Han Shan, AlterNet. October 30, 2009. It appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 23, 2009. No federal regulations specifically govern the disposal of power plant discharges into waterways or landfills.
Meg White, BuzzFlash. September 8, 2009. Monsanto and the U.S. government are dealing with unanticipated hazards of the pesticide Roundup in the South American drug war.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Environment. July 27, 2009. Inhofe is the same anti-science senator who thinks that global warming is "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people."
Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor. June 3, 2009. An Ecuadorean court alleges that Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron, knowingly unleashed toxins across an estimated 1,700 square miles.
Geoffrey Lean, The Independent UK. September 8, 2008. A new study shows that children exposed to pesticides in womb are twice as likely to be overweight.
Peter Navarro, Asia Times. July 15, 2008. It's tough to tout "green games" when cancers related to water pollution are among the leading causes of death in China's countryside.
Bill Gallegos, New America Media. July 8, 2008. Richmond could be the first US city to decide to stand up to the Chevron oil company and impose a cap on its plans for further expansion.
The Progress ReportJune 2, 2008. The Senate will engage for the first time in full debate on legislation to cap global warming pollution and create a market for pollution permits.
Bill McKibben, Tomdispatch.com. May 12, 2008. If we want to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed, we've got to cut CO2 emissions.
Mariana Ruiz Firmat, make/shift. April 28, 2008. If we want to foster healthy communities, we need to make connections between reproductive health, environmental toxins, and the food we eat.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. April 22, 2008. The challenges our society faces with depleted energy resources, water shortages, soaring food costs all point to environmental solutions.
ZP Heller, AlterNet AlterNet: Environment. March 15, 2008. There's no way Wal-Mart can fix the irreparable harm they've caused to our planet in such a short span of time, if ever.
Christina Larson, Washington Monthly. January 8, 2008. Contaminated rivers and farms are triggering peasant protests. Will it be enough to force real change?
Stacy Malkan, Conscious Choice. March 19, 2007. Health care officials are finally recognizing that a cleaner, greener hospital keeps the whole community well.
Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. March 8, 2007. It has been said that the health of a society is measured by how it treats women. Judging from global statistics, it is safe to say that society is in crisis.
