United States

Largest Nuclear Accident in United States History

On March 28, 1979 the United States saw the biggest accident in the history of the United States commercial nuclear power generating industry that the nation has ever seen. A combination of mechanical failures within the nuclear power plant and a failure of those working at the plant to recognize the situation as it was occurring led to a near explosive incident for the state of Pennsylvania. While that Three Mile Island nuclear reactor was eventually controlled and claims were made that no effects of radiation leakage would be felt, year’s later doubt is still cast on these claims by researchers. While the severity of the Three Mile Island disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale ranked far under the most recent nuclear disaster to occur in Japan in 2011, it still ranked at a 5 out of the seven-point scale and the aftermath was still of consequence...

Are wildfires responsible for global warming?

With fires raging on in Southern California and 70+ degree temperatures in October on the East Coast, how can anyone doubt the realities of climate change?

Wildfires in California

A series of wildfires began burning across Southern California on October 20, 2007. Close to 1,800 homes have been destroyed and nearly half a million acres of land have burned from Santa Barbara County to the Mexican Border with the U.S. As of October 24, 14 people had died and at least 70 more were injured...

Are Americans ignorant when it comes to environmental issues?

Many stereotypes exist that show that U.S. citizens are not only some of the world's worst polluters, but that we are quite ignorant when it comes to environmental issues and reform. The truth is that, according to a recent Gallup Poll:

• 90% of Americans recycle
• 83% have taken steps to reduce energy use
• 83% are trying to use less water
• 83% have consciously avoided environmentally harmful products
• 73% have bought environmentally beneficial products.