Category Archives: Environment

Small Government at Work in West, Texas

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

As each week passes we gain new insight into the irresponsibility of the West Fertilizer Company whose plant exploded in West, Texas, killing 14 and leveling part of the town. McALLEN, Texas — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last … Continue reading →
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Helping The Apocalypse

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 11:57 am by Bob Cesca

According to a new study, belief in the biblical end times makes people less likely to support measures to alleviate the climate crisis: The United States has failed to take action to mitigate climate change thanks in part to the … Continue reading →
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Here’s a Great Idea

Posted on May 4, 2013 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

And by great I mean terrible. From Mother Jones Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the Gulf of Mexico—by shipping across the Arctic Ocean … Continue reading →
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Infrastructure? Who Needs It?

Posted on May 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Warning: this is a very disgusting story According to Climate Central, over 10 billion gallons of sewage spewed into waterways and streets during and after Hurricane Sandy. Over 10 billion gallons of raw and partly treated sewage gushed into waterways … Continue reading →
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Wonderland Sucks

Posted on April 30, 2013 at 9:06 am by Bob Cesca

The cover of the conservative Nation Review heralding the rise of tar sands: If this is the National Review‘s idea of a “wonderland,” I don’t what to know their definition of “blighted wasteland.” This just about explains everything in the … Continue reading →
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Shocker: The BP Oil Spill Was Much Worse Than Previously Known

Posted on April 24, 2013 at 10:12 am by Bob Cesca

Not only was there way more oil gushing into the Gulf than originally reported, but now people are reporting serious health problems as a result: “It’s as safe as Dawn dishwashing liquid.” That’s what Jamie Griffin says the BP man … Continue reading →
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The Fossil Fuel Resistance

Posted on April 21, 2013 at 4:34 pm by Mr. Brink

Earth Day is tomorrow, and every doomed climate has a silver lining. We’re not breaking records anymore; we’re breaking the planet. In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They’ll just ask, “So … Continue reading →
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West Fertilizer Co. Had 1,350 Times More Explosive Material Than Reported

Posted on April 20, 2013 at 11:00 am by JM Ashby

In addition to filing papers with local authorities and the Environment Protection Agency that said there was no risk of fire or explosion, the West Fertilizer Company owned fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas earlier this week evidently did … Continue reading →
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Fertilizer Company Claimed No Risk of Fire or Explosion

Posted on April 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

If this report from The Dallas Morning News is correct, it’s possible the volunteer firefighters who first responded to a fire at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas last night had no idea it may blow up in their faces … Continue reading →
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More Great News on that Oil Pipeline Spill in Arkansas

Posted on April 15, 2013 at 10:14 am by Bob Cesca

Not only will homeowners in Mayflower, Arkansas have to deal with collapsed property values, but also, according to Exxon, cancer. ExxonMobil documents released by a federal agency investigating the spill of an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil into a residential … Continue reading →
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