Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

May 14, 2013 5:45 AM0 comments
Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

In the Opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth introduced 20 new bills including a new energy bill which will raise annual household energy costs. Despite this, the raised costs will help pay for cleaner energy sourced from nuclear power stations and wind farms. Inspired to help energy companies produce clean power, [...]

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Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

May 9, 2013 6:35 AM0 comments
Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

An old uranium mine in the Grand Canyon is set to reopen in a few years, but serious environmental concerns are at the heart of a lawsuit filed to stop it.

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Is America Any Closer To Energy Independence?

May 5, 2013 10:10 PM1 comment
Is America Any Closer To Energy Independence?

Americans use more than 367 million gallons of gasoline on a daily basis, and this has forced the nation to obtain oil from other countries. Unfortunately, this reliance can cause large spikes in gasoline prices, and it has also been a driving force behind many global conflicts that the U.S. [...]

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The Exploitation of Developing Countries in E-Waste Recycling

May 3, 2013 6:15 AM0 comments
The Exploitation of Developing Countries in E-Waste Recycling

With the haze of a recycling phenomenon spreading through the western world; do we really know what happens to our washed out bottles and jars? How exactly are our old clothes used? What happens to those old mobile phones? Once the trash has passed from our hands we lose interest [...]

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Cultural Criminology: The Yomango Movement to Consolidate Against Consumerism

May 1, 2013 6:44 AM0 comments
Cultural Criminology: The Yomango Movement to Consolidate Against Consumerism

The recent tragic collapse of a Bangladesh factory making cheap garments for Western wearers has re-invigorated the debate about workers’ rights versus consumer interest to buy cheaply, immediately and frequently. (Seems like a no-brainer, right?) Many of us are doing what we can to fight against fast fashion: buying local, [...]

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Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

April 30, 2013 7:00 AM2 comments
Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

Do you remember the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010? It was all over the news for months and months… and then seemed to simply disappear from the media once BP announced they’d stopped up the gushing oil well. Whistleblowers are claiming that’s no mistake — and in a recent report [...]

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