Source: The N&O
The Durham Environmental Affairs Board, along with the Public Health and Emergency Management Directors, will present findings about the impact of the biodefense lab planned for Butner on Monday night.
The findings will be presented to the Durham County Board of Commissioners. The board will also receive comments from the public following the presentations.
The [...]
Archive for August 10th, 2008
10 Aug
Durham Environmental Affairs Board to present NBAF report findings
10 Aug
NBAF hearing in Athens the last, Feds return to Athens
Source: By Blake Aued – OnlineAthens.com
Federal officials are barnstorming the country staging daylong hearings on a proposed federal disease research lab, and locals are reacting with everything from dignitary-laden pep rallies to rowdy protests.
Athens residents soon will get their last chance to weigh in.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security returns to town Thursday for its [...]
10 Aug
The Looming Nuclear Nightmare in the Backwoods of North Carolina
This is an excerpt from Jeffrey St. Clair’s new environmental history, Born Under a Bad Sky, now available from AK Press / CounterPunch Books.
Pools of Fire
Source: Jeffrey St.Clair – CounterPunch
Looking for weapons of mass destruction? Try the backwoods of North Carolina. The site is easy to find. You don’t need infrared telemetry, informants, or [...]
