Trisha Marczak is a Mint Press staff writer and investigative reporter specializing in the oil industry, environment, education and immigration. She has worked in Australia with several NGOs, and as a staff writer, reporter and an award-winning editor at various newspapers, magazines, and public radio stations throughout the Midwest. Contact Trisha at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter at @TrishaMarczakMP.
Environmental ramifications are causing second thoughts on laws requiring ethanol cultivation.
The impacts of ethanol on the nation’s wetlands and conservation sites are becoming more apparent, as farmers take over once-protected land to cultivate corn for the ever-growing ethanol industry -- one initially intended to help the environment. A report released by the Associated Press paints an entirely different picture. Ethanol,
Environmental advocates call the pro-fracking advertisments misleading, and question the partnership’s effect on NPR’s journalistic independence.
A media and environmental advocacy campaign is drawing attention to National Public Radio’s compliance with pro-fracking advertisements, claiming the news organization is blurring the lines between truth and journalistic ethics. According to Environmental Action, American Natural Gas Alliance, a company rooted in the fracking industry, has emerged
If an earthquake of 7 or greater were to hit, then “all hell breaks loose,” including the evacuation of the West coast of North America, the scientist said.
A prominent professor and host of the Canadian television series, “The Nature of Things,” is warning the world that another Fukushima disaster could bring about disaster not only to Japan, but North America as well. While speaking at a scientific symposium, David Suzuki informed the audience of what he considers to be an impending disaster at
Reports detail how corporate-funded SPN works behind the scenes to directly influence public policy through lobbyists posing as experts.
A new swath of reports reveals the State Policy Network is at the forefront of right-wing lobbying, with more than $83 million generated and used through various think-tanks intended to further the agenda with the use of so-called corporate-funded experts. The reports, published in coordination with the Center for Media and Democracy and Progress
Two atheists comedians are leading fellow non-believers in celebrating their lack of faith in God while promoting charity and community engagement.
They are like traditional contemporary Christian church services -- except without the God component. A growing movement of atheist churches are sweeping the Western world, with non-believers throughout England, Australia and the U.S. flocking together to form churches that focus on community involvement, rather than spiritual adoration. The
Investigations look into what went wrong on the rails, but another community still suffers cost of oil accidents while the industry makes billions.
A train carrying North Dakota crude oil derailed and exploded in Alabama Friday, shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air and polluting wetlands in what could be recognized as one of the most significant oil-related train disasters in the U.S. No injuries were reported in the incident and the cause remains unknown, yet the oil involved in the
Communities against fracking are not only up against oil and gas exploitation companies, but their stockholders, too.
The nation’s leading financial advisors are looking to turn a profit -- and they’re eyeing the fracking industry as one that’s sure to deliver hefty returns. According to Chen Lin, an investment strategist, fracking is the new frontier for those looking to cash in on the stock market, as projections put the industry at the forefront of the U.S.