Archive for the ‘green+energy’ Category

Minn. pipeline fire sends oil soaring

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

CLEARBROOK, Minn. - A fire at a pipeline from Canada that feeds oil to the United States killed two people and sent oil prices soaring before burning out Thursday morning, officials said.Read the full story

Black Oil Spill in Kerch Strait

Monday, November 12th, 2007

In the early hours of Sunday, the Russian tanker Volgoneft-139, carrying 4,000 tons of black oil, fell apart due to storm damage, releasing up to 1,300 tons of black oil into the Kerch Strait. Read the full story

Japan rocked by major earthquake, spills radioactive water into Ocean

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Meanwhile the Seattle Times AP wire reports "world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea - an accident not reported to the public for hours."Read the full story

Native Elder/Activist Passes On…

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

July 10, 2007 (Turtle Island). Corbin Harney Spiritual Leader of the Western Shoshone Nation crossed over at 11:00 a.m. this morning in a house on a sacred mountain near Santa Rosa, CA (Turtle Island). He had dedicated his life to fighting the nuclear testing and dumping.Read the full story

Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei | International | Reuters

Monday, July 9th, 2007

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.Read the full story