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“Smoking Gun” Research Reveals Tar Sands Cancer Legacy

The latest disturbing scientific research shows that cancer-causing pollutants are linked to the tar sands.

Kill Bill C-45

Tomorrow there is an international call to action to support First Nations in Canada whose indigenous rights are being trampled by the Harper government’s budget Bill C-45, which was passed by on 14 December.

Imagine There’s No Fracking

Yesterday Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon placed a full-page advert in the New York Times, calling on the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo to “Imagine There’s No Fracking… and give clean energy a chance.”

Oops: Shell’s Spill Dome “Crushed like a Beer Can”

Documents reveal that Shell's oil spill containment dome is "crushed like a beer can,” in tests.

The Math Means No KXL

Over 3,000 people marched around the White House yesterday with a simple message for President Obama: Say no once and for all to the KXL.

Further Evidence of Tar Sands Toxic Legacy

Further evidence is emerging of the lethal toxic legacy of the tar sands (forgetting for a moment the CO2).

Survey Finds Fracking Impacts Health

The largest health survey to-date of residents living near fracking sites shows a clear pattern of negative health impacts associated with the technology.

“We have protected these lands with our hearts, soul and lives”

Locals in Ecuador are fighting PetroAmazonas to explore close to the ecologically and culturally sensitive Yasuni national park.

UK Government Goes Fracking Mad

Slowly but surely the last remnants of any green veneer of the British conservative government is peeled away as the government lurches to the right.

TOTAL Says No to Arctic Oil Drilling

In the fight for the Arctic and the planet’s future, this is big news. We are witnessing a split in Big Oil’s attitude to the Arctic.