THE ROCKY FILES: THE POWER OF PEOPLE
Rocky Kistner
There is nothing more impactful than stories about people on the front lines of climate change and environmental assaults. The fishermen, the farmers, the residents battling refinery pollution and bureaucracies. From the boreal forests of northern Alberta to the polluted refineries of the Gulf of Mexico, I have seen their story-telling power resonate with people all over the world. This site is meant to be a collaboration with people of all walks of life and all regions. Join me and tell your stories. We have the power to make change.
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Elliott Negin in MoneyTrail: Trump wants guns, not butter. "Real security cannot be measured in missiles and military budgets. It is measured in the health, stability and well-being of the citizens of this country, the people the federal government is supposed to protect."
Oil spills threaten environment and ocean species in the Persian Gulf: "these oils spills could have consequences for thousands of people, especially those living along the coast of Iran, including contaminating the fish they rely on for income and food"
Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space | CNN
Satellite images show oil swirling in the water after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities and ships. ...
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New data shows critical ocean current likely to collapse: "It shows that the ‘pessimistic’ models, which show a strong weakening of the Amoc by 2100, are, unfortunately, the realistic ones" @dpcarrington @Guardian
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
www.theguardian.com
Better for our health and the planet: why cheaper renewable energy will power the future.

At a global level, renewables have overtaken coal power for the first time in 100 years.
The rise of solar and wind pushed renewables to 33.8% of global electricity generation.
Coal fell to 33.0% and made up less than a third of global generation for the first time in history.
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Arlyn Schipper Iowa farmer
Ex-Navy Seal Troy Van Meek and his wife Amy talk about their Iowa solar company
Exxon spill Mayflower, AR
Paying the Price: Tar Sands Oil Communities in Canada Suffer From Health Problems
Awards
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Edward R. Murrow
Radio-Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow award For investigative reporting on U.S. congressional travel violations, American Public Media’s Marketplace and American RadioWorks (2006) -
George Polk
George Polk award for national television reporting“The Great American Bailout," associate producer PBS Frontline (1991) -
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors national television award"That's What Friends Are For," Investigation of AIDS charity abuses by Dionne Warwick’s foundation, reporter and producer, ABC New Day One (1993).






















