Tag: Oil
Another set back for TransCanada: Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska to...
Since the pipeline will now follow an alternative route and not its original route, Morris wrote the government "cannot escape their responsibility."
Fracking wastewater spikes 1,440 percent in half decade, adding to dry...
The industry’s demand for water during fracking is a growing concern.
Bureau of Land Management proposes fracking on 1.6 million acres of...
"...there's really no question that more fracking would be terrible for California."
Second controversial fracked gas pipeline runs into legal trouble
Three days after the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered work to pause on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, its sister pipeline also ran into legal trouble.
Newly elected president of Mexico, Lopez Obrador, vows to ban fracking
The “plan to ban fracking in Mexico represents the latest common-sense decision by a world leader to prohibit this inherently toxic, polluting practice.”
Critics challenge ‘fundamental flaws’ in Energy Department LNG export study draft
“The draft study is deeply flawed, as the authors chose to ignore both climate science and climate action in favor of what appears to be a political imperative over any objective analysis.”
What is our land for?
Should we graze it, log it, drill it, and mine it? Or should we preserve it, study it, recreate in it, and revere it?
A new Native-led strategy for fighting Keystone XL
This is now the only tribally owned land that sits directly on KXL’s U.S. route, and as such could present legal barriers to its construction.
Grassroots fighters for the Arctic Refuge take the case to DC
We must stand for the protection of the Arctic Refuge and ask our representatives to do the same.
What #ShellKnew and how it was used to stall international climate...
For almost two decades, Shell has pushed the same proposal to tackle climate change, which still hasn’t come to fruition.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Climate confrontation: Over 50 arrested as activists target Citigroup’s climate policies
Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.