Erdogan: ‘Israeli soldiers pollute Al-Aqsa grounds with combat boots, easily spill blood’

Muslims should use every opportunity to go to Jerusalem to help protect the Al-Aqsa mosque, which Israeli soldiers are “carelessly polluting” while “easily spilling blood,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Muslims should support their brothers in faith suffering from Israel’s actions at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Erdogan told members of the ruling […]

Feds investigate toxic spill on Ohio wetland by #DAPL operator

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is overseeing the development of a new interstate natural gas pipeline, has opened an investigation into the spill of 2 million gallons of toxic drilling fluid on Ohio’s wetlands. The spill from a horizontal directional drill operation was first reported to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in April. […]

Tribeca 2017: Quentin Tarantino and Cast Spill the Secrets of ‘Reservoir Dogs’

Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs was such a game-changer for independent film, with such a rabid fan base and so much writing about its production and impact (PLUG PLUG PLUG), you might assume there would be no new stories left to tell at last night’s Tribeca Film Festival retrospective event, which followed a 25th anniversary screening […]

Watch SoCal road rage spill out of cars and into a street brawl

A road-rage incident in the San Diego area spiraled out of control last month and turned into a vicious, knock-down drag-out brawl in the middle of a busy street. According to KNSD, Cinthia Lara was parked in front of a Chula Vista, Calif., convenience store when two cars went speeding down the street in front […]

Chemicals spill at Tesla battery factory, no serious injuries

(Reuters) – A hazardous material spill at Tesla’s Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada on Monday was being investigated by emergency workers but there were no serious injuries, the company said. Tesla spokesman Dave Arnold said a drum of “standard construction cleaning solvent” was spilled at a loading dock and a small area of the building […]

Oleo sponge invented at Argonne National Laboratory can sop up oil in a spill

Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory A group of researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have developed a sponge that will collect oil from bodies of water, which could improve how harbors and ports are cleaned, as well as how oil spills are managed. The Oleo Sponge is made of a polyurethane foam whose interior surfaces are […]