Shell to Drill in Arctic “Within Two Weeks”
As much of the world is pre-occupied with the Greek financial crisis, oil giant Shell is quietly carrying on with its plans to drill in the Arctic.
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“I believe change has finally come to Alberta”
A huge orange tidal wave swept through the Albertan political landscape yesterday, re-writing the history books and ripping up the decades-old political order.
Keepin’ it in the Ground: New York Shale Gas by the numbers
This week's historic decision by New York Governor Cuomo to ban high-volume fracking in New York State comes as the local health risks of fracking are becoming increasingly clear. The decision followed the release of a long awaited New York...
Fossil Fuel Disinvestment Gathers Momentum
If you had Googled “fossil fuels” and “stranded assets” a few years ago, you would have probably got no hits. But how times change.
Transporting Tar Sands “As Dangerous” As Shale Oil
There is growing evidence that transporting tar sands oil maybe as inherently dangerous as carrying the volatile Bakken shale oil.
North African Fracking Protests “Making Political Waves”
The wave of anti-fracking protests sweeping the globe have now spread as far as North Africa.
Barents Sea: “The Next Big Oil Region”
Late last week, the Norwegian government issued a license to energy giant Statoil to allow it to start drilling in the controversial Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.
Enbridge Intends to Take Enormous Subsidy for Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Pipeline
Enbridge is side-stepping environmental regulations and corporate taxes in attempts to increase Canadian tar sands exports through the United States.
Sovereignty, sanctions, theft and the oil industry in Russia and the Crimea
Is it not time, with the threat of increasing political and economic instability and the growing risk of climate change, that we finally recognize the costs of fossil fuel dependency are too high?
Japan Urged To Stop Financing Coal ahead of Obama-Abe Summit
Today, over 30 groups from around the world, including Oil Change International, sent an open letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on April 24th urging Japan to follow the United...