Environment
Oil refinery waste piling up in Chicago
December 3, 2013Residents on the southeast side of this city are complaining about smoke, but it's actually dust from an oil refinery, and it's drifting into many nearby neighborhoods.
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World’s largest landfill to become NYC’s biggest solar plant
November 26, 2013Parts of the East Coast are finally adopting solar energy projects, and New York City is leading the charge, the Fresh Kills development is seen as a major victory.
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Oil sands are Canada’s environmental nightmare
November 25, 2013Oil companies have not yet fulfilled promises to develop new technologies to treat toxic water in the tailing ponds, and fears exist that this dirty water will sit there for decades, leaking toxic water.
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Round two for the Mi’kmaq blockade
November 20, 2013The Mi'kmaq Nation is hoping to win an injunction against Southwestern Energies to stop the shale gas "exploration" on their land.
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False victory? Coal plants being closed, dirty power will replace them
November 20, 2013"We urge the TVA not to choose to rely on natural gas. It's time to leapfrog over dirty fossil fuels that will continue to exacerbate environmental/health issues."
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