March 28, 2011 -
Greenpeace is holding more than 160 candlelight vigils across the United States today to show support for the people of Japan as they continue to deal with the impacts of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and still-unfolding crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
March 25, 2011 -
Lots of Facing South readers in North Carolina -- and even a crew from New York!
March 24, 2011 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest After hearing the term "meltdown" used so often as a metaphor for the financial crisis, it is shocking to confront the prospect of a literal meltdown at some of Japan's nuclear reactors in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. There is something the two situations have in common: corporate misconduct. The company that operates the heavily damaged reactors, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), is one of the most unethical large corporations
March 23, 2011 -
An environmental chemist whose work has helped illuminate the ongoing health impacts of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil disaster will be the recipient of a human rights award from Global Exchange, an organization that promotes social, economic and environmental justice around the world
March 23, 2011 -
By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica
