With so much at stake, corporate interests, bias media, revolving door politicians, and those who follow them are flooding the airwaves with false truths, and flat out propaganda to mislead and confuse the average person. And with almost unlimited funding via large corporate donors, they have made a relentless push to stop environmental action in [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2009
Disposable Cameras Yes camera’s can be complicated and expensive, but not so much as to warrant using a disposable piece of junk that doesn’t even take good pictures. A point and shoot digital camera can be had for under one hundred bucks these days, and used 35mm film cameras are so hard to sell that [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2009
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Although none of the most polluted cities in the world are located in the United States, that doesn’t mean the air quality here is perfect. In fact, the American Lung Association believes that 60 percent of Americans (roughly 186.1 million people) live in areas where air pollution threatens their lives. The State of the Air [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2009
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Love Canal In 1953, Hooker chemical sold a piece of land that was used as a chemical waste dump to the Niagara falls school district for the purpose of building a school on. Knowing full well of the risks, the school district bought the land for one dollar and agreed to release hooker of all [...]
Continue reading...30. September 2009
This list, compiled by The Blacksmith Institute, shows not only the world’s most polluted cities, but also demonstrates the various ways in which cities are polluted. The Institute recognizes that, in terms of air quality, 16 of the 20 most polluted cities are in China (according to The World Bank), but only includes one Chinese [...]
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17. October 2009
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