A Lewis M. Branscomb Forum | Minneapolis, May 6, 2014
Join us for an evening that will bring together experts, advocates, and engaged citizens to explore how science can help advance healthier food environments for communities throughout the nation.
BBC Newsnight report on the toxic-waste dumping of commodities giant Trafigura. According to a September 2009 UN report, the dumping drove 108,000 people in the Ivory Coast to seek medical attention.
It has recently been removed from the BBC websites, along with an article on the matter.
Trafigura and their lawyers Carter Ruck had been pursuing an ongoing libel case against the BBC over a news story from on the case that aired in May 2009.
In the story “Dirty Tricks and Toxic Waste in the Ivory Coast”, the BBC’s Newsnight program stated: “It is the biggest toxic dumping scandal of the 21st century, the type of environmental vandalism that international treaties are supposed to prevent. Now Newsnight can reveal the truth about the waste that was illegally tipped on Ivory Coast’s biggest city, Abidjan”. The program alleged that a number of deaths had been caused by the dumping of this toxic waste, which had originated with Trafigura.
Mike Papantonio and Thom Hartmann talk about the possibility of suing climate change deniers for the damage they are causing the planet, and the public discourse.
Keystone XL, and tar sands oil, are emissions-free wonders that will do everything good you ever thought possible. (At least according to the American Petroleum Institute.)
Cartoonist Mark Fiore takes a closer look at the organization that has been lobbying its heart out to get the Keystone XL approved.
Introducing Tar Sands Timmy, your guide to the Keystone XL project and dirty oil extraction in Alberta, Canada! See what Timmy has in store for the USA and points beyond. A Mark Fiore political animation.
Congress tried closing the National Flood Insurance Program’s $24 billion debt by eliminating low-cost policies on older homes and businesses. Now more than 1 million residents and businesses are facing huge premium increases. (March 24)
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