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Facebook Bans Ad Criticising Mark Zuckerberg’s Pro-KXL Stance

Here’s a question for you. What have one of the world’s richest companies and one of the world’s richest men got in common? The answer: They have both censored adverts criticising their actions on climate-related issues.

Canada’s “Hollow Promises” on Tar Sands

The Canadian environmental watchdog, the Pembina Institute, publishes a report arguing that “very little progress" has been made on 19 key recommended policy improvements for Canada's dirty tar sands.

Climate Activist on Day 29 of Hunger Strike

A young climate activist is on the 29th day of a planned 30 day hunger strike. For nearly the last month, all he has consumed is water, salt and potassium.

EPA: tar sands “significantly more intensive than other crudes”

The EPA slams the State Department review of Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that, from a climate perspective, “oil sands crude is significantly more GHG intensive than other crudes, and therefore has potentially large impacts.”

BP and Shell Targeted in Arts Protests

Both BP and Shell’s cynical “reputation-cleansing” via sponsorship has once again been challenged by activists.

Norway Examines New Arctic Drilling

Yesterday, Norway’s ruling Labour Party took a “major step” towards opening up other areas of the Arctic to oil drilling that are currently restricted from drilling