Deepwater Horizon: BP’s Toxic Legacy
Apr 20, 2014, 4:01 pm By Farron Cousins
It has now been four years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and leaking…Keystone XL Review Extended, Delaying Final Decision Until After 2014 Elections
Apr 18, 2014, 3:05 pm By Steve Horn
Reuters and Politico broke a major story today that TransCanada's northern leg of the Keystone…"Russia with Love": Alaska Gas Scandal is Out-of-Country, Not Out-of-State
Apr 18, 2014, 1:28 pm By Steve Horn
A legal controversy — critics would say scandal — has erupted in Alaska's statehouse over the…Pseudoskeptics Are Not Skeptics
Apr 18, 2014, 9:00 am By John Mashey
Genuine scientific skepticism is not just the unmoving rejection of evolution or climate change by…Interview: Big Men Director Rachel Boynton on Oil, Ghana and "Responsible Capitalism"
Apr 17, 2014, 3:02 pm By Steve Horn
The subtitle of the newly released documentary film Big Men is “everyone wants to be big” and to…Insect Population Dwindling in Louisiana Marshlands Four Years After BP Blowout
Apr 17, 2014, 11:00 am By Julie Dermansky
Louisiana State University entomologist Linda Hooper-Bui has been studying the impact of the BP oil…After Over a Decade of Fracking, Oversight of Industry's Radioactive Waste Still Lacking
Apr 17, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
It has been roughly twelve years since fracking launched the great shale rush in the U.S. and the…New Study Shows Link Between Climate Change And California Drought
Apr 16, 2014, 7:51 pm By Mike G
A study published by Geophysical Research Letters sheds new light on the connection between…Study Finds Methane Leaks 1,000 Times EPA Estimates During Marcellus Drilling
Apr 16, 2014, 4:09 pm By Sharon Kelly
This week, a United Nations panel on climate change issued one of its most urgent warnings to date,…Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Hires Coal Lobbyist to Direct Policy Office
Apr 16, 2014, 2:44 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Eric de Place, originally published on Sightline Daily and cross-posted with…Industry Funded Politicians Hope To Thwart Pollution Penalties In North Carolina
4:25pm By Farron Cousins
On March 6th of this year, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway handed down a ruling…Wine and Milk vs. Oil and Gas: Existing Industries Go Up Against Fossil Fuel Job Promises
3:34pm By Justin Mikulka
Ken Stanton’s 400-cow dairy farm lies in the path of the proposed Constitution Pipeline, which…Tax Breaks In Australia To Fund Climate Misinformation Book
Mon 5:43pm By Graham Readfearn
It's amazing what qualifies for a tax break in Australia these days. The climate science…Why Isn’t Petcoke Regulated As a Public Health Threat?
Mon 1:44pm By Mike G
Last year, a train leaving a Valero refinery in Benicia, CA derailed while carrying petroleum coke,…Never Again: Don Blankenship-Funded Video Absolves Don Blankenship in Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Deaths
Apr 13, 2014, 11:31 am By Ben Jervey
Don Blankenship's hubris is surpassed only by his greed. The “Dark Lord of Coal Country,” as…Kitimat Votes ‘NO’ to Enbridge Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline in Local Plebiscite
Apr 13, 2014, 12:28 am By Emma Gilchrist
Kitimat residents have voted against the Northern Gateway pipeline, with 58.4 per cent of ballots in…Campus Discontent: Washington University Students Sit-In Against Peabody, Harvard Faculty Call for Divestment
Apr 10, 2014, 3:52 pm By Ben Jervey
It's a busy week in the campus fossil fuel divestment movement. A “sit in” by students at the…Six Shocking Truths You Should Know About This American Foundation
Apr 10, 2014, 12:31 pm By Sandy Garossino
In recent years, Canadians have heard a lot about those extremist American conservation foundations.…Oil-By-Rail Scrutiny Ratchets Up Across United States
Apr 10, 2014, 11:37 am By Justin Mikulka
Two years ago, trains snaked through American towns and cities day and night often without…Editors Resign From Frontiers Journal Over Retracted Paper That Upset Climate Science Deniers
Apr 9, 2014, 8:11 pm By Graham Readfearn
Three university professors are resigning as editors at a scientific publisher in protest at its…
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
DeSmogBlog
Earth911
EPA News
InsideClimate News
Mongabay
SciDev
The Ecologist