Problem

John Oliver Explains America’s Terrifying Nuclear Waste Problem

“One out of three Americans lives within 50 miles of high-level nuclear waste, some of which, like Plutonium, is lethally dangerous and will be around for an incredible longtime,” John Oliver explained last night on Last Week Tonight. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, there is more than 71,000 tons of nuclear waste stranded at […]

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    8 Hilarious John Oliver Rants Blasting Trump on Quitting Paris Agreement

    8 Hilarious John Oliver Rants Blasting Trump on Quitting Paris Agreement

    By Joe McCarthy A shred of silver lining from Donald Trump’s abandonment of the Paris agreement is that now the world has a John Oliver rant on climate change. Like his segments on medical debt, Brexit and health care, this latest episode is bracing, hilarious and informative. Oliver explains the agreement, skewers the rationale for […]

    Watch John Oliver Blast Trump for Quitting Paris Climate Agreement

    Watch John Oliver Blast Trump for Quitting Paris Climate Agreement

    John Oliver blasted President Donald Trump’s decision on the Paris climate agreement last night on his widely-funny HBO show, Last Week Tonight. He began by explaining the planet’s carbon budget and the “actual global disaster” our planet faces if we don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius above […]

    18 Reasons Why We Must Invest in America’s Infrastructure

    18 Reasons Why We Must Invest in America’s Infrastructure

    In Monday’s debate, Hillary Clinton pledged to spend $275 billion investing in America’s infrastructure. Donald Trump doubled down, promises lots more. On Tuesday the Senate failed to pass a bill to keep the government open because Democrats insisted—and Republicans rejecting—inclusion of a modest $220 million to repair the toxic contamination in the Flint, Michigan public […]