Permitting New Crude-by-Rail Terminals Would be Permitting Climate Disaster
The proposed crude-by-rail terminals in the Pacific Northwest would cause climate disaster
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Company’s case for proposed New York ‘Pilgrim’ pipelines undermined by data
A proposed Bakken oil pipeline through New York State appears to be based on wishful thinking.
“You cannot duplicate the US shale experience in Europe”
Growing community and political resistance means that the US shale revolution will not be replicated in Europe, one of the gas industry’s leading figures has warned.
TransCanada’s Other Massive Pipeline Plan
TransCanada's proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline faces massive opposition in Canada. A large demonstration is planned in Quebec City on April 11th.
Crude oil trains are unsafe, period. Stopping them will protect our communities and climate
For the sake of a mere 4% of total petroleum passing through the United States, we say stop the trains now, protect North America’s communities and build an energy system that protects the climate and our citizens from a reckless...
Canada’s “Intimate Spying” on First Nations
Often the way a state reacts to those protesting against it tells you a great deal about its moral fabric and values.
The Spirit of Saro-Wiwa Lives On
A new wave of anger, manifesting in large protests, is sweeping through Nigeria’s Ogoni region.
Wrong side of the tracks: the tar sands-by-rail pipe dream
Our latest report presents new analysis that confirms that shipping tar sands bitumen by rail cannot possibly meet the tar sands industry’s reckless production growth plans. The report’s conclusions demonstrate that the U.S. Department of State’s analysis of rail’s ability...
As KXL Vote Nears in Senate, Big Oil Begins Ad Blitz
Today could be the day when the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline could take a decisive turn. Later today the Senate is expected to debate what on the surface is a bipartisan energy efficiency bill, but pro-KXL Senators could...
The Dutch Want to Frack too
As protests against fracking in the UK continue, the Netherlands is the latest European country to signal that it is set to press ahead with the controversial technique.