Lycoming County, PA — On Friday, a broken pipeline in Pennsyvlvania dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into the Susquehanna River. Charlotte Katzenmoyer, director of public works for Lancaster said in a statement that it is unclear whether or not the local drinking water supplies have been contaminated. “With the amount that spilled, we certainly could Read More…
Environment
75% Of Drinking Water In America Found To Be Contaminated With A Group 1 Heavy Metal Carcinogen
Water is an often overlooked and under appreciated natural resource. We need to consume it to sustain human life, we require it to bathe, we depend on it to grow our food, and so much more. And while water may serve as a luxury for many of our lifestyle needs, when it comes to the basics, Read More…
Filmmaker Faces 45 Years in Prison for Reporting on Dakota Access Protests
“They threw the book at Deia for being a journalist.” In an ominous sign for press freedom, documentary filmmaker and journalist Deia Schlosberg was arrested and charged with felonies carrying a whopping maximum sentence of up to 45 years in prison—simply for reporting on the ongoing Indigenous protests against fossil fuel infrastructure. Schlosberg was arrested Read More…
This Pre-Fab Tiny Home Can Travel Anywhere Its Owners Go
This tiny home has been outfitted with off-grid capabilities and can be deconstructed for transport in as little as 4 hours. Tiny homes are all the rage nowadays, but few allow their owners to live a mobile lifestyle like an RV or renovated bus might. To present an alternative solution, Estonian design collective Kodasema created KODA, a tiny Read More…
A Case Study In How Chevron Ravaged The Amazon With Little To No Repercussions
Many people have heard stories about big oil companies exploiting the environment for profit; but how many people have actually dived deeper into the cases to see just how far these companies will go in order to prop up their share price? Even for those independent researchers who have become immune over the years after been exposed Read More…
Why The Struggle Is Bigger Than One Pipeline: Oil Company Lied About Safety of DAPL
The Dakota Access Pipeline has exposed a harsh reality many were unaware of or attempted to ignore: U.S. oil interest and government co-conspirators will bulldoze over any and all obstacles standing in their way of collecting billions from exploiting fossil fuels. While the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and thousands of supporters across the country, have Read More…