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They Came from the Canal!: Asian carp brilliance in the form of a U of C poster

April 24, 2010

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
asiancarp, earthweek, greatlakes, ilsaflanagan, invasivespecies, tomtian, universityofchicago, waterpollution

As the entire Great Lakes region awaits a final answer as to whether the U.S. Supreme Court will engage in the ongoing Asian carp crisis, there was some much needed levity interjected in the public debate this week from,...

Of Sinkholes and Zombies: Tar sands pipeline projects are a looming horror story

June 19, 2009

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
canada, enbridge, illinois, keystonepipeline, midwest, milwaukeejournalsentinel, minnesota, pipeline, pollution, tarsands, wisconsin, zombies

"They're coming to get you Barbara..." Those are some of the last words we hear from an unfortunate victim early in "Night of the Living Dead." With creeping doom and danger sprouting up all around them, a pair of siblings...

Hoosier Regulator? Feds and local governments wonder just what is going on in Indiana…

January 23, 2009

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
IDEM, indiana, indianadepartmentofenvironmentalmanagement, pollution

There has been an eerie silence in Indiana as two branches of state government have steadily whittled public protections down to the nub in recent weeks. That is a frightening prospect in a state that contains one of the...

Water or Oil? Report says tar sands muck up Great Lakes

October 8, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman

Tags:
alberta, BP, conocophillips, greatlakes, midwest, pipeline, pollution, refinery, tarsands

Canada is the leading provider of oil to the US. But sadly, a growing percentage of that petroleum oozing south comes in the form of goop from Alberta's tar sands mines, most of which makes its way to the Great...

Death by Chocolate? Not likely. Chicago Tribune exposes worst air pollution culprits.

October 1, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution

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blommerchocolate, chicago, chicagotribune, darnelllittle, EPA, michaelhawthorne, pollution

The Chicago Tribune celebrated their new layout with another great story from environmental reporter Michael Hawthorne splashed across the newly-designed front page. The article shines a light on EPA pollution data that has gotten short shrift. The U.S. Environmental Protection...

BP Could Learn A Lot from James Brown

May 6, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
BP, JamesBrown, NorthwestIndiana, pollution, tarsands, whitingrefinery

James Brown famously exclaimed “Give the drummer some…”BP could learn a lot from the late, great, Godfather of Soul.Last week was a very good one for the British oil giant. Tuesday, BP announced that they had brought in a jaw-dropping...

Josh Mogerman
Josh Mogerman
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Chicago
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