Is this Texas investment banker telling us why Lisa Jackson’s EPA became BP’s poisoner’s accomplice?

By: Friday July 2, 2010 2:20 pm

By sinking and dispersing the oil, BP can amortize the cost of the cleanup over the next 15 years or so, as tar balls continue to roll up on the beaches, rather than dealing with the issue now by removing the oil from the water with the proper equipment,” McCallister testified earlier this week before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. “As a financial adviser, I understand financial engineering and BP’s desire to stretch out its costs of remediating the oil spill in the Gulf. By managing the cleanup over a period of many years, BP is able to minimize the financial damage as opposed to a huge expenditure in a period of a few years.”

Toxic Exposure – the Environmental Reality of Wars

By: Thursday July 1, 2010 7:47 pm

Burn pits and depleted uranium weaponry used in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused a whole generation of Veterans to become ill and disabled and created areas to toxic wastelands

F*ck the Ocean, Frack the Land

By: Tuesday June 22, 2010 4:51 am

Having destroyed major salt-water ecosystems, the Energistas are now setting their sights on drinking water.

Everyday Elder Abuse

By: Monday June 14, 2010 11:04 am

Tomorrow is World Elder Abuse Prevention Day. It’s a day to appreciate that elders in our society endure abusive behavior every day and to consider how we might remedy this deplorable situation.

The Role of the Body’s Natural Defenses in Preventing and Treating Cancer

By: Saturday April 3, 2010 7:46 pm

A summation of how we are doing ourselves and the world in.

Obama’s “Mission Accomplished” Moment?

By: Wednesday March 24, 2010 7:09 pm

Everybody is celebrating this health care reform legislation like we just won the Super Bowl. Or just beat Iraq. All that’s missing is the “Mission Accomplished” sign.

“Slow Death by Rubber Duck:” What We Don’t See Can Hurt Us

By: Wednesday March 17, 2010 6:46 am

The dangers of the hormone-mimicking chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) are now well-known. If you are wondering about other connections between human health and toxins in the environment a new book provides the perfect primer. 

Written by Miranda Spencer for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

This is not a pretty story

By: Monday October 19, 2009 8:33 pm

Wherein a 39-year-old unemployed man opts to enlist in the Army so he will have medical coverage for his wife’s chemotherapy.

EPA Scrutinizing Atrazine™ — Now There’s Some Change We Can Believe In

By: Wednesday October 7, 2009 5:10 pm

EPA has now changed their stance on examining the health and environmental effects of the weedkiller.

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