Fracking: “The concerns of the public are validated”
As the British government presses ahead with fracking, more evidence emerges from the US of serious air pollution issues, this time with the cancer-causing chemical, benzene.
Andy Rowell
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Scientists Warn Arctic Oil is “Unburnable Carbon”
This is the scientific paper that should stop all Arctic drilling now. It should also stop the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It is yet another warning that business as usual for the oil industry is just not acceptable.
“Rogue State” Canada “Running Out of Time” on KXL
The Reuters news agency is reporting that Canada is running out of time to offer President Barack Obama some kind of concession on climate change that might allow Obama to approve the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline
Tar Sands are a “Shaky Investment”
Based on a report by Carbon Tracker, Bloomberg labels the tar sands a "shaky investment"
“End corporate sponsorship of our arts institutions by genocidal corporations”
The Canadian Museum of Civilisation has announced it is “proud” to have struck a sponsorship deal with the tar sands lobby group, CAPP.
U.S. Oil Boom Undermines Keystone XL
Newly released documents suggest that the Canadians have been warned that America’s burgeoning oil boom could derail plans to build the KXL, as American oil is cleaner than dirty Canadian crude.