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“Known as the “Amazon Chernobyl,” the case against Chevron was brought about after the flooding of Ecuador’s ecosystem with deadly amounts of oil and toxic waste by the corporation Texaco, now owned by Chevron.” -Taylor Dorrell The film Giant, “Big Texas” is the scene of a duel between cattle and oil. In the real world, …

Play Ball! Welcome to West Covina, California for the Little League National Championship! It’s the bottom of the ninth. Bases loaded, 3 balls, 2 strikes. Score: 9-9. Alright, kid, you’re up. No pressure. Nikki, up to bat, turned to the stadium seats above the dugout and looked straight at her Father. In that split second, …

“If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave. Do not be afraid of the youth changing this country.”  Gabriel Boric, President-Elect of Chile Sweden, Why is there still reported toxic waste near children’s homes in South America? Boliden, did you see Chile as the ideal dumping yard for your waste? …

What do oil and nuclear have in common? IRAN. Yes, but the right question to ask is HOW and WHEN will they use them? If data the new oil, then nuclear fission is the new power. “When the George W. Bush administration took office in January 2001, it seemed more likely to take a softer …

COP 26 turned out to be a “cop out.” If all along the intent had been to “phase down” instead of “phase out” fossil fuels, what was the purpose of another UN climate submit? What countries benefited from the “revised deal?” US and China – top two polluters. Japan, France and Australia also by doing …

Fix your sick monstrous eyes well Oil Goliaths at what you are and are remembered for. Burn and endure a living hell as Earth’s creatures of the sea, air and land smile as you seal your fate. – Leticia Matlock In 2007, Craig Venter, cofounder of Synthetic Genomics, was “poised to create the world’s first …

I recall my Biology professor taking our class outside to walk the grounds of our school and saying that what most people feared was being attacked with a nuclear bomb. Not so, he said. What’s likely to kill us all is already here, in our backyards and shelves of your local markets or warehouses of …

Like the characters in “The Wizard of Oz” story that followed “the yellow brick road,” why are some people intent on following the “green” road to a mythological utopian society? Kansas to Switzerland road trip can take one from land to air or sea to mountaintops. No, not to some “green job,” but to study …

“I’m looking you in the eye today to say: Your president, whom you voted for, is not guilty of corruption.” Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, June 12, 2019, Time “When it came to the electricity supply…beware of overlooking one of the four sectors in the city – had to be taken off the grid for at …

The Pacific Islands, specifically the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Johnston Atoll or Johnston Island Recovery Operations Center, and Wake Island has served man well in the 20th and 21st centuries. Possession of the islands, or territories, by men is a far cry from the time of 17th century English Poet and Scholar …