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The hard truth about All of the Above energy

It’s time to call it like it is: anyone who pushes an “All of the Above” energy strategy that would dig up more than a third of our current fossil fuel reserves is simply in denial about the realities of climate change.

Massive protest at California Chevron refinery a show of movement strength

This weekend, thousands of community members, movement leaders, and allies marched to the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Our demands were simple: Stop polluting our community, wrecking our climate, and buying off our democracy.

House Votes to Deny the Cost of Carbon Pollution

This past Spring the Obama Administration took an important (and little reported) step towards more aggressively addressing climate change. They increased the social cost of carbon.

Fracking Causes “Significant Damage” to Aquifers

According to a leaked powerpoint from the Environmental Protection Agency, fracking has caused “significant damage” to drinking water aquifers in the town of Dimock in Pennsylvania in the US.

Is Cuadrilla’s Gas Worse than Coal?

Experts are warning that due to the methane leakages rates from fracking, it could be worse for the climate than burning coal

Methane Hydrate Hype Continues

The hype surrounding methane hydrates continues to gather apace.

Quintessential Countryside Against Cuadrilla

The barricades have been drawn. On the one side stands one of Britain’s leading unconventional energy companies, Cuadrilla. On the other side stands the rural village of Balcombe in the rolling hills of rural Sussex.

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.

TransCanada’s distorted “view of the facts” on Keystone XL

TransCanada's latest letter to the State Department regarding Keystone XL is riddled with inaccuracies, out-of-date analysis, and distortions that have been proven wrong time and again.

The Oil Spill They Can’t Stop

The oil industry in Canada is struggling to contain an oil spill from underground tar sands mining.