Scientists Fear Massive Sea Level Rise from "Unstoppable" Melt of West Antarctica Ice Sheet
May 13, 2014, 2:14 pm By Chris Rose
Two new academic studies released Monday reveal that the crucial West Antarctic ice sheet is now…"No Turning Back:" Mexico's Looming Fracking and Offshore Oil and Gas Bonanza
May 12, 2014, 1:21 pm By Ben Jervey and Steve Horn
After generations of state control, Mexico’s vast oil and gas reserves will soon open for business…Seismologists Warn Fracking Boom Can Lead to More Earthquakes
May 10, 2014, 7:40 pm By Anne Landman
Seismologists are warning that disposing of fracking wastewater by injecting it into underground…New Study Links California Drought to Climate Change and Burning of Fossil Fuels
May 10, 2014, 12:07 pm By Chris Rose
California, widely considered the U.S. state that most promoted the American Dream, may turn into a…Playing With Fire: U.S. Regulators Resort to Weak Voluntary Measures For Oil-By-Rail Safety
May 9, 2014, 1:41 pm By Justin Mikulka
Last year, Jeffrey Wiese, an official with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety…Climate Change is Clear and Present Danger That The Fossil Fuel Industry Would Like You To Ignore
May 8, 2014, 9:01 pm By Ben Jervey
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a clear and present danger. That’s the main…Bayou Corne Residents Still Evacuated Nearly Two Years After Salt Mine Collapse Caused Sinkhole
May 8, 2014, 5:38 pm By Julie Dermansky
It’s been almost two years since a salt mine collapsed in Bayou Corne, 77 miles from New Orleans,…New Report Names Alberta Oilsands as Highest Cost, Highest Risk Investment in Oil Sector
May 8, 2014, 11:10 am By Carol Linnitt
A total of $1.1 trillion USD earmarked for risky carbon-intensive oil sector investments need to be…Climate Change "Has Moved Firmly into the Present," Latest NCA Federal Report States
May 7, 2014, 4:52 pm By Chris Rose
Climate change is already negatively affecting every region in the United States and the future…Residents Deliver Petition to Ban Fracking to City Hall in Denton, Texas
May 7, 2014, 8:55 am By Julie Dermansky
A petition to ban hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in Denton, Texas, is being submitted to…American Minimum Wage Earners Held Hostage Over Keystone XL
May 6, 2014, 10:00 am By Farron Cousins
One of the biggest political issues facing the United States right now is economic inequality and…Louisiana Residents Gear Up For Fracking Fight Just Outside New Orleans
May 6, 2014, 8:28 am By Julie Dermansky
In mid-April, word started spreading like wild fire among Louisiana residents: Helis Oil & Gas LLC…Global Fossil Fuel Companies Running Multiple PR Campaigns Targeting Australians
May 5, 2014, 10:27 pm By Graham Readfearn
Both online and on television, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers is telling…Details of TransCanada Pipeline Safety Whistleblower Scandal Emerge Amid Keystone XL Delay
May 5, 2014, 2:13 pm By Indra Das
Former TransCanada employee and engineer Evan Vokes, who released thousands of pages of records…For First Time, TransCanada Says Tar Sands Flowing to Gulf in Keystone XL South
May 5, 2014, 1:33 pm By Steve Horn
TransCanada admitted for the first time that tar sands oil is now flowing through Keystone XL's…Fine Print on Baker Hughes New Fracking Fluid Disclosure Policy Draws Skepticism
May 5, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
Back in 2008, Cathy Behr, a nurse who worked at a Durango, Colorado hospital was hospitalized after…Salish Sea Orca Whales Not Mating, Socializing in Polluted Soundscape
May 3, 2014, 2:48 pm By Judith Lavoie
Vessel noise is already hindering endangered southern resident killer whales from communicating and…Energy Industry Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Short Circuit Colorado Fracking Ballot Initiatives
May 2, 2014, 2:48 pm By Anne Landman
Colorado's oil and gas industry is trying to short-circuit proposed ballot initiatives that would…U.S. Officials Search For Answers On Bitumen Spills As Canada Eyes Enbridge, Kinder Morgan Oil Pipelines
May 2, 2014, 1:42 pm By Judith Lavoie
U.S officials are struggling to figure out how bitumen from the Alberta oilsands will behave if…Fracking Data Woefully Lacking in Canada, Finds Federal Report
May 2, 2014, 11:56 am By Erika Thorkelson
There is simply not enough reliable information to be confident about the environmental impacts of…
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