Friday, April 26, 2024

Seattle dumps Wells Fargo over investment in Dakota Access pipeline

The city of Seattle plans to remove $3 billion from Wells Fargo to protest the atrocities which have taken place at Standing Rock.

EPA releases new report and confirms what we all knew: Fracking contaminates drinking water

“The EPA’s final report on impacts of fracking on groundwater has concluded what too many Americans already know from personal experience: Fracking has caused lasting harm to drinking water sources throughout the country.”

After visiting Standing Rock, Swedish bank puts companies behind DAPL on watch

“It is becoming increasingly clear that financial institutions view the Dakota Access pipeline as a liability.”

Superbugs killing twice as many people as government says

We reach more than 5,000 deaths just with resistant E.coli alone. If we add in the other resistant bugs we get to almost 12,000 deaths.

Drug prices likely to rise in Trump Administration

If drug costs continue to rise, it’s a good bet that Pharma will benefit far more than people with Medicare.

A last resort that might work: Small town votes in community bill of rights...

Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.

Washington becomes first state to sue Monsanto over PCBs, accused of knowing its toxicity...

Washington’s lawsuit comes just days before shareholders decide on Bayer AG’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto that would create the world’s largest seed and pesticide company.

Missouri’s largest peach farmer sues Monsanto for losses from illegal herbicide use

"We can't spray our way out of this problem. We need to get off the pesticide treadmill."

North Dakota’s oil spill record: 85 pipeline accidents in 20 years

A new study finds that Standing Rock protesters’ concerns about the DAPL pipeline are well founded.