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The National Contingency Plan (NCP) for oil and chemical spill prevention and response was designed in 1968 for maritime spills of conventional crude that floats. The latest revisions were 20 years ago. Since then, scientists and medical researchers have learned that crude oil is more toxic thought, and that oil and dispersant combined are actually…

In Cordova, Alaska, (where we were in March for 25th memorial events of the Exxon Valdez disaster), people had wondered once in the throes of our 20-year legal battle over basic damage claims (which we eventually lost), how corporations took over the political system, the legal system, the media, and more. What happened to government…

Getting to sustainable communities means recognizing basic human rights and the intrinsic value of our clean water, air, and soil; our health; our community wellbeing; our life-giving climate; and our democratic governance. It means becoming much better stewards of our common wealth­­­. It also means a rapid transition off of extreme oil energies that destroy…

Selling Your Water for Hydraulic Fracking? Consider this… √    Do you know the source of your water? If not, find out. √    How healthy is the source? (For example, the Ogallala Aquifer is down by 70 percent from current water use patterns.) √    Does the state, local government, or Tribe have a water inventory and…