The Pond at the Pole
Scientists have been warning for years that due to climate change the North Pole might soon be ice free in the summer, well, guess what, today there is a pond there.
Andy Rowell
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The Oil Spill They Can’t Stop
The oil industry in Canada is struggling to contain an oil spill from underground tar sands mining.
Oil Sheens in Gulf from BP’s Stricken Well
Oil giant BP continues to be tormented by the legacy of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Tar Sands & Potential Sea Level Rise
If Keystone is the key to the next phase of the development of the tar sands, it is key to unlocking carbon we cannot afford to burn.
America’s Frac-Sand Mining Boom
Fracking has led to a boom in sand mining in the US, with nearly 50 million tons of sand mined in 2011.
State Review of KXL “Fundamentally Flawed”
Two prominent Congressmen, Representative Henry Waxman and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday called on the State Department to correct “significant mistakes” in its draft evaluation of the environmental impact of the Keystone XL pipeline.