Obama has warned that a freeze in non-essential federal spending could have catastrophic effects on the shaky economic recovery
Obama has warned that a freeze in non-essential federal spending could have catastrophic effects on the shaky economic recovery
Company pushes to re-activate shuttered plant despite fresh reports of its failure to contain radiation leaks at Fukushima
Wall Street firms are now making millions in profits off of public pension funds nationwide
“So to express your opposition to Obamacare, you go with a book about a stubborn jerk who decides he hates something before he’s tried it,
Hope is a longing for a future condition over which you have no agency. It means you are essentially powerless. - Derrick Jensen In the 56 years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring one thing remains constant to this day. Our existing system of law...
Given a FERC Final Order regarding Jordan Cove is expected in November 2019 it is good that Wim DeVriend has reminded us that local citizens who don’t stand to lose their property to eminent domain enabled a foreign corporation to interfere in a local election that...
Betsy Spomer claims in a recent op-ed to want to earn our trust through “vigorous public discussion” and to demonstrate that her company, Jordan Cove Energy Partners, is a “responsible corporate neighbor”. This is an incongruous statement from the CEO of a company...
Pair of studies out Monday foresees “collapse” in West Antarctica
‘Ecological strain’ and ‘economic stratification’ could bring global downfall, researchers warn
In rebuttal to State of the Union, Seattle’s Kshama Sawant challenges key assumptions and policies presented in presidential address
In reversal of Bush-era politics, RNC urges Congressional GOP to overhaul Patriot Act
At last month’s Port commission meeting Jeff Bishop confirmed to a member of the audience that an EIS report due March 2012 conducted in advance of a $60 million dredging project will include two scenarios. Post-Panamax vessels, too large to fit through a non widened Panama Canal and consistent with the larger LNG tankers are being considered in one scenario.
With a meltdown at Unit 1, Unit 4 leaning and facing possible collapse, several units contaminating ground water, and area school children outside the exclusion zone receiving adult occupational radiation doses, the situation continues to worsen. TEPCO needs a cohesive plan and international support to protect against world-wide contamination
The BOC interviewed 5 applicants, including Ms. Rich. The BOC unanimously chose Ms. Murphy. She was the only applicant with any relevant experience having worked in the Clerk’s Office for over 20 years before retiring. She also pledged to not run for the office and to resign as Chair of the Coos County Democratic Party.
As a community rights activist who placed a measure on the ballot to establish a local bill of rights to make the county self-determining, I am sympathetic with Taylor’s interest in challenging federal and state authority over local affairs