Tag: oil train
Forecast for 2020: More oil trains, fires, spills, and the rise...
If past is prelude, the regulatory and market conditions show North America is poised for another rise in “bomb trains.”
Canadian government declares oil trains safe and plans to get into...
Here's why that's bad news for the communities in both Canada and the U.S. where this influx of oil train traffic will pass.
BNSF Challenges Lawsuit from Engineer Who Ran for His Life From...
After former BNSF locomotive engineer, Bryan Thompson, suffered injuries from an oil-by-rail train the company is arguing that some federal laws protect them from paying. Are U.S. laws and policies structured to favor the powerful rail industry over people?
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
30 Months After Uproar Over Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech, What Do His Pro-Israel Denouncers...
Ten signers of a 2024 open letter condemning the director’s Academy Awards speech told the author whether their views have changed since.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation
Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
America’s Broken Promises, Iran’s Resolve, and the dangerous Game over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is telling Washington that the age of expecting automatic concessions in exchange for ambiguous promises is over.