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Port Hope’s Nuclear Power Memorial
Nuclear power production is leaving behind monumental piles of radioactive soil as memorials of the heyday of nuclear power. Way back in the middle of the 20th century when everybody was giddy over nuclear power, the Canadian government set about mining and refining uranium and radium to power its massive nuclear power plants. [...]
Exxon Mobil Posts Record Profit (Again)
Of course. We’re in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, but Exxon Mobil still pumps out the dough:
Exxon Mobil Corp. set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company Thursday, surging past analyst estimates.
Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500), the leading U.S. oil company, said its third-quarter net profit was $14.83 billion, or [...]
Bisphenol A (BPA) Is Dangerous After All
A group of scientists has published a report stating that the FDA was wrong to assert that the common chemical in plastics is harmless. BPA, according to the report,
From can affect brain and behavioral development in infants and kids.
The Food and Drug Administration ignored scientific evidence and used flawed methods when it determined [...]
Go Green Into That Great Good Night
From the Post-Gazette:
Starting Saturday, a Westmoreland County funeral home and owners of nearby Rose Memorial Park will begin offering green burials, an eco-friendly way of burying the dead.
Financial Meltdown Worsens Food Crisis
A big part of this problem is that the “Green Revolution” brought the need for synthetic fertilizer to the developing world. This is but one of the consequences.
From the Washington Post:
As shock waves from the credit crisis began to spread around the world last month, China scrambled to protect itself. Among the most [...]
Corps moves to dilute contaminants in Mon
The practice of local sewage authorities re-using water used in drilling deep natural gas wells has caused the amount of total dissolved solids in the Monongahela River to exceed EPA levels. These solids make the water smell and taste badly, and may be harmful to human health. We don’t know for sure, because [...]
Pittsburgh hires new sustainability coordinator
The City of Pittsburgh Hires Its First Sustainability Director:
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced Friday the city has hired a sustainability coordinator for the Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency.
The announcement comes as the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) plans to open a project office in Pittsburgh next week, “to increase the momentum of the region’s [...]
The World’s First Wave Farm Goes Live in Portugal
From Bridgette Steffen:
The world’s first commercial wave farm went live at the end of September in Agucadoura, located off the coast of northern Portugal. Designed by Pelamis Wave Power, the farm employs three Wave Energy Converters - snakelike, semi-submerged devices that generate electricity with hydraulic rams driven by waves. This first phase of the [...]
Monongahela River Contamination
Sure, it’s safe. Just make sure that you use bottled water for drinking and preparing food.
The Department of Environmental Protection says contamination in the Monongahela River may be cause bad tasting and bad smelling water.
According to the DEP, tests do not indicate the water is unsafe.
However, they recommend using bottled water for drinking [...]
Senator Whitehouse: The EPA Reaches A Historical Low Point
From Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:
The Bush administration has disgraced the Environmental Protection Agency and dishonored its responsibilities. It was a bleak afternoon in that a recapitulation of that litany is a sad thing to hear and the fact that they did not have the courage to come and even defend their records, as I suppose [...]
