Tom Steyer to Secretary of State Kerry: New Review Necessary of "Defective" Keystone XL Environmental Assessment
Feb 6, 2014, 2:00 pm By Ben Jervey
With the State Department’s release of the final Keystone XL environmental review, attention is…In Pavillion, Wyoming Water Contamination Case, Questions Continue To Swirl About Oil and Gas Industry's Role
Feb 6, 2014, 11:58 am By Sharon Kelly
A funny thing happened when Idaho Dept. of Lands Oil and Gas Program Manager Robert Johnson stepped…Keystone XL's Northern Leg: A Fracked Oil Pipeline Along with Tar Sands
Feb 5, 2014, 1:00 pm By Steve Horn
On January 31, President Barack Obama's U.S. State Department released its Final Environmental…At State and Federal Level, Regulators Continue to Struggle With Fracking Wastewater
Feb 5, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
The oil and gas industry often complains about the patchwork of rules that exist from state to state…Risks of Fracking Boom Draw Renewed Attention from Investors
Feb 4, 2014, 11:29 pm By Sharon Kelly
A coalition of investors called out five oil and gas companies for failing to measure or reduce…Study Links Gas Drilling to Heart Defects in Babies
Feb 4, 2014, 8:40 pm By Anne Landman
A newly-published study specific to Colorado (pdf) links the rate of congenital heart defects in…Duke Energy Spills Thousands Of Tons Of Coal Ash Into North Carolina River
Feb 4, 2014, 2:39 pm By Farron Cousins
Residents in the city of Eden, North Carolina are currently in danger of having their drinking water…Government Accountability Office: Taxpayers Getting Stiffed by Flawed Federal Coal Lease System
Feb 4, 2014, 1:28 pm By Ben Jervey
The Department of the Interior is selling publicly-owned coal for much less than it is worth,…Is Keystone in the National Interest? Of Canada, That Is?
Feb 4, 2014, 1:13 pm By Kai Nagata
It's up to the U.S. President to decide whether the cross-border leg of the Keystone XL pipeline is…Fisherman Fighting Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Worried About Explosions, Long-Term Impacts
Feb 4, 2014, 8:00 am By Caroline Selle
Pete Ide probably isn’t the first person you’d expect to oppose the Dominion Cove Point…Keystone XL Decision Highlights Coziness Between Oil and Gas Industry, Obama Administration
Feb 3, 2014, 2:59 pm By Sharon Kelly
This past week was good to the oil and gas industry. First, President Obama talked up jobs gains…Senate’s “Dirty Duo” Ready To Lift Oil Export Ban
Feb 2, 2014, 11:00 pm By Farron Cousins
The two ranking members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee signaled they are…No Matter How You Count Them, Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are As High As Ever
Feb 2, 2014, 2:45 pm By Ben Jervey
The exact worth of massive global fossil fuel subsidies is incredibly hard to figure. There’s no…Misinformation Is Winning – Doubt In Climate Change Climbing
Feb 1, 2014, 9:00 am By Farron Cousins
Climate change-related disasters have been rising for decades; yearly temperatures are rising in a…State Department Releases Flawed Keystone XL Final Environmental Review In Super Bowl Friday Trash Dump
Jan 31, 2014, 3:38 pm By Ben Jervey
The State Department has released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for…Amid Calls for EPA to Reopen Fracking Investigations, States Confirm Contaminated Groundwater
Jan 31, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
Republican Sen. James Inhofe said it. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said it. Even former…Australian Report Trumpeted By Coal Bosses Does Not Say What They Want You To Think It Says
Jan 30, 2014, 9:39 pm By Graham Readfearn
WHAT follows are some thoughts about coal from a report just published in Australia. A longer-term…House Energy Committee Votes Down Climate Reality
Jan 30, 2014, 5:31 pm By Farron Cousins
The House Energy and Commerce Committee had the opportunity earlier this week to pass an amendment…New York Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order on Oil by Rail Safety
Jan 30, 2014, 3:47 pm By Justin Mikulka
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order directing several state agencies…Nordheim: A Texas Town Facing A Toxic Future
Jan 30, 2014, 1:44 pm By Julie Dermansky
Nordheim, Texas, population 307, may soon have a 200-plus acre waste disposal plant as its neighbor…
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