February 1, 2010 -
During the energy portion of his first State of the Union address last week, President Obama called for "building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country."
January 29, 2010 -
By Bill Quigley Smoke and flames rose from the sidewalk. A white man took pictures. Slowing down, my breath left me. The fire was a corpse. Leg bones sticking out of the flames.
January 28, 2010 -
Today is the National Day of Action on Coal Ash, an effort by environmental advocates and concerned citizens to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to release its promised rule regulating disposal of the toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity -- and to classify the stuff as ha
January 28, 2010 -
The following dispatch comes from Bill Quigley, a frequent contributor to Facing South and other online publications. A long-time advocate for human rights in Haiti and a veteran of the post-Katrina recovery, Quigley sent us this dispatch from Port au Prince, Haiti this morning.
