Oil Industry Front Group Sets Sights On Santa Barbara County Measure That Would Ban “Extreme Oil Extraction”
Aug 26, 2014, 10:30 am By Mike G
Local activists in California’s Santa Barbara County have placed Measure P on the November ballot…Judge Nixes Cove Point LNG Zoning Permit as Dominion Says Will Soon Receive Federal Permit
Aug 26, 2014, 6:00 am By Steve Horn
Co-Written with Caroline Selle An August 6 court decision handed down by Calvert County Circuit…Controversial Coal Export Terminal Green-Lighted at Fraser Surrey Docks
Aug 25, 2014, 6:30 pm By Chris Rose
Canada’s largest port has given the green light to a proposed controversial facility on the Fraser…BP Wins Big In Offshore Oil Drilling Lease Auction
Aug 25, 2014, 4:58 pm By Farron Cousins
For all of his administration’s tough talk on protecting our environment, President Obama…Koch-Tied Roots of Senator Vitter's Green Billionaires Club Environmental Attack Report
Aug 24, 2014, 9:09 pm By Steve Horn
A DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Kristina Moore, the Senate staffer listed as the author…Advertising Watchdog Says Peabody Energy 'Clean Coal' Advert Was Misleading
Aug 21, 2014, 5:00 pm By Graham Readfearn
CLEAN COAL, it's the two-word catch phrase the coal industry has used for years as it tries to…After Oregon Rejects Coal Export Plan, Long Beach Votes to Export Coal and PetKoch
Aug 21, 2014, 3:26 pm By Steve Horn
Just a day after the Oregon Department of State Lands shot down a proposal to export 8.8 million…All Aboard! Tar Sands Bitumen by Rail Set to Eclipse Pipelines Like Keystone XL
Aug 21, 2014, 12:32 pm By Justin Mikulka
“Rail can get you just about anywhere. It's like the Harry Potter stairway. You get on the stairs…Not at Home on the Range: Subsidized Fracking Hits Colorado
Aug 20, 2014, 5:32 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Paul Thacker, originally published by Oil Change International. A general…General Honoré, Enviro Groups Call for Strengthening EPA’s Proposed Refinery Pollution Standards
Aug 20, 2014, 4:00 pm By Julie Dermansky
Millions of people living near refineries will be directly affected by a long awaited updates to…Big Rail Cites Bin Laden, Al Qaeda to Fend Off Oil-by-Rail Route Transparency
Aug 20, 2014, 10:00 am By Justin Mikulka and Steve Horn
While many states around the U.S. have released information to the public about the frequency and…The Monckton Files: Threatwatch 1 by Barry Bickmore
Aug 19, 2014, 10:00 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Barry Bickmore, a long-time chronicler of the misdeeds and misdirections of…Leaders Must Put People Before Politics: David Suzuki
Aug 19, 2014, 8:00 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. When we elect people to office, we give them power to make…Court: Key Environmental Law Doesn't Apply to Part of Enbridge Keystone XL "Clone"
Aug 19, 2014, 6:40 pm By Steve Horn
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that Enbridge’s 600-mile-long…Report Reveals Cost Cutting Measures At Heart Of Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster
Aug 19, 2014, 3:32 pm By Justin MikulkaToday the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its final report on the July 6th,…Major Disasters Linked to Extreme Weather, Climate and Water Hazards On the Rise
Aug 18, 2014, 4:28 pm By Chris Rose
Recently published data collected by the World Meteorological Organisation shows there were close to…The Oilsands Cancer Story Part 3: The Spotlight Turns on Fort Chip Doctor
Aug 17, 2014, 4:50 pm By Carol Linnitt
This is the third installment in a three-part series on Dr. John O'Connor, the family physician to…Investor Call: Enbridge's Keystone XL Clone Opens in October, Rail Facility to Follow
8:30pm By Steve Horn
In a recent quarter two call for investors, Enbridge Inc executives said the company's “Keystone…Swapping Red Tape for Caution Tape: Why B.C. Can Expect More Mount Polleys
4:00pm By Carol Linnitt
As we pull up to the mouth of the Hazeltine Creek, where billions of litres of mining waste from the…Oil Industry Study Claiming Bakken Crude Safe Contains Whopper of a Disclaimer
Thu 9:00am By Justin Mikulka
On December 30, 2013, a train carrying Bakken crude oil crashed in Casselton, North Dakota…
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