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Michael Snyder: The most powerful earthquakes in <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

United States happened along <strong>the</strong> New Madrid Fault in 1811 and 1812.<br />

Those earthquakes were reportedly felt more than 1,000 miles away.<br />

Scientists assure us that one day we will once again see very powerful<br />

earthquakes along <strong>the</strong> New Madrid fault. It is only a question <strong>of</strong> when it<br />

will happen.<br />

Mobile to Host Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s Meeting<br />

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council announced that it will<br />

hold its first public meeting on December 11, 2012 in Mobile, Alabama.<br />

For <strong>the</strong>se spill victims, legalese is just one language barrier<br />

Even <strong>the</strong> lawyers and accountants poring through <strong>the</strong> 1,200-page<br />

Gulf oil spill settlement sometimes grumble about deciphering <strong>the</strong><br />

intentions in its legal language, and Vietnamese immigrant crabber Dung<br />

Tran faces an even more daunting language barrier.<br />

Nigeria: Mobil Spends N70 Million to Clean Oil Spill<br />

Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) says it has spent more than N70<br />

million to clean up <strong>the</strong> recent oil spill from its facilities in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom.<br />

UN expert:Japan’s view on Fukushima too optimistic<br />

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on <strong>the</strong> right to health, Anand<br />

Grover, says <strong>the</strong> Japanese government should consult more with local<br />

communities to assess <strong>the</strong> real impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fukushima nuclear disaster.<br />

The winds <strong>of</strong> Fukushima<br />

Over 18 months ago, <strong>the</strong> reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear<br />

power station went into meltdown. Large amounts <strong>of</strong> radioactive material<br />

were released. And <strong>the</strong> world seems to have forgotten about it, or at least<br />

pretend that it’s all finished.<br />

Black Liberation/Civil Rights:<br />

The Shocking Details <strong>of</strong> a Mississippi School-to-Prison Pipeline<br />

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/11/<br />

school_prison_pipeline_meridian.html<br />

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