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Half of Americans Still in Climate Denial
Andy Rowell, July 22, 2014
Last week the polling company, Ipsos-Mori, published its first ever Global Trends Report, which examined our attitudes to a whole host of topics such as technology, privacy, marriage, migration, health, globalisation, inequality, science and the environment.
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California Acts over Fracking Water, Citing Contamination Fears
Andy Rowell, July 21, 2014
The conflict between California’s fracking industry and the State over protecting its precious water resources has been growing for months, made worst by California’s crippling ongoing drought.
Canada’s First Nations Oppose “Mother of All Pipelines”
Andy Rowell, July 16, 2014
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.
Tar Sands Steaming Cause Of “Endless Spills”
Andy Rowell, July 15, 2014
Finally one of Canada’s leading independent tar sands producers has conceded that it is partly to blame for a series of leaks of bitumen in Alberta that have been going on for over a year.
Barents Sea: “The Next Big Oil Region”
Andy Rowell, July 14, 2014
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.
U.S. Government Providing Billions in Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Unburnable Carbon
Shakuntala Makhijani, July 9, 2014
Today, Oil Change International released a comprehensive report on fossil fuel exploration and production subsidies in the U.S. – Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama – which demonstrates that at a time when we need urgent action on climate change more than ever, the U.S. government is...
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Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama
Shakuntala Makhijani, July 9, 2014
Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama Oil Change International July 2014 A new report by Oil Change International, Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama, demonstrates the huge and growing amount of subsidies going to the fossil fuel industry in...
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A Year on from Lac-Mégantic Disaster, Demand Action on Crude By Rail
Andy Rowell, July 8, 2014
Last Sunday was a grim and painful anniversary for the people of Lac-Mégantic in Quebec. It was a year ago that a crude by rail train, which was carrying highly volatile crude from America’s Bakken fracking fields, derailed and exploded, effectively incinerating 47 people.
More Evidence Tar Sands “Linked to Cancer”
Andy Rowell, July 7, 2014
Later today, a scientific study which has examined the health impacts of the toxic tar sands on the health of Canada’s First Nations at Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, will be released.
Blistering TV ad targeting Exxon and $20 billion in subsidies released today
David Turnbull, July 1, 2014
A trio of progressive organizations have released a hard-hitting satirical ad, entitled “Exxon Hates America,” and are crowdfunding it to show on screens across America over the July 4th weekend.