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
Andy Rowell
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Canadians Continue to Undermine EU Climate Effort
Two Albertan government ministers will be finishing their latest lobbying tours of Europe this week after a ten day PR push to undermine the EU’s flagship climate legislation, the Fuel Quality Directive.
“We are in a car running off a cliff, and the car is running on oil”
These are not the words of a President talking about our addiction to oil, but an eleven year old fighting for our future. Obama’s second term inauguration speech yesterday made global headlines. But an eleven year old’s warning against the Northern Gateway pipeline in Canada is equally poignant and important.
New Research to Reveal Full Climatic Impact of KXL
Tomorrow at the National Press Club in Washington, academics and activists will present damning new research about the Keystone XL pipeline and the development of tar sands.
Despite Shell’s “Epic Failure”, UK Backs Arctic Drilling
Instead of learning the lessons of Shell's disastrous Arctic drilling campaign, the UK government is refusing to support a moratorium on Arctic drilling.