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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

The Sea-Birds Silent Killer

On Monday morning, along the grey sands of a small beautiful beach in Cornwall in south west England, a local resident picked up 157 dead sea birds.

House Committee pro-KeystoneXL Reps received 6X more Big Oil cash than counterparts

Pro-KXL representatives in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's pro-KeystoneXL vote today have received more than 6 times more in campaign contributions from Big Oil than those that voted against it.

Don’t Believe in Tar Sands Magic Fairies

One of Canada’s most famous scientists has launched a scathing attack on the country’s politicians, claiming that labelling the tar sands as environmentally harmless is “lies”.