Counting the carbon kept in the ground
A graphic published today by Oil Change International shows the carbon left in the ground in cancelled tar sands projects and the potential impact of continued action to stop tar sands pipelines.
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Obama Bans Drilling in Bristol Bay
As if the plummeting oil price was not bad enough, there was more bad news for the oil industry yesterday after President Obama signed a Presidential memorandum to protect the vast Bristol Bay in Alaska from future oil and gas...
Canada’s First Nations Oppose “Mother of All Pipelines”
Yet another pivotal battle is brewing in Canada, over a little-known pipeline labelled the “mother of all pipelines” by the country’s First Nations.
The Pipeline that Will Never be Built
And so the battle lines have been drawn. On the one hand you have Canada’s federal government, ever eager to please Big Oil, which has just agreed to let Enbridge build its highly controversial $8 billion Northern Gateway pipeline from...
State of our climate: Obama can’t have it both ways
Instead of the rousing call to action on the greatest challenge of our generation that it could have been, what this speech will be remembered for is the President's defense of disastrous energy policy that is doomed to fail.
Thousands gather across the nation to say #NoKXL
One thing is already clear tonight: the movement to stand up against Big Oil, dirty tar sands, and disastrous pipeline projects is strong, determined, and beautiful.
KXL “Contractor Controversy” About to “Get Heated”
When the State Department’s long-awaited Final Environmental Impact Statement into the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline was published last week, it was met with dismay from the environmental community.
Climate Action Means Ditching “All of the Above”
Tomorrow, President Obama will make a major speech on climate. Its time to say no to KXL and ditch the "All of the Above" energy plan
Derailing the Tar Sands Train Idea
The State Department missed the main point about the anti-KXL campaign – which is not about either pipeline or shipping oil by rail, road or tanker – it is about keeping the tar sands in the ground.
Two Spills in Two Days
In the raging Keystone XL debate in the US, there is an ongoing discussion as to whether it is better and safer to transport oil by rail or road. The State Department has argued that if the KXL pipeline does...