Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/water/154058/5_amazing_places_in_the_us_in_danger_of_being_destroyed_by_dirty_energy/ We've won a temporary reprieve from the Keystone XL Pipeline, but there are still places greatly at risk in the country. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST Erik Loomis, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/154055/profiting_from_catastrophe%3A_if_fossil_fuel_companies_burn_all_their_reserves_we%27re_undeniably_screwed/ Here are the facts: The business models at the center of our economy are in the deepest possible conflict with physics and chemistry. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST Bill McKibben, TomDispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/water/154046/revealed%3A_how_syngenta_investigated_the_press_and_shaped_the_news_about_its_controversial_weed-killer_atrazine/ A new investigation shows the global chemical company spent millions spinning news coverage and tracking journalists as concern grew over potential health risks of atrazine. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:01 PST Beau Hodai, Lisa Graves, PR Watch http://www.alternet.org/water/154006/why_the_battle_over_canada%27s_tar_sands_is_an_american_issue/ For starters, the energy and environmental impacts of tar sands production are not limited to within the borders of Canada. But the trouble doesn't end there. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:01 PST Asher Miller, Post Carbon Institute http://www.alternet.org/water/153991/gasland_director_josh_fox%3A_obama%27s_support_for_natural_gas_drilling_%27a_painful_moment%27_for_communities_exposed_to_fracking_/ Fox talks with Democracy Now following his arrest Wednesday while trying to film a Congressional hearing. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! http://www.alternet.org/water/153965/was_lou_gehrig%27s_als_caused_by_drinking_water/ A toxic molecule found in pond scum may trigger neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Parkinson's. A group of scientists could hold the key to a cure. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:01 PST Wendee Holtcamp, Miller-McCune Magazine http://www.alternet.org/water/153889/state_of_the_union%3A_president_obama_blames_congress_for_inaction_on_climate_change%2C_while_calling_for_increase_in_fossil_fuel_production/ Here's the problem with Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:01 PST Brad Johnson, ThinkProgress http://www.alternet.org/water/153853/fracking%27s_%26quot%3Blittle_revolution%26quot%3B%3A_how_a_people-powered_movement_fights_big_business_for_clean_water/ Consider this, then, an environmental Occupy Wall Street. It knows no divisions of social class or political affiliation. Everyone, after all, needs clean water. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/water/153831/sugar_high%3A_the_dark_history_and_nasty_methods_used_to_feed_our_sweet_tooth/ Sugar is now 20 percent of the American diet, but it's not just our health that suffers from its pervasiveness. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:01 PST Jill Richardson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/153753/3_ways_laws_are_stacked_to_favor_fracking_companies_--_and_how_we_can_change_that/ The U.S. legal system is strongly biased in favor of economic growth, even if it harms human health and the environment. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:01 PST Peter Montague, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/153811/despite_obama%27s_decision_on_keystone_pipeline%2C_the_fight_against_tar_sands_is_far_from_over_/ Obama's rejection of the pipeline won't stop tar sands oil from flowing, or even keep it out of the United States. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:01 PST Bill Walker, Climate Central http://www.alternet.org/water/153759/oil_lobby_threatens_obama_over_keystone_pipeline%3A_here%27s_just_how_much_financial_firepower_the_industry_has_in_washington/ An independent research group that tracks the influence of money in politics has conducted an analysis of oil industry contributions to members of Congress supporting the pipeline. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:01 PST Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian http://www.alternet.org/water/153724/one_more_day_to_act%3A_gas_drilling_may_begin_in_new_york_soon/ It's down to the final wire for public comments on the proposed regulations to allow for industrial gas drilling and fracking in New York. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:01 PST Sabrina Artel, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/153717/fracking_on_shaky_ground%3A_how_our_latest_fossil_fuel_addiction_is_linked_to_earthquakes/ When the mayor of Youngstown, Ohio decides to buy earthquake insurance, you know we've got a big problem. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST Scott Thill, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/153684/damning_new_letter_from_ny_state_insider%3A_%27hydraulic_fracturing_as_it%27s_practiced_today_will_contaminate_our_aquifers%27/ A former technician responsible for investigating and managing groundwater contamination for New York State opens up about risks from fracking. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:01 PST Karen McVeigh, The Guardian http://www.alternet.org/water/153661/how_activists_can_%27occupy%27_their_cities_with_new_legal_structures_that_empower_communities_over_corporations/ A bill of rights that protects the rights of people and nature, but removes them from corporations? Here's how your community could be next. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:01 PST Jeff Reifman, Thomas Linzey, YES! Magazine http://www.alternet.org/water/153659/hope_for_salmon_as_dams_come_down/ The destruction of two Washington State dams will restore depleted fisheries, create jobs, and maybe even change how we manage our rivers. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:00:01 PST Jennifer Kaye, YES! Magazine http://www.alternet.org/water/153609/us_eyes_first_bp_criminal_charges_over_gulf_spill/ The prosecutors are focusing on US-based BP engineers and at least one supervisor who they say may have provided false information to regulators on drilling risks. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:00:01 PST AFP http://www.alternet.org/water/153611/how_canada%27s_become_a_home_for_some_of_the_biggest_fracking_projects/ As furious debate over fracking continues in the United States, it is instructive to look at how a similar gas boom is unfolding for our neighbor to the north. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:00:01 PST Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica http://www.alternet.org/water/153569/l.a.%27s_dirty_coal_addiction_is_killing_arizona/ A large percentage of the power Angelenos depend on comes from coal plants, which spew their filth hundreds of miles away, across state lines in Indian country. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:00:01 PST Joshua Frank, AlterNet