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More Evidence Links Fracking to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

For some time now scientists have been warning about the dangers of fracking and toxic chemicals and how they might include carcinogens, reproductive toxicants and what are known as endocrine disrupting chemicals or EDCs.

“Adios Gas-Powered Cars”

“The typical American male devotes more than 1,000 hours a year to his car”, so wrote the Austrian philosopher Ivan Illich way back in 1974.

Oops they did it again

In our latest briefing, we unravel why U.S. government agencies are setting themselves up for climate failure when assessing the climate impact of fossil fuel decisions, and what they should do about it.

The Beginning of the End of the Tar Sands?

It’s a small simple chart which has a huge significance for Canada and the climate.

New Research a “Wake Up Call” over Fracking and Water Pollution

As the fracking industry tries to expand internationally, being promoted as a so-called clean bridge fuel, it is increasingly clear the industry has not one, but two, Achilles heels.

New climate research predicts “disaster for many low-lying cities”

It is no longer a question of "if" the unthinkable happens, but a question of "when". And the “when” could happen sooner than you think. For decades now climate scientists have been worried about what happens if the vast West Antarctic ice sheet melts.

#ExxonKnew: 17 Attorney Generals Now Investigating

The investigation into Exxon’s twenty-five year climate misinformation campaign is gathering serious momentum.

New Trade Deals Will Undermine Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground

A new report, entitled Climate Roadbloacks, released by the Sierra Club today reveals how efforts across the United States to protect the climate could be threatened by two proposed trade deals, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Drowning in Bad Oil Debt

Imagine you went on a weekend gambling tip to Las Vegas and played roulette, and that you carried on betting on black and yet every time the ball ended up landing on red.

Great Australian Bight and Great Barrier Reef Both Under Threat

Two of Australia’s most iconic marine national treasures are under threat from climate change and fossil fuel extraction.