One Year After Lac-Mégantic Disaster: Delay in Safety Regs, Groups Bring Oil Train Data to Communities
Jul 6, 2014, 5:14 pm By Carol Linnitt
On July 6th, 2013, one year ago today, a train carrying oil derailed in the sleepy Quebec town of…U.K., U.S. Militaries Prepare For Severe Global Warming Consequences
Jul 5, 2014, 12:00 pm By Chris Rose
Two new reports prepared for the U.K. and the U.S. militaries suggest that the consequences of…B.C. Government Calls on NEB to Compel Kinder Morgan to Answer Oil Spill Questions
Jul 4, 2014, 6:13 pm By Emma Gilchrist
The province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board (NEB) to compel…U.S. Gas Export Lobbyists Exploit DC's Revolving Door
Jul 3, 2014, 2:00 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by David Halperin, originally published at Republic Report. Even as President…Rejection of Colorado Coal Mine on Global Warming Grounds Could Be Game-Changer
Jul 3, 2014, 8:00 am By Anne Landman
A U.S. District Court judge ruled on June 27 that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest…Regulators and Industry Swap Spots: Lobbyists Pushing Natural Gas Exports Swing Revolving Doors
Jul 2, 2014, 4:00 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Lee Fang originally published at Republic Report. Expanded natural gas…PHOTOS: Famed Photographer Alex MacLean’s New Photos of Canada’s Oilsands are Shocking
Jul 2, 2014, 1:42 pm By Carol Linnitt
Alex MacLean is one of America’s most famed and iconic aerial photographers. His perspective on…For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between “Right to Know” and “Need to Know”
Jul 2, 2014, 1:38 pm By Justin Mikulka and Steve Horn
Since the first major oil-by-rail explosion occurred on July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec,…Meme with Wings: Are Western Anti-Fracking Activists Funded by Putin's Russia?
Jul 1, 2014, 12:17 pm By Steve Horn
At a June 19 speaking event at London's Chatham House, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)…In Blow to Oil Industry, New York's Top Court Upholds Local Fracking Bans
Jun 30, 2014, 3:15 pm By Sharon Kelly
New York's highest state court ruled today that local governments have the legal authority to use…Direct Action Protest Temporarily Shuts Down Utah Tar Sands Project
Jun 28, 2014, 2:35 pm By Anne Landman
An environmental group called Women of Action Against Violent Extraction (WAAVE) shut down U.S.…Exclusive: North Dakota Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time
Jun 27, 2014, 10:00 am By Steve Horn
For the first time, DeSmogBlog has published dozens of documents obtained from the North Dakota…Revealed: Heather Zichal Met with Cheniere Executives as Obama Energy Aide Before Board Nomination
Jun 27, 2014, 4:00 am By Steve Horn
Heather Zichal, former deputy assistant for energy and climate change to President Barack Obama and…Obama Administration Secretly Weakening EPA Rules
Jun 26, 2014, 5:22 pm By Farron Cousins
One of highest hopes that environmentally-minded Americans had for President Obama when he first…National Gas Industry Hires Family Members of Leading Politicians
Jun 26, 2014, 11:38 am By Guest
Written by Lee Fang In May of last year, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, now considered the favorite to…Second Earthquake in Under a Month Shuts Down Colorado Fracking Wastewater Injection Well
Jun 25, 2014, 8:00 pm By Anne Landman
A second earthquake struck Greeley in northeastern Colorado on Monday, June 23 prompting the…Recent Federal Court Decision Could Muddy Waters for Keystone XL South, Flanagan South
Jun 25, 2014, 4:27 pm By Steve Horn
On June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed down a ruling that…Have $10,000? Then You Can Join Heartland's Climate Denial Machine!
Jun 25, 2014, 1:57 pm By Farron Cousins
The Heartland Institute is once again pulling no punches in their quest to spread misinformation on…The Millions Behind Bjorn Lomborg's Copenhagen Consensus Center US Think Tank
Jun 25, 2014, 2:28 am By Graham Readfearn
In early 2012, it seemed like the future of Bjørn Lomborg’s influential think tank was in…New Campaign Spoofs Suncor's "What Yes Can Do" Green PR Blitz
Jun 24, 2014, 8:11 pm By Carol Linnitt
A new website launched today by the corporate accountability group SumofUs.org asks ordinary…
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