Is Organised Climate Science Denial Criminally Negligent?
By Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology. This article was originally published on The Conversation and is republished with permission. The importance of clearly communicating science to the public should not be underestimated. Accurately understanding our natural environment and sharing that information can be a matter of life or death. When it comes to global warming, much of the public remains […]
General James Jones Didn't Disclose Industry Ties Before Testimony at Keystone XL Hearing
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing today (March 13) on the U.S. State Department’s national interest determination for the northern half of the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Four witnesses will testify: Keystone XL proponent Karen Alderman Harbert, the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy
Italian Judge: Coal Plant Caused Over 400 Deaths, Orders Shutdown
An Italian judge has ordered the shutdown of a coal-fired power plant that has been blamed for at least 442 deaths. Public prosecutors had argued that pollution from the plant in Italy’s Liguria region caused the premature deaths and between 1,700 – 2,000 cases of heart and lung disease. On Tuesday, police followed the judge’s orders […]
Judge Says Broomfield's Anti-Fracking Ballot Measure is Valid
A Colorado District Court judge ruled last week that a five year ban on hydraulic fracturing that citizens of Broomfield approved on the city’s November, 2013 local ballot is valid and can go into effect. Broomfield is one of five Colorado cities that have brought local ballot initiatives to regulate fracking activity within their borders. The […]
Debunked: Eight Things the U.S. State Keystone XL Report Got Wrong About the Alberta Oilsands
Last week the Alberta government responded to the U.S. State Department’s final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) on the Keystone XL project by emphasizing the province’s responsibility, transparency, and confidence that the pipeline is in the “national interest” of both Canada and the U.S. In a statement, Alberta Premier Alison Redford appealed to the relationship […]
Alberta Doctor: Canada Is "Lying" About Health Impacts of Tar Sands
Last month, a doctor from Northern Alberta asked a group of U.S. Senators to “keep up the pressure” on the Canadian government about an “ongoing tragedy” he has witnessed firsthand: a health crisis provoked by tar sands development. Dr. John O’Connor doesn’t just claim that the Canadian government is willfully ignoring the impacts of the […]
Fracking in Public Forests Leaves Long Trail of Damages, Struggling State Regulators
Last Wednesday, the Washington D.C. city council passed a resolution opposing fracking in the George Washington National Forest, making the nation’s capitol the third major U.S. city, after Los Angeles and Dallas, to decry the hazards of shale drilling in recent days. The D.C. council’s resolution called on the U.S. Forest Service to prohibit horizontal hydraulic […]
Green Army Prepares to Battle Louisiana Legislators To Protect Water From Oil Industry Threats
The Green Army, a group representing environmental and social justice organizations led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, met on the steps of the state capitol for a rally preceding the start of Louisiana’s legislative session which begins today. Their demonstration, called a “Water Festival,” was a cry to protect Louisiana’s water. Crowd begins to gather […]
Environmental Review Thrown Out By House Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives is serious about job creation. So serious, in fact, that they are willing to sacrifice a healthy environment just so corporations have the “potential” to create new jobs without having to worry about all of that burdensome red tape that so often comes with environmental safety standards. In a move last […]
Testimony Reveals Record 36% of North Dakota Fracked Gas Was Flared in December
The recent March 6 House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing titled “Benefits of and Challenges to Energy Access in the 21st Century: Fuel Supply and Infrastructure” never had over 100 online viewers watching the livestream at any point in time. And it unfolded in an essentially empty room. But the poor attendance record had […]