Saturday, September 25, 2010

Senators Push For Hasty Approval of Pipeline For World's Dirtiest and Costliest Oil

AlterNet/by Michael Brune Se 23 - 2010
The oil it promises to provide…
Stripping the first layer of 'overburden' a layer of earth, sand and gravel up to 100 feet deep covering the bitumen ore or tar sand. The trees have been removed but, in this case, the topsoil is not being separated. Courtesy of "Beautiful Destruction"

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A Turning Point for our Oceans? What the High Seas Treaty Means

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS More details Marine life at Conch reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA/ONMS/Hickerson With m...