Tag: oil and gas
Methane leaking from dozens of oil and gas sites in Romania,...
A new investigation using optical gas cameras finds leaking methane at oil and gas sites in Romania. The documentation could put additional pressure on Europe to crack down on emissions of this greenhouse gas.
Canada funneled $23 billion in subsidies to three pipelines since 2018
Government support for oil and gas pipelines exacerbates climate change and puts taxpayers at risk, according to a new report.
TC Energy terminates Keystone XL Pipeline project
"The Company will continue to coordinate with regulators, stakeholders and Indigenous groups to meet its environmental and regulatory commitments and ensure a safe termination of and exit from the Project."
New lawsuit challenges ‘fast-track’ permits used for oil and gas pipelines...
For nearly a decade, pipeline companies have relied on the contested Nationwide Permit 12 when their projects cross waterbodies in the U.S.
Fossil fuel companies are promoting ‘lower carbon,’ ‘responsibly sourced’ oil and...
The oil and gas industry is looking to capitalize off an increasingly-popular socially responsible investing wave that emphasizes the environment.
Private security firm accused of working illegally to protect oil and...
Leighton, which is based in Texas, has also been accused of operating without a license in North Dakota, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio.
The fossil fuel industry is lining up behind far-right authoritarians
As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
$1 trillion in oil and gas pipelines worldwide could become stranded...
The pipeline industry faces growing questions about whether it’s wise to build a massive network of pipelines that could become obsolete well within their projected 50-year-plus lifespans.
State backers of anti-protest bills received campaign funding from oil and...
Legal experts have warned that critical infrastructure laws may well be unconstitutional.
Trump’s EPA finalizes rollback of methane emissions rules
“This damaging new rule won't save fossil fuel corporations, it won't bring the U.S. closer to energy independence, and it won't protect people from dangerous air pollution.”
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.