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Rock Concert fire show (Les Panchyshyn, Wikimedia Commons) By George Harvey Freedom of speech? Imagine being in at a really great indoor rock concert. You got a really good seat, about five rows back from the stage and right in the center of the theater. Exiting out will be a chore, […] By George Harvey In May of 2015, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University published a paper, “100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United States.” It proposed a set of roadmaps to eliminating of our use of fossil fuels, […] By Lena Moffitt An oil tanker in Mead, Colorado exploded, killing one and injuring three on Thursday. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the explosion. The death is the third fatality caused by Anadarko’s Colorado operations in just the past six weeks. On April 17, a home explosion in Firestone, Colorado was the […] THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE THAT THERE IS OFFSHORE OIL Australia’s oil regulator is refusing to disclose the location and the company behind a 10,500 liter leak of petroleum into the ocean last year. An Australian offshore oil and gas well leaked continuously into surrounding waters for two months in 2016 but information about […] By Steve Horn • Monday, March 20, 2017 – 17:45 Researchers at Purdue University and the Environmental Defense Fund have concluded in a recent study that natural gas power plants release 21–120 times more methane than earlier estimates. Published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the study also found that for oil refineries, emission […] Breaking: The Trump administration just approved the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, but this fight is far from over. Take action: Urge the Nebraska PSC to reject the state permit! Take action: Urge the Nebraska PSC to reject the state permit! The Trump administration just approved the presidential permit for the Keystone […] And why would we want to? This strip mine near Morristown, Ohio was once a mountain top. Route 70 is in the background. Photo credit: EPA. By George Harvey Our president-elect has said he wants to resurrect the coal industry and reduce regulations on oil and gas so they can prosper again. […] By Carl Pope Today was supposed to be the deadline for thousands of protesters encamped to prevent completion of the Dakota Access pipeline across Lake Oahe on the Missouri River to evacuate their camp-sites. Instead it has become a moment of celebration, as the Army Corps of Engineers and the Obama Administration have concluded that […] When: July 20, 2016 at 12:30pm Pacific/3:30pm Eastern How to Participate: REGISTER Share your thoughts on this topic before the conversation Click to Register Join Tom Philpott of Mother Jones Magazine and Michael Bomford of the Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems program of Kwantlen Polytechnic University for a rich, thought-provoking conversation about what the future […] Starting today, a global wave of peaceful direct actions lasting for 12 days will take place across six continents targeting the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects, under the banner of Break Free. 2015 was the hottest year ever recorded and the impacts of climate change are already hitting communities around the world. From […] |
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