Tar sands reaching the US Gulf Coast by rail remains a dribble
In contrast to claims made by Keystone XL proponents, tar sands crude is trickling into the Gulf Coast by rail.
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Scientific Research Reveals Fracking is Bad for Babies
It maybe early in a new year, but already new research has been published which raises serious health concerns about fracking. What is most worrying about this research is that it shows that the controversial drilling technique could be impacting...
Scientific Evidence Against Fracking is Not “Irrational”
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, yesterday dismissed critics of fracking as “irrational”, arguing that their opposition is based on a “religious” hostility to fossil fuels.
Is the Senate Energy Committee being handed to Big Oil?
A game of political musical chairs has set off a transition that will hand Big Oil the keys to the influential Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. What's worse, the whole thing could have been avoided.
Fracking’s Conundrum: How to Dispose of Millions of Gallons of Radioactive Waste Water?
As the debate on fracking heats up in the UK, politicians are keen to point out that the process is safe. The influential Conservative MP Peter Lilley appeared on TV the other night and arrogantly dismissed any concerns with fracking....
Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling
After spending $ 5 billion on a fruitless and damaging Arctic drilling campaign, Shell has admitted defeat by suspending its plans to drill in the Arctic this summer.
What did Big Oil know and when did they know it?
According to multiple sources the State Department will issue its long awaited Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline later today. The early spin today is that “environmentalists will be disappointed”. But consider the source. Last...
Will Tar Sands Soon Be on Way to Europe?
As political pressure mounts in the US to lift the country’s decades-old crude oil export ban, Reuters reported yesterday that the US government has recently authorized limited re-exports of foreign crude to Europe for the first time in years. According...
Five Per Cent of Canadian Jobs Linked to Tar Sands in 2025
Over the last few years an increasing number of influential investors, climate scientists, analysts and activists have been arguing that we cannot afford to burn all the fossil fuel reserves due to climate change.
House Climate Hearing Dripping in Oil Money
The House Energy and Power Subcommittee will be holding a major hearing on climate change today that was bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry.