15,000 gallon oil spill threatens river and drinking water in Native Alaskan village
Because of travel restrictions, officials from ADEC and the Environmental Protection Agency cannot travel to the spill site. Instead, both agencies are in contact with local responders.
Energy Transfer Partners releases statement on Dakota Access Pipeline, refuses to back down
The companies insist that they will continue construction on the pipeline without rerouting it around Lake Oahe, despite being denied the legal right to do so.
Financial failure of California’s largest oil and natural gas producer could leave taxpayers with...
“If the state fails to require CRC to set aside funds to pay for its well closure obligations as part of the bankruptcy proceeding,” taxpayers could eventually foot the bill “to plug CRC’s abandoned wells.”
Climate change: The potential impacts of collective inaction
Such irresponsible, reckless behavior adds grist to the mill of those both inside America and throughout the world.
Massachusetts locals accuse town mayor of ‘colluding’ with Enbridge over controversial natural gas project
“We will continue to fight the operation of this compressor station. Our goal is to make this a stranded asset for Enbridge.”
Appeals court agrees that Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing is illegal
“Especially after the Keystone XL decision, the pressure is increasing for the Biden administration to take action here.”
In Alaska, Theatrics of Obama’s Climate Agenda Don’t Measure Up to Promises—or Reality
As the end of the Obama presidency nears, it's obvious that short term interests are favored over the very fate of the planet. The U.S. has become the world’s largest energy producer since he became president. Can you say hypocrisy?
HSBC to phase out coal financing after shareholder vote
“We’re delighted that our campaign has resulted in a binding commitment by HSBC to phase out coal, but the devil is in the detail and the next six months are crucial to ensure that this commitment is translated into robust sector policies.”
The fight against extinction requires biocultural restoration
The combined extinctions of Hawai‘i’s biodiversity and elements of Hawaiian culture represent the great unravelling of an eco-civilization.
‘Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction,’ warns UN chief
"Instead of hitting the brakes on the decarbonization of the global economy" amid Russia's war on Ukraine, "now is the time to put the pedal to the metal towards a renewable energy future," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.