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The Golden State’s Fracking Wars
Andy Rowell, June 5, 2013
The State of California is fast becoming the front line in America’s fracking wars.
1/3 of UK Ministers Linked to Big Oil & Finance
Andy Rowell, March 11, 2013
On both sides of the Atlantic, politicians are intricately linked to the oil industry.
Latest pro-Keystone XL letter from Congress once again awash with oil money
David Turnbull, January 29, 2013
Representatives that signed the latest pro-Keystone XL letter received roughly 250% more money from oil and gas interests compared to those Representatives who did not sign the letter.
Pro-Keystone XL Letter Dripping in Fossil Fuel Money
David Turnbull, January 23, 2013
In the ongoing saga that is the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, it’s clear that supporters of the dangerous project are getting anxious. Perhaps they’re seeing the writing on the wall that this project is nowhere near a sure thing, thanks to the massive resistance to the pipeline, the scientists throwing their weight in opposition...
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The Next President Must Act on Climate
Andy Rowell, November 6, 2012
As the world watches with baited breath as to who will become the next President of the US, there are increasingly calls that whoever wins the election must radically tackle climate change. Whilst this election has been widely criticised for its climate silence, Hurricane Sandy may have just been a game changer in the political...
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Koch’ed up: Petcoke’s political pollution
David Turnbull, October 17, 2012
If there's a statistical correlation between dirty oil and dirty politics, we have yet to quantify it – but here's another story for the pile of anecdotal evidence.
Big Oil spin vs. Reality in Tonight’s Debate
David Turnbull, October 3, 2012
It’s pretty safe to assume one or both of the candidates will bring up energy issues in some predictable ways.
Call on Governments to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Traci Romine, June 9, 2012
Hundreds of governments and thousands of stakeholders will meet at the Rio+20 Conference in Brazil this month to chart a future for the health of the planet, our human family and economies worldwide. The question is whether that future will include continuing public fossil fuel subsidies, which could climb to a staggering US$775 billion to an estimated US$1 trillion...
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Obama and energy security: another missed opportunity
Lorne Stockman, March 30, 2011
The president presented some encouraging words at Georgetown University today when he spoke about the urgent need to address America’s energy security. As he so often does, he correctly identified the problem the nation faces in continuing to rely on dirty forms of energy that pollute and cause climate change and particularly on oil, the...
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Compromise Can Be Dirty
Andy Rowell, November 5, 2010
As people still digest the new political landscape in Washington, there is no doubt that the oil and gas industry lobbyists will be salivating at the prospect of dealing with some of their old friends, who will soon be in important positions. To give you just one example: The prospect of Joe Barton becoming the...
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