How Wall Street Enabled the Fracking 'Revolution' That's Losing Billions
May 4, 2018, 1:34 pm By Justin Mikulka
The U.S. shale oil industry hailed as a “revolution” has burned through a quarter trillion…17 States Sue EPA Over Pruitt's Decision to Weaken Auto Standards
May 3, 2018, 12:16 pm By Ben Jervey
It didn’t take long for the first legal challenges be filed against the Trump administration’s…Kicking Big Polluters Out Of Climate Talks 'Not Very Useful', Says Poland's Climate Envoy
May 3, 2018, 6:33 am By Guest
By Megan Darby, Climate Home News Poland’s climate envoy dismissed calls to keep polluters out of…Exporting Gasoline by Rail to Mexico Likely to Recreate the Mistakes of Explosive Bakken Oil Trains
May 2, 2018, 3:51 pm By Justin Mikulka
The oil industry learned an important lesson from its rush to move by train the highly flammable…CNN Wrongly Blames Electric Cars for Unethical Cobalt Mining
May 2, 2018, 12:16 pm By Ben Jervey
This week, CNN published a startling multimedia report on cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic…All Paris Agreement Signatories Now Have at Least One Climate Change Policy
May 1, 2018, 7:17 pm By Guest
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch. Reposted with permission from EcoWatch. A new report highlights the…The 'Green' Biomass Industry Pruitt Called 'Carbon Neutral' Uses Typical Fossil Fuel Industry Tricks to Pollute More
Apr 30, 2018, 11:57 am By Justin Mikulka
This past week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt declared that…Melting Arctic Sends a Message: Climate Change Is Here in a Big Way
Apr 30, 2018, 8:11 am By Guest
By Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Scientists have known for a long time that as climate…Growing Pressure for Lobbying Transparency in Climate Talks
Apr 30, 2018, 5:37 am By Mike Small
This week at the U.N. climate treaty talks, governments are poised to hash out the details needed to…Ford Touts 'Green' Image While Arguing for Weaker Efficiency Standards and Planning to Sell Only Trucks
5:18pm By Ben Jervey
Ford Motor Company would really like the public to believe that it supports strong emissions and…New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes Environmental Protections While Accepting Oil and Gas Donations
Apr 27, 2018, 5:03 pm By Alex Kotch
By Josefa Velasquez and Alex Kotch. This post originally appeared on Medium. Challenger Cynthia…U.S. Looks to Crack Down on Pollution of Montana River from B.C. Coal Mines
Apr 26, 2018, 6:23 pm By Carol Linnitt
The continuous flow of dangerous pollution from B.C.’s Elk Valley coal mines into a Montana…More Ducks, Hungrier Bears: Climate Change is Altering Arctic Arithmetic
Apr 26, 2018, 12:44 pm By Jimmy Thomson
The effects of climate change can be complex and unpredictable. For one species of Arctic duck, the…GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt
Apr 26, 2018, 11:44 am By Justin Mikulka
EOG Resources is one of the top companies in the fracking industry, and thanks to the new tax bill…Is Fossil Fuel Industry Secretly Behind a New Campaign Against Fossil Fuel Divestment?
Apr 25, 2018, 1:11 pm By Guest
By Andy Rowell, crossposted with permission from Oil Change International Last week a newly formed…Pruitt's 'Transparency' Rule Would Use Big Tobacco Plan to Gut EPA Science
Apr 24, 2018, 7:34 pm By Guest
Note from the editor: On April 24, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott…Low Octane: The Surprising Reason Shale Oil Makes a Poor Fuel for High-Tech Cars and Trucks
Apr 24, 2018, 7:58 am By Sharon Kelly
Shale oil, which the Energy Information Administration projects will represent a rising proportion…8 Years After BP Oil Spill, Sick Cleanup Workers Still Waiting for Day in Court
Apr 23, 2018, 6:37 pm By Julie Dermansky
On the eighth anniversary of the BP oil spill, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré stood in front of…Market Forces Are Driving a Clean Energy Revolution in the US
Apr 21, 2018, 9:56 am By Guest
By Bill Ritter, Jr., Colorado State University Transforming U.S. energy systems away from coal…With Oil by Rail Poised for Comeback, Will Lack of Safety Regulations Mean 'Bomb Trains' Return too?
Apr 20, 2018, 1:08 pm By Justin Mikulka
Investors love a good comeback story and right now oil by rail seems to be a story…
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