Stories by Peter Rugh

Peter Rugh is a facilitator for Occupy Wall Street Environmental Solidarity and chairs the Action Committee of Shut Down Indian Point Now! He has written for The Indypendent, Terraspheres.com, Common Dreams and Socialist Worker. Pete blogs at EartoEarth.org. subscribe to Peter Rugh's feed

How the Obama Administration Is Making Fracking on Public Lands Easier

Posted on: Jul 18, 2013, Source: Waging Nonviolence

The rules were written by the drilling industry and will be streamlined into effect by a new intergovernmental task force, established by the president, to promote fracking.

Big Brother is Watching...Our Kids' Test Scores

Posted on: May 2, 2013, Source: Socialist Worker

Corporations, like Murdoch's Wireless Generation, are paid big bucks to collect students' personal information.

Fracking Comes to NYC in New Pipeline: Activists in New York and Across the Country Protest Fossil Fuel Escalation

Posted on: Oct 17, 2012, Source: Waging Nonviolence

The Spectra Pipeline in New York is just one of a new breed of high pressure pipeline being built around the country to expand the gas market to meet the increasing output of U.S. shale production.

Occupy's 'Bat Signal': Working to Keep the Movement in the Spotlight

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: Waging Nonviolence

Ben & Jerry's founder Ben Cohen, who helped finance the project, has threatened to repossess the Illuminator van. But that's not stopping the Illuminator team.