In a landmark report to Alberta’s energy regulator, a panel of experts has concluded that odours from a controversial tar sands processing plant are linked to human health impacts.
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Exxon Valdez: 25 Years on, the “Dead Zone” Remains
Today is the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster and although a quarter of a century has passed since the disaster, its effects are still being felt today.
“To put pressure on Putin, you put pressure on Exxon”
Sanctions that would make it impossible for Exxon to do business with Russian oil companies such as Rosneft would leave Putin’s Arctic dream in tatters. But they would also undermine Exxon’s dreams too.
US Mayors Demand Action on Crude by Rail
The mayor of Albany, the capital city of New York State, has become the latest elected official of a major American city to demand that the Federal government increase the regulatory oversight of crude by rail trains.
Thousands Attend Californian Anti-Fracking Rally
They came in their thousands from across the Sunshine State. On Saturday, the largest anti-fracking rally and protest in California’s history took place in the state capital of Sacramento.
Activists Criticise “Misguided” Chevron Court Ruling
Indigenous rights groups yesterday reacted angrily yesterday to what they labelled as a “misguided judgement” by a New York District Court Judge, Lewis Kaplan, who ruled that lawyers representing Amazonian Indians had used “corrupt means” and “fraud” to win a legal case against Chevron in Ecuador.
Hundreds of Students Arrested in “XL Dissent” Action
Yesterday, several hundred students from over 80 colleges across the United States were arrested outside the White House as they took part in “XL Dissent” – a major demonstration against the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
How BP’s Oil Damaged Fish
The fallout from the BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues. The oil giant is attempting to force the US government to release evidence which BP says proves that the oil spill did much less damage than at first feared.
Half UK Population Links Flooding to Climate Change
More and more people in the UK believe that the severe flooding which has affected large swathes of Southern England from the Somerset levels in the west to the affluent towns and villages in the Thames valley near London, are the result of climate change.
Kerry’s State Department Ignored Obama’s Climate Action Plan
In 2009, President Obama made a commitment to reduce U.S. greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020. The Obama administration put this forward as the U.S. share of a global effort to limit climate change to no more than two degrees Celsius – the target scientists tell us may be safe. Achieving this target, which … Read More