Don’t Look Away Now
Love it or loath it as the voice of business, you can say one thing about the Financial Times, it normally covers the energy beat with a reasonable degree of accuracy. That’s why is was so disappointing to read the...
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Keystone Could Add a “Billion-Tons” of CO2
As the row over the Keystone XL pipeline continues, the US is sending mixed messages over the dirty tar sands. Speaking to the Gas and Oil Expo and Conference, David Jacobson, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, waxed lyrical about Canada,...
Germany’s Coalition Agreement Threatens to Break International Fossil Fuel Finance Commitments
The incoming German government has presented a draft coalition agreement that is already drawing controversy and raising concerns about Germany’s commitment to ending fossil fuel finance.
UN Report Underscores Human Rights Crisis Tied to Fossil Fuels – Calls for Urgent, Just Transition
It is imperative that States heed the recommendations of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTBs) as part of a rights-based approach to climate governance and fossil fuels phaseout.
One Mill. Acres Flooded, One Mill. Wells At Risk & One Mill. Calves Lost: But Trump Still Promotes KXL
One million acres of farmland under water, one million wells at risk and one million calves lost, due to the floods. This is climate change in action. How much more evidence does Trump need before he realizes there is a...
World’s Highest Court Tells Countries to Halt Emissions Faster and Protect the Climate
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s highest judicial body, delivered a historic advisory opinion on States’ legal obligations to address climate change. This landmark ruling provides more clarity on the duties of governments and major polluters – including...
Introducing: BigOilTalkingPoints.com
Being the generous souls that we are, we thought we’d save the industry a few million dollars and create a website that can generate their requisite KXL talking points for them! We are proud to introduce: BigOilTalkingPoints.com!
KXL’s Outdated Oil Spill Technology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.
A Koch Keystone XL Connection?
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) recently renewed his request that the House Committee on Energy and Commerce investigate the role of Koch Industries in the Keystone XL pipeline. Waxman, the ranking minority member of the committee, made his request in a...
“Life threatening” Tropical Storm Barry is “exactly a climate change story”
Is history about to repeat itself? Fourteen years after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans and the coast of Louisiana, the region is bracing itself for Tropical Storm Barry.