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Greenpeace has launched a petition to try to stop deep sea oil drilling off the coast of New Zealand. The inability of the authorities to cope with the effects of the recent oil spill from the Rena cargo ship, despite the best efforts of Maritime New Zealand, has brought into ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas.While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly this month, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Emissions, Fuel, Politics & Government, Water
Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages and fines over the deadly ... keep reading
Written by Daniel Graeber this month, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Law, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution
While the both oil and gas industry and environmentalists continue to study the benefits and potential dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, some companies have forged ahead to develop new, more powerful fracking techniques. Dubbed “super fracking” by Bloomberg.com , energy industry researchers are working on new ways to create ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
A film that is still awaiting a release date , but it promises to be very exciting .The Guardian describes it thus: "Craig Rosebraugh, a US filmmaker and political activist, has produced a feature-length documentary that demands to be seen. Greedy Lying Bastards is still awaiting a firm release date – sometime ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Bulgaria has just recently joined Brazil and Nigeria as countries in which oil giant Chevron are experiencing problems. I say this following the announcement that the US oil company has been prohibited from developing shale gas reserves via the process of hydraulic fracturing. They were initially granted a permit to ... keep reading
Written by James Burgess last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Industry & Business, Pollution, Water
New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials. The EPA's comments, in a series of letters this ... keep reading
Written by ProPublica/Joaquin Sapien last month, about Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, waste, Water
Sometimes you just have to love the way the American political system works. Amazing news today as the Obama Administration has rejected the application of Canadian firm TransCanada to build the Keystone XL Pipeline on its present route. President Obama has declared that he would not bow to congressional pressure ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Sustainability
A new study by a team of international scientists and led by a NASA climate scientist reports that inexpensive and relatively simple measures to cut two key pollutants could dramatically slow global warming, improve health, and boost crop production worldwide. For years climate-change efforts have focused on reducing carbon dioxide ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population, Sustainability
As reported in the NZ Herald "The Government is planning "significant" changes to the Crown Minerals Act next year to make it easier for miners to explore and then extract minerals, and it will consult the public and industry soon. The Government has indicated for some time that it intends ... keep reading
Written by Andrew C last month, about Coal & Oil, Conservation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population
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