Fracking Is Making California’s Drought Worse, Say Activists
Aug 1, 2014, 9:00 am By Mike G
California is in the middle of an epic water shortage, with nearly 80% of the state experiencing…Documents: Cheniere Fuels ALEC’s New Push for Fracked Gas Exports
Jul 31, 2014, 4:42 pm By Steve Horn
Today, legislative and lobbyist members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) voted on…The Blue Dot Tour: It’s About All Of Us
Jul 30, 2014, 8:39 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17…EPA Internal Audit Finds Flawed Pipeline Oversight Adds $192 Million a Year to Gas Bills, Harms Climate
Jul 29, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog, the inspector general released a…Has The Gulf Of Mexico Hit Peak Oil?
Jul 28, 2014, 7:00 pm By Farron Cousins
There are enough articles on the “myth of peak oil” floating around the Internet to fill a book;…Greenpeace Report: Obama Administration Exporting Climate Change by Exporting Coal
Jul 28, 2014, 5:57 pm By Steve Horn
Greenpeace USA has released a major new report on an under-discussed part of President Barack…Subsidy Spotlight: Paid to Pollute and Poison
Jul 28, 2014, 2:22 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Paul Thacker, on assignment with Oil Change International. Cross-posted…New Mexico Residents Fighting Back Against Kinder Morgan CO2 Pipeline With Their Own Health Impact Assessment
Jul 27, 2014, 12:00 pm By Mike G
Not many locals even knew the Bureau of Land Management was holding a scoping meeting in…The Oilsands Cancer Story Part 1: John O’Connor and the Dawn of a New Oilsands Era
Jul 26, 2014, 2:21 pm By Carol Linnitt
This is the first installment of a three-part series on Dr. John O'Connor, the family physician to…Just In Time For Midterms, Congress Kissing Up To Dirty Energy
Jul 26, 2014, 11:00 am By Farron Cousins
Congress has less than a week left to finish delivering promises for their donors before they head…States Led By Climate Deniers Stand To Gain The Most From New EPA Carbon Rule
Jul 25, 2014, 4:00 pm By Mike G
A rising tide lifts all boats — even boats that, contrary to all evidence, openly doubt the moon's…Australian Press Watchdog Criticises Climate Report From Rupert Murdoch's Flagship Newspaper
Jul 24, 2014, 9:15 pm By Graham Readfearn
The headline on The Australian newspaper’s story about a leak of a major United Nations climate…After Rancher's Death, Calls for Fracking Health Study Grow Stronger
Jul 24, 2014, 12:48 pm By Sharon Kelly
Last month, Terry Greenwood, a Pennsylvania farmer whose water had been contaminated by fracking…Not Just the Atlantic: Obama Leasing Millions of Gulf Acres for Offshore Drilling
Jul 23, 2014, 5:16 pm By Steve Horn
Deploying the age-old “Friday news dump,” President Barack Obama's Interior Department gave the…Obama Administration Releases Weak Proposed Rules On Crude By Rail After Industry Lobbying Blitz
Jul 23, 2014, 1:51 pm By Justin Mikulka
The Department of Transportation released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today for the…Pennsylvania Environmental Regulators Flunk State's Own Shale Gas Audit
Jul 23, 2014, 12:08 pm By Sharon Kelly
In January 2013, Pennsylvania's auditor general announced that he would conduct an investigation…BNSF Nears Shift To One-Member Crews, Possibly Even on Dangerous Oil Trains
Jul 22, 2014, 1:55 pm By Guest
For decades, the U.S. railroad industry has successfully shed labor costs by shifting to smaller and…Maine Residents Fight American Petroleum Institute Lobbyists Over Ban on Tar Sands Shipments
Jul 21, 2014, 5:26 pm By Justin Mikulka
Portland, Maine, has become the latest battleground in the fight against tar sands oil, with local…California Orders Emergency Shutdown Of Fracking Wastewater Injection Sites Over Fears of Contaminated Aquifers
Jul 21, 2014, 5:07 pm By Mike G
California officials ordered an emergency shutdown of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites in Kern…Exclusive: E-mails Reveal Feds and Rail Companies Pressured States to Keep Oil-by-Rail Information Secret
Jul 21, 2014, 11:13 am By Justin Mikulka
Documents released to DeSmogBlog by the Washington State Military Department reveal that both the…
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