Today, the Obama Administration released the draft of its 2017-2022 plan for offshore drilling, known as the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The plan proposes to prohibit drilling in the Atlantic Ocean but offers 13 new potential lease sales – 10 sales in the Gulf of Mexico, which is still healing fromContinue reading “Obama Administration Opens Arctic and Gulf of Mexico to More Offshore Drilling”
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Thirty Million Gallons Under the Sea
Following the trail of BP’s oil in the Gulf of Mexico By Antonia Juhasz One morning in March of last year, I set out from Gulfport, Mississippi, on a three-week mission aboard the U.S. Navy research vessel Atlantis. The 274-foot ship, painted a crisp white and blue, stood tall in the bright sunlight. On itsContinue reading “Thirty Million Gallons Under the Sea”
Will SCOTUS Preside Over BP Case
We can’t make this stuff up! Will SCOTUS Justices recuse themselves from BP Oil Disaster Case?
Obama to unveil new commitments to solar and energy efficiency
Originally posted on Gigaom:
On Friday, President Obama plans to announce a sweeping package of commitments — over 300 in total — from companies and government agencies to increase the deployment of solar panels, and make buildings more energy efficient. The announcements will take place at a Walmart(s WMT) in Mountain View, California. While the commitments…
New Day Northwest with Margret Larson
Friends – We will be on King5’s New Day Northwest tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11th to preview Reactor about the world post-Fukushima disaster. We’d love to have you in the audience in support of the Moontown Foundation which is sponsoring the showing of the documentary. Seats are free. Audience comes into Seattle studio about 9:30am, doneContinue reading “New Day Northwest with Margret Larson”
Last Call…
To Buy Tickets for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Remembrance Event Tomorrow at Wing Luke Museum. An event showcasing the creative works of three critically acclaimed Pacific Northwest artists using the power of film, music, and social media to both honor the victims of the disaster and celebrate the resiliency of the Japanese people.
Three Years After Fukushima: Lessons Learned
Tickets still available for the Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Remembrance Event at Wing Luke Museum. To Buy Tickets, Click Here Tuesday, March 11, 2014, marks the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit the Tōhoku-Oki region of Japan, resulting in one of the deadliest and most destructive disasters in the country’s history. The environmental,Continue reading “Three Years After Fukushima: Lessons Learned”
GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI REMEMBRANCE EVENT
SEATTLE, WA – Tuesday, March 11th, 2014, marks the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit the Tohoku region of Japan producing a massive tsunami that killed an estimated 18,000 people, caused $122B dollars of damage, and led to the eventual meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The environmental, social, andContinue reading “GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI REMEMBRANCE EVENT “
Children of the Tsunami
Children of the Tsunami is a powerful documentary film depicting stories of survival in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that struck the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11, 2011; as told by 7-10 year old youth. CHILDREN OF THE TSUNAMI from AMOS PICTURES on Vimeo
3 Years After Fukushima
March 11th, 2014, marks the 3-year anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit the Tohoku region of Japan producing a massive tsunami that killed over 18,000 people, caused $122B dollars of damage, and led to the eventual meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The environmental, social, and economic impactsContinue reading “3 Years After Fukushima”
Storm Surge 