First Tar Sands Tanker to Arrive in EU Next Week
You will not have heard of the Aleksey Kosygin, but next week this obscure sounding tanker is set to make history as it becomes the first major shipment of Canadian tar sands to arrive in Europe.
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IPCC says we must stop digging
The new IPCC report shows that we must keep roughly 80-to-95% of proven reserves of fossil fuels in the ground if we want a decent shot at avoiding catastrophe.
America’s Frac-Sand Mining Boom
Fracking has led to a boom in sand mining in the US, with nearly 50 million tons of sand mined in 2011.
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.
As Russia Fracks, Poland Outlaws Anti-Fracking Protest
As Russia gears up for its own fracking revolution, Poland is set to effectively outlaw anti-fracking dissent.
Fracking is Killing Solar Investment
German company Bosch, which owns a solar division, has blamed fracking for hurting demand for clean energy.
Big Oil v Big Hollywood
The new Hollywood film about fracking, which stars Matt Damon, entitled “Promised Land” could tap into the growing grassroots rebellion against the technique which is slowly sweeping across America.
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.
Oz Gas Industry Failing to Live up to Hype
It is a given in the oil industry that the easy oil and gas is long gone. That is why we have raging debates about exploiting unconventional oil and gas such as the tar sands in Canada and fracking of...
Fracking: EU Warns of “High Risk” to Environment
The European Union is the latest organisation to raise serious concerns about the environmental impact of fracking. The EU has released three detailed reports to assess the risk to the environment and human health from shale gas extraction. In a...