Study Maps Pollution Hotspots in CA's San Joaquin Valley
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 16, 2011
Researchers at UC Davis found the populations facing the biggest burden from pollution were concentrated in several urban centers and rural communities.
Floods Show Bangkok Ill-Prepared for Climate Impacts
Inter Press Service, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2011
Bangkok's 8 million people are paying the price of ignoring warnings over many years concerning its climate vulnerability.
Agent Orange--Vietnam’s Last Battle
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 02, 2011
Agent Orange is still leaving its pernicious effects on the people and the environment more than three decades after the guns went silent.
Bangkok Braces for Month of Floods
Inter Press Service, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2011
Low-lying Bangkok will be experiencing its worst flood in decades -- along with other countries in the region-- caused by excessive monsoon rains and poor water management.
Obama’s Failing Emails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?
TomDispatch, Commentary, Posted: Oct 13, 2011
Obama's pending decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline will test his commitment to change on climate and big business.
NAM Radio: A Guide to Occupy Wall Street
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 10, 2011
What is Occupy Wall Street and who is involved? Here is a primer, from someone in the midst of it all.
NAM Radio: The Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 03, 2011
Most of us have little understanding of how Agent Orange came to be used in Vietnam & how it is still hurting people & the environment to this day.
Protesters Rush Wall St. Rallying Against Corporate Greed
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Sep 30, 2011
The movement grew when a largely Black crowd of about 2,000 people marched from Union Square to Wall Street to protest the execution of Troy Davis.
Students, Teachers Push to Halt Methyl Iodide Use in California Farms
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 28, 2011
Teachers and students in Watsonville, Calif., are going all out to put the word out that using methyl iodide as a fumigant on strawberry fields was endangering the health of children and adults, contrary to what the California Department of Pesticide Regulation may say.
UN Report: California County Lacks Clean Water
Vida en el Valle, News Report, Posted: Sep 24, 2011
A United Nations report finds that unincorporated, majority-Latino communities in Tulare County have no access to clean drinking water.
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