New White House policy admits social cost of carbon higher than they thought
The official policy of the Obama administration now asserts that the social cost of carbon emissions to society are 60% higher than they previously estimated.
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Detroit’s petcoke pile helps a struggling coal plant stay in business…more to come?
The story of the Detroit petcoke pile should give the Obama administration some serious pause as they consider the Keystone XL decision.
Beating back the climate denial behind All of the Above
Paying lip service to climate science and then running full speed ahead down the fossil fuel pathway to climate chaos is just another form of climate denial. We need our leaders to wake up and make some hard choices, commensurate...
Latest pro-Keystone XL effort comes from oil-fueled Congressmen
The latest effort in the House of Representatives to circumvent the President's authority and extensive processes that have been developed to make decisions on projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline came out today. Today it comes via a discussion...
Support the Texas KXL Protestors!
As I write three anti-tar sands protestors remain in jail in Texas for stopping the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. They are being held on $1,000 each. Four other protestors have been released. The seven had spent the day...
Crude by Rail Spills Increased 10 Times from 2008-2013
An analysis of oil spilled in the transportation process by Oil Change International using data from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office reveals that the number of spills from crude by rail increased by almost 10 times from...
Statement in Advance of Petersberg Climate Dialogue High-Level Segment
"A managed decline of oil and gas production that supports affected communities and workers must be central in a just and green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis," said ver der Burg.
Newsletter: On the Road to Paris: #StopFundingFossils
The next six months offer a crucial window to phase out dirty energy subsidies as the world moves towards an agreement at the UN climate talks in Paris this December. Outcomes of three meetings in June – the G7 Leaders’...
Japan just lost its big excuse for pushing coal on the world; now’s the time to pile on the pressure
On September 25, the U.S. and China released a joint presidential statement on climate change. While most people focused on China’s new cap-and-trade regime, there was a buried headline that may have even bigger implications for climate and for the...
Gas Cartel Ruled Out
The world's largest gas exporters have ruled out launching an Opec-style cartel that would control 70 per cent of the world market. Instead they promised “collaborated efforts” on issues such as pricing. Energy ministers from the 13 largest gas exporters...