And knowing that members of Wash U's board of trustees (Ameren, Peabody, Patriot) actively fight against science, on top of waging a destructive war on people and communities right here in the USA, and you still repeat phrases like "clean coal?" St Louis region: over 50,000 pediatric asthma cases, 200,000 adult asthma cases. 12th worst air for ozone (American Lung Association stats). The coal and utility companies are suing the EPA to fight new emissions regulations. They just want to burn as much coal as they can for as long as they can.
As Natalie Merchant sings in this trailer: "Whose side are you on?"
See full story at: http://ecowatch.com/2014/09/24/climate-reckoning-jeff-biggers/
Watch trailer by, obviously, clicking below:
Thursday, September 25, 2014
GOOD NEWS OUT OF COAL COUNTRY: GREAT TAGS: FUTURE, COAL, DEAD.
Happened to miss a bit of good news: Peabody Coal got delisted from the S&P 500 last week. Hope they keep heading downward. And their science-denying friend Murray energy is crying about new emissions regulations. Click on graphic for story.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
JON STEWART CALLS OUT PEABODY ENERGY FOR FUNDING THE BIGGEST SCIENCE DENIER (I.E. IDIOT) ON HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
Worth watching for a laugh (if you don't cry about the imbeciles on the House Committee on Science, etc...). Stewart takes apart the buffoonery behind climate science denial. And, lo and behold, he points out how Peabody Energy is one of the biggest donors to Indiana Republican Representative Larry "I could read that [science journal] but I don't believe it" Buchson (at about 8:30 in the video). Peabody, Murray Energy, and Koch Bros are Buchson's major donors.
Stewart noted a bit too optimistically that at least Peabody and their friends can't buy scientists - "if scientists could be bought, these motherf---rs would have already made it rain [money] in nerdtown."
Unfortunately, scientific integrity can be bought, and the "motherf---rs" at Peabody have apparently made it rain at Washington University's "nerdtown" where we have sold our integrity to repeat corporate propaganda phrases like "clean coal."
Stewart noted a bit too optimistically that at least Peabody and their friends can't buy scientists - "if scientists could be bought, these motherf---rs would have already made it rain [money] in nerdtown."
Unfortunately, scientific integrity can be bought, and the "motherf---rs" at Peabody have apparently made it rain at Washington University's "nerdtown" where we have sold our integrity to repeat corporate propaganda phrases like "clean coal."
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: ONE OF OURS ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF CRIMINAL OIL COMPANIES: Newsroom | Washington University in St. Louis
Good to have positive leadership in at least one area of fossil fuels; working to address the impacts of BP's crimes:
Schaal-led advisory group on Gulf oil spill finishes its term with strategic vision document | Newsroom | Washington University in St. Louis
And, once again, we are speaking of a response to corporate criminality:
Schaal-led advisory group on Gulf oil spill finishes its term with strategic vision document | Newsroom | Washington University in St. Louis
And, once again, we are speaking of a response to corporate criminality:
"The $500 million, 30-year program to be run by NAS — an independent, nonprofit institution — was established at the request of the U.S. government as part of the criminal settlements related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion."
Monday, September 15, 2014
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