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Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $25 million

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 in Earth Violators

Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve complaints over its handling of a huge underground oil spill in New York City. The settlement with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and a related agreement with the environmental group Riverkeeper will settle years of litigation over the tox...

Tom Coburn Stops Shark Finning

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 in Earth Violators

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} Just one man is blocking the total ban on shark finning in American waters: Senator Tom Coburn. The senator from Oklahoma decided to block progress of the bill, due to concerns that it will cost too much money and is a "special intere...

New Jersey Governor Skeptical about Global Warming

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 in Earth Violators

WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has developed a reputation for endearing political bluntness. But comments he reportedly made about global warming on Tuesday afternoon do seem a bit out of tune with a state that remains, generally, progressive on environmental matters. During a tow...

Villagers despair in Hungary's red wasteland

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 in Earth Violators

Hungarians displaced by the toxic sludge that flooded a rural valley are beginning to wonder whether they will ever go home, says the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Ajka. Villagers from Kolontar say they doubt whether they will ever be able to go back home The Sports Hall in Ajka contains ...

Elderly people evacuated from the village of Kolontar silting in the beds in the Sports Hall in Ajka

The Truth about Climate Legislation

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 09 September 2010 in Earth Violators

Strong national legislation will curb climate change, strengthen our economy, create jobs and make our country more secure. Opponents of energy and climate legislation are spreading misinformation using front groups for the coal industry and even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Companies that support ...

A Colossal Fracking Mess

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 in Earth Violators

Early on a spring morning in the town of Damascus in northeastern Pennsylvania, the fog on the Delaware River rises to form a mist that hangs above the tree-covered hills on either side. A buzzard swoops in from the northern hills to join a flock ensconced in an evergreen on the rive...

Big Oil Maintains Stranglehold on Congress

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 13 August 2010 in Earth Violators

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has just announced he is withdrawing oil disaster legislation until after August recess. Following is a statement by Peter Lehner, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Two weeks after the U.S. Senate shelved efforts to limit the carbon poll...

Banning Shark Fins from Shark Fin Soup

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 in Earth Violators

A law prohibiting the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins goes into effect in the state of Hawaii. Hailed as a victory, albeit a small one, by conservationists, this law nevertheless is a major step in recognizing the need for government action to help save the shark. Sought afte...

ANOTHER Oil Spill: 800,000 gallons in Kalamazoo River

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 in Earth Violators

More than 800,000 gallons of oil have been released into a creek in Marshall that feeds the Kalamazoo River.Houston-based Enbridge Energy Partners said Monday that oil flowed into the Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River after a leak developed in its pipeline.Enbridge said the 30-inch pipeline tra...

Senators criticize delay on climate plan

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 26 July 2010 in Earth Violators

AUGUSTA -- U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins both expressed disappointment with the recent decision by Senate Democratic leadership to set aside plans for comprehensive climate change legislation. The Maine Republicans each had showed support for limited or modified plan...

Why Social Media Will Never Let BP Sleep

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 17 July 2010 in Earth Violators

by Richard Telofski The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is, of course, a first degree public relations nightmare for beleaguered British multinational BP. Many pundits and financial analysts have debated whether or not the company will be able to survive this environmental disaster. Certain...

It's official: Syncrude is a tar sands criminal

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 05 July 2010 in Earth Violators

After a two-and-a-half-month trial, tar sands oil giant Syncrude has been found guilty of the criminal charges laid in connection with the deaths of 1,606 ducks that in one of its mining tailings lakes in April 2008. Syncrude was charged under the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act...

BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Earth Violators

Animal welfare groups sued BP for burning endangered sea turtles and asked a federal court to stop the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill. "It is horrifying that these innocent creatures whose habitat has already been devastated by the oil spill are now being burne...

Beyond plastic bags: stopping plastic pollution at source

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Earth Violators

Plastic Pollution Coalition is a new campaign calling for an outright ban on single-use plastic products. Will you support them? Plastic water bottles and shopping bags don't come with ingredient lists, but - unknown to most - dangerous compounds contained in household plastics are ...

What would a Citizen Engineer do with the BP Oil Spill

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 11 June 2010 in Earth Violators

In a world of increasing complexity, accidents happen. This accident is a tragedy with 11 dead and 17 injured in an explosion that created the worst oil spill in the history of the United States. Let's start the clock over on these events and explore what a Citizen Engineer would do. Ma...

NASA photo taken May 24 from web site http://2010gulfoilspill.com/

The Dirty Side of Clean Coal

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 15 May 2010 in Earth Violators

As long as mountaintop removal mining continues coal cannot be clean, even if the pollution from burning it can be minimized By Douglas Fischer DIRTY COAL Mountaintop removal mining pollutes communities in Appalachia.Courtesy of Douglas Fisc...

COP15 VIPs in violation

Posted by joeycello on Monday, 07 December 2009 in Earth Violators

I read a couple of articles this morning talking about the environmentally irresponsible behavior of the VIPs attending the conference in Copenhagen this week. - More private planes than the city's airport can handle. - Over a thousand limos needed, hundreds of which had to be driven hundreds of m...

Chinese Children Killed by Pollution

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 31 August 2009 in Earth Violators

There was a horrifying report in The Denver Post on Aug 21 that told of 1,300 children being poisoned by pollution from a manganese-processing plant. This occurred just days after emissions from a lead smelter in another province sickened hundreds. The people are protesting but this tiny article on...

Eco-fugitive Caught

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 14 March 2009 in Earth Violators

Authorities in Florida shot and critically wounded one of the US's most wanted environmental crime fugitives, Larkin Baggett. Baggett pointed a gun at police. He is owner of Chemical Consultants Inc. and has been charged in federal court in Utah with dumping chemicals down drains, into paved alleys ...

The Top ten most polluted places in the WORLD!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 in Earth Violators

Each year, millions if not billions of people are affected by an ever increasing onslaught of rapid environmental pollution brought about by gas fumes, weapons testing, factories, and wasteful energy use. One year ago, www.SixWise.com put together a list of the ten top most polluted places in the w...