During the Super Bowl earlier this year, Chrysler unveiled the latest iteration of the “Imported From Detroit” advertising campaign that has been such a key part of their rebranding efforts in the wake of their filing for bankruptcy in 2009…. Read More ›
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No Justice, No Peace…But We Do Have Photos: The Turn on the Water Detroit Rally
Today, I made the drive up I-75 from Cincinnati to the Motor City to attend the March & Rally to Turn the Water On in Detroit, which was put on by National Nurses United, Robin Hood Tax USA, Moratorium-MI.Org and… Read More ›
We Promise This Will Never Happen Again: Freedom Industries Spills More Waste In West Virginia’s Rivers
Sometimes, when I come across a story about a chemical spill or environmental disaster in West Virginia, my thoughts lead me to story of the Greek Titan Prometheus. In Greek Mythology, Prometheus was humanity’s architect and benefactor. He was the… Read More ›
Rage, Rage With West Virginia Against the Dying of Their Right to Clean Water
In May of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave the commencement address at the University of Michigan and first laid out the framework of what would become his vision for America’s “Great Society.” In the speech, LBJ reflected on the… Read More ›
The Family Afterward: West Virginia Four Months After The Freedom Industries Chemical Spill
“Put a marshmallow on it.” he told her. “I’m telling you, fish love the marshmallows. Helps ’em to see the bait underwater. Normally it’s hard for fish to see bait moving around, but the marshmallow gives ’em something they can fix their… Read More ›
Massive Amounts of Coal Slurry Spill into West Virginia Creek, Surprising No One
After Freedom Industries so kindly donated 10,000 gallons of Crude MCHM and PPH into the Elk River last month, tainting the water supply for more than 300,000 West Virginians, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin made it perfectly clear that the coal… Read More ›
In Most States, Schools Have Snow Days. In West Virginia, Schools Have Chemical Leak Days
Sunday will mark the one month anniversary of the day that the first reports began trickling in that a small chemical company called Freedom Industries had let between 2,000 and 5,000 gallons of a relatively unknown chemical used in coal… Read More ›