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Nurses Say No to KXL

Yesterday, the growing anti-KXL campaign received a boost from what some may see as an unexpected quarter: National Nurses United announced it was now opposed to the pipeline.

Idle No More Activist Gets Death Threat

The Canadian press is reporting that an Idle No More organiser has contacted the police after receiving a package containing death threats.

KXL: Its Not an Either / Or Decision

Bold leadership on climate by Obama and Kerry means both saying no to KXL and tightened emission standards for power stations.

Legal Precedent Set as Shell Found Guilty in the Hague

The fact that a Dutch court has found Shell guilty in its home country will now set a huge precedent for further claims.

Bankers Warn Oil is “Unburnable Carbon”

A report from HSBC suggests BP, Shell and Norway’s Statoil could lose some 40 and 60 per cent of their market value if “unburnable carbon” scenarios are put in place.

US Gas Flaring Visible from Space

The volume of gas flared in the US has tripled in just five years due to the boom in shale oil. And the flares from the main oil shale fields are now so great they are visible from space