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Reckless Endangerment while Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale

A new report released today by Earthworks Action provides an important window into a disturbing national pattern regarding the oversight of fracking. Regulators, charged with protecting the public, are actively avoiding evidence that fracking is harming the public.

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.

Dolofudge: Canada’s New Tar Sands

Canada is looking to exploit a sludgy bitumen like substance, called Dolofudge, located near the tar sands. The Canadians are saying the region could contain some 500 billion barrels of Dolofudge– more than the combined recoverable reserves of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

The Oil Industry’s Acid Test

In California, the industry's use of toxic acids is set to rocket, but the practice is unregulated.

The Tar Sands Refugees

At least six families have left their homes in the last two years due to air pollution from tar sands operations in Alberta, including from heated bitumen tanks giving off noxious fumes.

Despite Shell’s “Epic Failure”, UK Backs Arctic Drilling

Instead of learning the lessons of Shell's disastrous Arctic drilling campaign, the UK government is refusing to support a moratorium on Arctic drilling.

“Smoking Gun” Research Reveals Tar Sands Cancer Legacy

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

“Blundering” Shell Has to be Banned from Arctic

The latest disaster is just one more in a long list for Shell in its Arctic debacle. It gives further fuel to the fire for those who argue that oil drilling in the region should be banned.

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.

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.