When I was in 5th grade, I was obsessed with animals. It was an age where most of my friends were going through the phase of wanting to be either a veterinarian or whale trainer at Sea World (yes, this was before Blackfish). My love for animals may have been innocent and ill-informed early on, but it led me to … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- If there is one thing that’s been constant over the course of this planet’s evolution, it’s nature’s resilience. Even if a pesticide is designed to eradicate a weed or insect species native to a particular area, nature will eventually bounce back and become resistant to the poison. Similar to the heavy use of antibiotics leading to supergerms, a … Read More
FAST COMPANY– Scientists have warned that without drastic changes “this century is the last century of wild seafood.” The world’s current trajectory of falling catches and rising consumption is projected to end in 2050 with the collapse of nearly 100% of exploited seafood populations. But those are just abstract numbers. Now a new report tells us the precise day each year when … Read More
Flashpoints – July 4, 2011 at 5:00pm Click to listen (or download) KPFA– On this edition of Flashpoints, a nationally syndicated radio show, Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff from Project Censored and Abby Martin from Media Roots report the latest news and coverage from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On this edition of Flashpoints, a nationally syndicated radio show, Peter … Read More
THE GUARDIAN– Oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline on the famed Yellowstone spread at least 15 miles beyond the initial leak – further than the oil company’s original estimates.Clean-up crews have yet to reach the break in the 12-inch pipeline because of historic flooding on the river, which is projected to peak on Tuesday.Montana’s governor, Brian Schweitzer, who was due … Read More
