Gulf Coast Residents Suffer From Toxicity due to BP Oil Spill
From Al Jezeera: James Miller, a commercial shrimper, lifelong fisherman in Mississippi and former BP oil response worker, is horribly sick. “I’ve been vomiting, my head feels like it’s going to explode, diarrhoea, and I keep passing out,” Miller, who worked in BP’s so-called Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) oil response programme, said from his bed … Continue reading
Entergy Shuts Down Two Power Plants
BP isn’t the only energy company that’s having issues with safety and public relations. New Orleans based electric company Entergy was forced to close down two of its power plants in the Northeast within the same hour and for different reasons. A transformer exploded in New York State leaving the Indian Point 2 power plant … Continue reading
Sadie Adams, ’09 blogs about growing native grasses.
Growing Native Nursery, the brainchild of Warren Wilson grads Sadie Adams and Liz Martin (’08) was featured in the most recent issue of the Owl and Spade. In addition to the mountain of work that goes along with starting a new business, blogging occasionally finds its way into Sadie’s routine. Here’s a letter that Sadie wrote to … Continue reading
The Warren Wilson Echo (blog) 