Top 5 Clean Energy Revolution Stories of 2014
The steady march of renewable energy, primarily wind and solar, toward mainstream usage continued apace in 2014. Here are the top 5 clean energy revolution stories in the U.S. this year:Tags: renewable...
View ArticleCalls For Media To Accurately Label Climate Deniers Growing Louder
The public debate over how to address climate change has been hindered in no small part by the media’s refusal to properly identify climate deniers, according to an open letter penned by fellows of the...
View ArticlePope Francis’ Encyclical Is A Sincere Call For Climate Action, Economic Justice
Pope Francis has released his long awaited encyclical, or teaching document, on climate justice and the environment, and it flies in the face of everything climate deniers stand for. The encyclical is...
View ArticleNexen’s Brand New, Double-Layered Pipeline Just Ruptured, Causing One of the...
A pipeline at Nexen Energy’s Long Lake oilsands facility southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, spilled about five million liters (32,000 barrels or some 1.32 million gallons) of emulsion, a mixture of...
View ArticleCanada’s Highest Court Gives Ecuadorians Green Light To Pursue Chevron Assets
Chevron lost a high-profile pollution case in Ecuador in 2011 and was ordered to pay $9.5 billion for cleanup of billions of gallons of toxic waste in the Amazon rainforest. So far, the company hasn’t...
View ArticleRiver Supplying Water To Alberta Oil Sands Operations At Risk From Drought
A new study casts doubt on the long-term ability of the Athabasca River to supply the water Alberta’s oil sands industry relies on. Water is allocated to oil sands operations based on river flow data...
View ArticleNew Study Exposes True Extent, Influence Of Climate Denial Echo Chamber For...
Thanks to a recent poll from ABC News and the Washington Post, we know that nearly two-thirds of American adults think global warming is “a serious problem facing the country.” And now, thanks to a...
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