Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Center’

Troubling Coal Plant Strains Relations between Townspeople and Power Company

Troubling Coal Plant Strains Relations between Townspeople and Power Company

For the past two years, the community of Lamar, Colorado, a small town 200 miles southeast of Denver, has been suffering from negative consequences from the construction and maintenance of a newly opened coal plant in the center of their town. Community leaders in conjunction with WildEarth Guardians, an environmental group based in Santa Fe, [...]

Anti-Immigration Group Attacks Immigrants over Pollution in Chesapeake Bay

Anti-Immigration Group Attacks Immigrants over Pollution in Chesapeake Bay

The pollution problem of the Chesapeake Bay threatening fish and shellfish populations is no secret to environmentalists and politicians alike. However the new spin conservatives have linked to the crisis is nothing short of surprising. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is targeting environmentalist support, noting that overpopulation is a major concern and source [...]

United States Sets Up Super Spy Center in Mexico and Other Countries

United States Sets Up Super Spy Center in Mexico and Other Countries

The establishment of the Office of Bi-national Intelligence (OBI) is the new cover name for the United States super spy center in Mexico. The OBI was approved in Mexico when Felipe Calderon’s administration took office. Mexico is in dire need of help battling the drug trafficking taking place in their country. The United States took [...]

Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification

Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification

Over time, Alaska has been affected by global warming through shrinking glaciers, costal erosion, and melting sea ice in the Artic that impacts marine animals and sea life found in these waters. Recently, scientists discovered that Alaska’s waters are becoming less basic and more acidic as a result of global warming.  Increased levels of carbon [...]

State Crimes Against Democracy

State Crimes Against Democracy

By Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff New research in the journal American Behavioral Scientist (Sage publications, February 2010) addresses the concept of “State Crimes Against Democracy” (SCAD). Professor Lance deHaven-Smith from Florida State University writes that SCADs involve highlevel government officials, often in combination with private interests, that engage in covert activities for political advantages [...]

Private Prison Riots for Human Rights

Private Prison Riots for Human Rights

Non-violent immigrant prisoners at Reeves Detention Center in Texas took resistive action on two separate occasions this year.  Inmates tired of the inhuman treatment and being denied due process, broke cell windows, ripped sinks off the walls, and took two-prison guards hostage. Inmates were upset with every aspect of the prison including the lack of [...]

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