Tag: fossil fuel

“To be blunt, they’re full of it.”

The backdrop to this tension is Millennium’s impending drilling on a crossing of the Neversink River, less than a mile from a bald eagle’s nest, as part of its Eastern System Upgrade project.

Cleanup is still ongoing. So far, more than 50 large dump trucks full of soil have been removed with more to come.

“We have the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels in our economy to make way for the use of clean and renewable energies."

Many are against the proposal to extract fossil fuel from public lands and further fuel the climate change crisis.

The EPA chief isn’t just corrupt – he believes the role of government is to help the fossil fuel industry maximize profits.

HSBC is among other banks, such as BNP Paribas, to take such critical action against climate change.

Should Canadians be able to sue oil companies for that?

"The commitment to build a pipeline in 2018 when we are in climate crisis is a crime against future generations."

To advocates who have been involved with both efforts, the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge represents the extension of divestment’s logic into the political sphere.