Exxon Valdez Oil on Alaska Beaches – July 4th 2010 |
| By: EdwardTeller Tuesday July 6, 2010 12:45 pm |
Last weekend, while millions of Americans gorged on hot dogs, burgers, beers, cokes and fries, 2009 Alaska Muckraker of the Year, Jeanne Devon, 2009 Steve Gilliard Award winner, Shannyn Moore, and environmental writer-blogger Zach Roberts gagged on the fumes of oil that still reeks and seeps out of the intertidal zones in Alaska’s once pristine Prince William Sound. Here’s Jeanne’s video.
American Wind Turbines Sound Like Freedom |
| By: Leo W. Gerard Friday June 18, 2010 8:05 pm |
In America, wind turbines echo the almost melodic taunt of a schoolyard victor — Neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh: You can’t get me. That’s because American wind turbines are the manifestation of freedom from foreign oil. The more American wind turbines, the fewer barrels of oil America must import to meet its energy needs. And American-built wind turbines help propel the nation out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression by generating good-paying American jobs.
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