David Swanson: Her Name Is Jody Williams

Jody Williams' new book is called My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize, and it's a remarkable story by a remarkable person. It's also a very well-told autobiography, including in the early childhood chapters ... More>>

Bathurst Decision: Denniston's "Caviar" Of Coal And Westport's Story

A little known aspect to the controversy around mining coal on the Denniston is the remarkable story of the coal itself. This has been mined continuously for the past 130 years due to its special properties - properties which also mean that it commands the highest prices in the world for "metallurgical" coking coal. More>>

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Walter Brasch: Royal Dutch Shell: They Really Have A Friend In Pennsylvania

Royal Dutch Shell, which owns or leases about 900,000 acres in the Marcellus Shale, had a great idea. It wanted to frack the Ukraine. But, there was opposition. So, Royal Dutch Shell decided to create a junket for some of the Ukrainians opposed to ... More>>