Democrats plan tough votes for Republicans on Keystone pipeline bill The Hill looks at some of the amendments Democrats plan on putting before the Senate
LaunchA pipeline and a pie in the sky
A pipeline and a pie in the sky New York Times columnist Timothy Egan chastises the Republican-controlled Congress for doing the bidding of a foreign
LaunchMost remaining fossil fuels need to stay in the ground to avoid dangerous pollution levels
Most remaining fossil fuels need to stay in the ground to avoid dangerous pollution levels New research by University College London, published in the journal
LaunchObama vows to veto Republicans’ Keystone XL grab as showdown looms
Obama vows to veto Republicans’ Keystone XL grab as showdown looms The Globe and Mail (our northern neighbor’s newspaper of record) offers a Canadian perspective
LaunchA year in the life of Earth’s carbon dioxide
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Launch911 audio reveals DuPont plant supervisor tried to downplay magnitude of deadly leak
DISPATCHER: La Porte 911, what is the address of your emergency? DUPONT SUPERVISOR: We have a possible Casualty 5, is what my medics are telling
LaunchRosebud Sioux Tribe: Keystone vote is ‘act of war’
We are outraged by the lack of intergovernmental cooperation.. We are a sovereign nation and we are not being treated as such. We will close
LaunchUW professor seeks money to study pollution from coal trains in Whatcom County
UW professor seeks money to study pollution from coal trains in Whatcom County Professor Dan Jaffe finds funding outside of regular research channels to
LaunchInterview: Naomi Klein breaks a taboo
Interview: Naomi Klein breaks a taboo The Indypendent’s John Tarleton talks to Naomi Klein about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.
LaunchB.P. may be fined up to $18 billion for spill in gulf
B.P. may be fined up to $18 billion for spill in gulf A federal judge has ruled that oil giant British Petroleum bears the majority
LaunchOil train derails in Interbay in Seattle, no spills
Oil train derails in Interbay in Seattle, no spills A train carrying crude oil loaded in Bakken, North Dakota has derailed underneath the Magnolia Bridge
LaunchThe fine print: U.S. government fudges phase-out of old oil tank cars
It has been twenty-one years since federal regulators identified problems with the [safety-plagued DOT-111] cars. How many deaths will it take before they genuinely regulate?
LaunchAnn Neumann: A pipeline threatens our family land
Fracking, I once thought, was something that happened to other people, not mine. Hydraulic fracturing may be confined to the shale regions of the country,
LaunchDemocrats shouldn’t be afraid to lead on tackling the climate crisis
People on the Republican side overestimate the feelings for this, and on our side, Democrats are scared for no reason… Some Democrats assume anything about
LaunchObama: “I refuse to condemn our children to a planet that’s beyond fixing”
As President, and as a parent, I refuse to condemn our children to a planet that’s beyond fixing. The shift to a cleaner energy economy
LaunchShoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL
Shoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL Businessweek reports that shoddy construction could doom the unbuilt portion of the Keystone
LaunchBad oil boom: *Another* crude train explodes in a small town while regulators chug along
Bad oil boom: *Another* crude train explodes in a small town while regulators chug along Businessweek’s Matthew Phillips discusses the spate of oil train explosions
LaunchSilicon Valley’s elite comes out against the Keystone XL pipeline
In Boston, we have the more real-estate value at risk [to rising sea levels] than any American city besides New Orleans, Miami, and New York.
LaunchU.N. panel’s warning on climate crisis: Worst is yet to come
Throughout the twenty-first century, climate change impacts are projected to slow down economic growth, make poverty reduction more difficult, further erode food security, and prolong
LaunchFord unveils brilliant parody of Cadillac’s dumb “Poolside” Super Bowl spot
The Ford Motor Company has produced a brilliant rejoinder to the widely-disliked ad created by General Motors’ Cadillac division for the 2014 Super Bowl. In
LaunchThe fallout from the Fukushima disaster, three years later
Greenpeace Canada: The fallout from the Fukushima disaster, three years later
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