U.S. Caps Emissions in Drilling for Fuel - EPA issued new air quality stds for natural gas drilling. "Industry groups said meeting the proposed standards would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and slow the boom in domestic natural gas production. The original proposal was significantly revised, giving industry more than two years to comply and lowering the cost." Yeah, but point of fact: we have a surplus of this stuff already.
How Well, and How Poorly, We Harvest Ocean Life - interesting looking book.
And, Depressingly: Mac OS X invulnerability to malware is a myth, says security firm. Yick.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
"Irrelevant" Victims of 16 billion gallons of oil pollution
On February 15th of this year, Doak Bishop, a lawyer representing the American oil giant Chevron, claimed that all 30,000 people affected by Chevron's 16 billion gallons of oil pollution in Ecuador are and have always been "irrelevant".
Chevron Lawyer Claims that Victims of Rainforest Contamination Are “Irrelevant”
Chevron has a long history of trying to dehumanize the Ecuadorians by denying their very existence or by belittling their culture, said Pablo Fajardo, the lead lawyer for the communities.
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