For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between “Right to Know” and “Need to Know”
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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Jun 24, 2014, 5:04 pm By Chris Rose
Aggressively tackling global warming through better public transportation and increased energy…Frackquakes in Colorado? Scientists Probe Fracking Wastewater Link to CO Earthquakes
Jun 24, 2014, 2:10 pm By Anne Landman
At 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, Greeley, Colorado was struck by a 3.4 magnitude earthquake.…House Spending Bill Contains Huge Giveaways To Dirty Energy
Jun 23, 2014, 8:00 am By Farron Cousins
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Jun 22, 2014, 11:36 am By Mike G
The City Council of Oakland, California has passed a resolution opposing the transport of coal, oil,…David Suzuki: Northern Gateway Approval Flies in Face of Democracy and Global Warming
Jun 21, 2014, 4:41 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. There was little doubt the federal government would approve…Suzuki: Harper Didn’t Have the “Courage” to Present and Defend Northern Gateway Approval
Jun 20, 2014, 1:50 pm By Carol Linnitt
David Suzuki isn’t surprised the federal government approved the contentious Northern Gateway…
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