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“We will continue to explore all lawful options to protect our people, our water, our land, and our sacred places.”

In a setback to those fighting the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued a ruling denying the Standing Rock Sioux’s tribe request for a permanent injunction to stop the pipeline.

“Democracy died today”: Outrage Over UK Landmark Fracking Decision

“Democracy died today”, wrote one irate Lancastrian yesterday on Facebook regarding the decision by the UK Government to overturn a decision by the local County Council to reject a fracking application by the shale gas company, Cuadrilla.

The Sky’s Limit: Unpacking the Climate Math

Our research has found that the carbon budget will be exhausted with current development and some currently-operating fossil fuel projects will need to be retired early in order to have a good chance of staying below the 2C limit.

Calling Out the Banks Behind North Dakota’s “Black Snake”

First Nations who are battling the North Dakota Access Pipeline are now seeking another way to stop what has become the most controversial fossil fuel project in the world.

British “Fossil-Free Culture” Campaigners Head to the US

Six years after starting a campaign to kick fossil fuel sponsorship out of cultural and arts institutions in the UK, activists from the collective, Liberate Tate, will be touring the US this month.

Virginians Stand Up to Dominion’s Fossil Fuel Fatalism

Everyday people in Virginia are standing up to the fossil fuel fatalism of Dominion Power.

Trudeau’s LNG Permit Breaks the Sky’s Limit

Canada's permit for a massive new LNG export plant in British Columbia cannot be squared with its climate goals.

Dakota Access’s owners got over $650 million from taxpayers last year

Hundreds of thousands have joined Native water protectors in opposing Dakota Access. So why are taxpayers subsidizing its owners with millions of dollars?

Dakota Access Pipeline Company Vows to Continue Despite Worldwide Protests

Despite worldwide protests yesterday, Kelcy Warren, the billionaire owner of the company building the Dakota Access pipeline, has defiantly vowed to "complete construction" of what has rapidly become the most highly controversial fossil fuel project in the world.

#NoDAPL: 100 Solidarity Actions Take Place Today

Today is the day that the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline spreads across the US and internationally.