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Crude by Rail Spills Increased 10 Times from 2008-2013

An analysis of oil spilled in the transportation process by Oil Change International using data from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office reveals that the number of spills from crude by rail increased by almost 10 times from 2008-2013.

Exxon Valdez: 25 Years on, the “Dead Zone” Remains

Today is the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster and although a quarter of a century has passed since the disaster, its effects are still being felt today.

Shell’s Guilty Silence

Yesterday was the eighteen anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa. The charismatic, pipe-smoking activist was murdered by the brutal military junta for his campaign against Shell in the Niger Delta.

Colorado: 44,000 Gallons of Oil Spilt

The amount of oil spilt in Colorado's floods is slowly creeping up

Colorado Floods ‘Completely Overwhelm’ Oil Inspectors

Oil and gas inspectors are said to be "completely overwhelmed" by the size and scale of the destruction caused by the floods in Colorado.

Cancer Risk to BP Clean Up Workers

Yesterday the American Journal of Medicine published a new scientific study which found that the clean up workers from BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster are at risk of developing cancer, leukaemia and a host of other illnesses.

The Oil Spill They Can’t Stop

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

KXL’s Outdated Oil Spill Technology

TransCanada has no plans to use cutting edge anti-pollution technology on the KXL, despite 12 spills on the Southern leg of the pipeline.

BC Opposes Northern Gateway pipeline

The government of British Colombia has officially expressed its opposition to Enbridge’s controversial $6 billion Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province's environmental concerns.

3 Years On, BP’s Lethal Legacy Continues

Three years on, BP's spill is still having an devastating legacy in the Gulf