Oil & Gas Pollution on Pennsylvania Public Lands

October 29, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

All of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas facilities–whether unconventional (aka “fracked”) or conventional, and uncounted abandoned wells–have the potential to emit both methane that harms the climate and toxic air pollutants that impact air quality and harm health. Earthworks’ investigations of oil and gas development in Pennsylvania’s State and National Forests shows that the industry benefits from weak regulations and limited enforcement, allowing them to emit serious pollution and present other problems that degrade our public lands.

The Biggest No brainer in the History of the World

October 4, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNqsRQ_nX-c&feature=youtu.be

Do you know the biggest no-brainer in the history of the world? Watch Danish actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau unfold the benefits of moving from black to green energy.

The Chernobyl Wasteland From Above

October 3, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Fifty thousand people lived in Pripyat, Ukraine before the Soviet Union ordered a complete evacuation following what remains the world’s worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 1986. The town stands as a stark reminder of the danger inherent in nuclear power.

VICE News visited the town to see how the site has dealt with the cleanup and to find out what the future holds for the location of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.