Mardi Gras: Beads, Bands…And BP Oil
Mar 2, 2014, 10:45 pm By Farron Cousins
More than one million tourists have flocked to the South for Mardi Gras, and hundreds of thousands…New Global Study Finds Canada Lagging Behind China on Climate Change Legislation
Feb 28, 2014, 4:40 pm By Kevin Grandia
A frequently used talking point from Prime Minister Stephen Harper is that Canada will only tackle…Los Angeles Becomes Largest City to Approve Fracking Moratorium
Feb 28, 2014, 4:14 pm By Carol Linnitt
Fracking for oil and gas will not be happening in Los Angeles any time soon after City Council…Denton, Texas Citizens Group Fights For Fracking Ban
Feb 28, 2014, 8:00 am By Julie Dermansky
Maile Bush's three-bedroom home is sandwiched between two EagleRidge Energy fracking sites in…Bureaucrat Ducks Vital Question on Flawed DOT-111 Tank Cars at Oil By Rail Safety Hearing
Feb 27, 2014, 3:38 pm By Justin Mikulka
On Wednesday February 26th, the long-awaited congressional hearing on oil-by-rail safety finally…Top 5 Reasons Why Geothermal Power is Nowhere in Canada
Feb 27, 2014, 12:13 pm By Raphael Lopoukhine
Canada has no commercial geothermal power plants, despite having abundant potential and, ironically,…WHITEWASH: State Dept Keystone XL Inspector General Report Clears Botched Handling of Environmental Resources Management Conflicts
Feb 26, 2014, 6:03 pm By Ben Jervey
The State Department's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has finally weighed in on potential…U.S. EPA Deined Late Participation in Kinder Morgan Hearings, Exposes Shortcomings of New NEB Process
Feb 26, 2014, 3:26 pm By Indra Das
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) rejected a request this month from the U.S. Environmental…Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: New Film from Center for Media and Democracy
Feb 26, 2014, 2:46 pm By Ben Jervey
On Tuesday, the Center for Media and Democracy released a new short film that sets out to debunk the…Triple Divide: Interview with Mark Ruffalo on Fracking Documentary
Feb 25, 2014, 8:00 pm By Julie Dermansky
"Triple Divide" is a timely cautionary documentary about the fracking industry in…Past Time to Close Loophole That Exempts Oil by Rail Companies from Spill Response Planning
Feb 25, 2014, 2:37 pm By Justin Mikulka
In 2013, with the rapid expansion in the use of rail to transport crude oil, we learned that there…Gulf Of Mexico: Open For Dirty Energy Exploitation Again
Feb 25, 2014, 8:00 am By Farron Cousins
It has been nearly four years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil disaster in…Colorado Becomes First State to Regulate Methane Pollution from Fracking
Feb 24, 2014, 6:13 pm By Anne Landman
Colorado has become the first U.S. state to pass rules regulating methane air pollution from…Cold Weather Brings Wild Swings in Natural Gas Prices Despite Shale Gas Rush
Feb 24, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
Last year, natural gas prices hit record lows and shale gas promoters confidently predicted a bright…Earthquakes Rattle Texas Towns in the Barnett Shale
Feb 23, 2014, 9:00 am By Julie Dermansky
Daniel Hogan thought he heard a sonic boom when a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit Azle, Texas, last…David Suzuki: Trading Water For Fuel is Fracking Crazy
Feb 22, 2014, 1:00 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by David Suzuki It would be difficult to live without oil and gas. But it would…There’s No Debate About Climate Change Denial
Feb 22, 2014, 9:00 am By Guest
This is a guest post by Charles W. Elliott, Esq. Fact and fantasy took the stage at this past…Michael Mann: Canadians Should Fight Harper's War on Science and the U.S. Should Help
Feb 21, 2014, 8:50 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by distinguished climatologist Michael Mann. The article originally appeared on…We Need a Surgeon General’s Report for Fracked Gas Exports at Cove Point
Feb 21, 2014, 2:34 pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Katie Huffling, Mike Tidwell, and Joelle Novey Fifty years ago the US…CCS Series: Government Subsidies Keep Alberta’s CCS Pipe Dream Afloat
Feb 21, 2014, 12:24 pm By Raphael Lopoukhine
This is the second instalment of a two-part series on carbon capture and storage. Read Part 1,…
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