Stories by Byard Duncan
Byard Duncan is a contributing writer and editor for AlterNet.
Posted on Sep 6, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The gulf spill presents physical and mental threats to those nearby and across the country. Too bad there's no sound science to prove BP's responsible.
Posted on Aug 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet
This kind of oversight is a risk to both environmental and public health.
Posted on Jul 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Natural gas drilling operations have mucked up food from Colorado to Pennsylvania. So why is no one paying attention?
Posted on Jun 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Americans should view the BP spill as a reminder of overconsumption's devastating price. Instead, we're using more oil than before.
Posted on May 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Lisa Murkowski gets hundreds of thousands of dollars from the industry she's now charged with interrogating. What will this mean for the BP cleanup?
Posted on Apr 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A new EPA study could completely reshape natural gas drilling practices in the U.S. But will New York wait around for the findings?
Posted on Mar 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The winner of the second annual Izzy Award, named after muckraking journalist I.F. Stone, discusses independent media and this critical moment in journalism.
Posted on Jan 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The state's environmental regulations are supposed to ensure that drilling in the Marcellus Shale proceeds smoothly; they don't even come close.
Posted on Dec 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet
New York may be the next state to become embroiled in a mess of litigation and public outcry over a controversial drilling technique.
Posted on Oct 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Neocons went into a froth of anger over Will's open call for an end to the war in Afghanistan -- which is exactly what he was hoping for.
Posted on Sep 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Join MoveOn's fight against Joe "You Lie!" Wilson and others who are relying on town hall-style antics to mire progress.
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The debates over health care reform and the war in Afghanistan are dogged by the same questions: What is the cost to us? How have our priorities changed?
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Over the past 28 years, the oil giant has polluted rivers, poisoned the atmosphere and caused immeasurable damage to children.
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet
DOMA is an offensive relic. Time to give it the boot.
Posted on Aug 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
As the debate continues to heat up, pressure from you will make all the difference. Stand up for a public option today.
Posted on Aug 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Faux grassroots firms are exhibiting all the tell-tale signs.
Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Effigies, Nazi rhetoric, guns and threatening phone calls. How are you going to help counter this despicable intimidation campaign?
Posted on Aug 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.
Posted on Aug 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet
By continuing to sanction Dobbs' thinly veiled racism, the network is jeopardizing its status as America's "most trusted" news source.
Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Making sure senators keep hammering out health care reform is AlterNet's top Take Action Campaign for the week.
Posted on Jul 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
See that the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan does not get swept under the rug.
Posted on Jul 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Demand accountability and help topple ugly Bush precedents.
Posted on Jul 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet
When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.
Posted on Jul 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet
It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.
Posted on Jun 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The only thing standing between us and real health care for all Americans are some senators and their industry friends. Time for battle.
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet
No source of energy is worth the price we're paying. Tell your senators it's time to stop blowing up our mountains.
Posted on Jun 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The time is now: Help Obama secure a reasonable option for the millions of Americans who don't have health care.
Posted on Jun 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Call on the North Korean government to release the two American journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.
Posted on Jun 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Gen. Stanley McChrystal testified before the Senate this week, but no one asked him about the skeletons in his closet.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet
600 gay-rights activists gathered Tuesday to protest the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8.
