New America Media: Environment

The True Cost of Oil: Revisiting the Conflict in the Niger Delta

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Jun 13, 2011

As uprisings in the Middle East send the price of petroleum soaring, a symposium addressed the much higher price paid by the Ogoni people in Nigeria's long relationship with Shell Oil.

Cause of Death: Consumption of Basa Fish

Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Jun 07, 2011

Is it possible that the after-school fish stick snacks you have been feeding your child could possibly be contaminated with deadly metals such as mercury?! Unfortunately, the answer is YES.

How Churches Can Work With EPA to Reduce Their Energy Footprint

Marta Cook, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2011

The EPA’s Energy Star program provides technical information and support to congregations interested in lowering their utility bills and being more environmentally responsible.

True Confessions: How I Became a Poverty Pimp

Oakland Local, Commentary, Max Cadji, Posted: Jun 02, 2011

Here's how one urban dictionary defines the term: “Any social worker, do-gooder, social service agency or faith-based organization who comes into a hood not their own and plays at being the savior to folks that don't need savin’.”

Alabama Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown

New America Media, News Feature, Meredith Hoffman, Posted: May 29, 2011

Alabama's pending immigration bill has undocumented victims of the Tuscaloosa tornado afraid to come out of hiding.

Anger Grows in South Korea over U.S. Dumping of Agent Orange

New America Media, Commentary, Peter Schurmann and Jin Kim, Posted: May 26, 2011

Revelations emerging last week that United States Forces in Korea buried large amounts of hazardous chemicals there, including the defoliant Agent Orange, are diminishing the Koreans’ trust in their most important ally.

Minority Pedestrians Disproportionately Killed in California Accidents

New America Media, News Report, Jonah Most, Posted: May 26, 2011

It is dangerous to be a pedestrian in California, particularly so for minorities and the elderly, according to a report out this week.

Scandal Grows Over U.S. Chemical Dump in Korea

Korea Daily, News Report, Gwang-lip Moon, Posted: May 24, 2011

New revelations about the secret dumping of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange, by American military forces in Korea has sparked renewed mistrust in the country over the actions of its longtime ally.

Alabama Tornado Aftermath: The Forgotten Families

New America Media, News Report, Kathy Mulady, Posted: May 17, 2011

Families in the poorest sections of rural Alabama are most at risk of being left out as recovery efforts continue following the devastating tornadoes.

Lives, Interrupted—China and the Three Gorges Dam

New America Media, Op-ed, Li Miao Lovett, Posted: May 15, 2011

Even if it becomes the electric power source that feeds a global economic engine, it's essential to remember that China's Three Gorges dam has displaced millions.