“A World of Infinite Gas”

“A World of Infinite Gas”

So great is the fracking boom in the US that it has created a “world of infinite gas” according to Tony Hayward, the disgraced ex-boss of BP.

Shale Gas Revolution Goes Global

Shale Gas Revolution Goes Global

Despite overwhelming community resistance and evidence of groundwater pollution, the shale gas revolution continues apace. “In the middle of the last decade”, writes Ed Crooks in today’s special report on energy in the Financial Times, “it looked as if the end of the Oil Age was in sight in the Americas. Not imminently, perhaps, but … Read More

Tar Sands Challenges

Here are some of the factors driving the industry to support tar sands oil. It’s big. With 169 billion barrels of proven bitumen reserves, there are big profits to be made. Although tar sands is challenging to extract, high oil prices help to guarantee profits. It’s cheap for refiners. Although tar sands oil is relatively … Read More

Dirty Energy Money

Note: We’ve taken DirtyEnergyMoney.com offline while we assess and adjust our Dirty Energy Money campaign plans going forward. If you need to campaign finance related information on the fossil fuel industry, check out OpenSecrets.org.   All too often, our decision makers are bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry. In this 112th Congress … Read More

Ending U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Are you looking for information on International Fossil Fuel Subsidies?  Please click here if so.  For information on U.S. fossil fuel subsidies, you’ve come to the right place. ____________________________________________ Working with partners and communities around the United States, we are pushing for an end to our government subsidizing the fossil fuel companies who are fueling … Read More

Extreme Fossil Fuels

The oil, gas and coal industries are moving towards more and more extreme sources of fossil fuels – these techniques are increasingly dirty and dangerous. In many parts of the world, the easy to access oil, gas and coal resources are running dry. So as global demand grows, the fossil fuel industry is pushing into … Read More

Tar sands reality check

Tar sands reality check

Analysts are starting to question the tar sands industry’s “wildly optimistic” growth plans and some projects are slowing down. Here’s why.

Oz Gas Industry Failing to Live up to Hype

Oz Gas Industry Failing to Live up to Hype

It is a given in the oil industry that the easy oil and gas is long gone. That is why we have raging debates about exploiting unconventional oil and gas such as the tar sands in Canada and fracking of gas in the US. Another unconventional gas that has attracted huge interest is coal bed … Read More