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When in a Hole…

Yesterday, Oil Change International (OCI) published its great new interactive graphic that shows that fossil fuel reserves continue to grow, whereas the scientists are telling us that we can burn less and less carbon.

The Tar Sands Smoking Gun

According to a new scientific analysis, many tar sands wells are actually using more energy than they produce.

Canada’s “Reckless” Expansion of Tar Sands Toxic Lakes

The tar sands industry wants to transform northern Alberta into the largest man-made lake district on Earth, with dozens of toxic tailings ponds.

Time to Learn from Tobacco

Yesterday over 70 NGOs released a letter calling on the United Nations to implement new rules to safeguard the global climate talks from the undue influence of the fossil fuel industry.

CO2 Emissions Reach Record Levels

A report by the Global Carbon Project, published today has highlighted how global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise to a record 36 billion tonnes this year.

Coal Industry Told to Leave Reserves in the Ground

At a Coal Summit in Warsaw today, the coal industry was told it had to leave most of the existing coal reserves in the ground