Fossil Fuels

Fracking Bans Pass in Key Referendums!

Conservative Denton, Texas succeeded in banning fracking, as did Athens, Ohio and two California counties.

An article in Rolling Stone probably tells you more than you want to know about the Koch Bros empire.

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First came the Peoples' Climate March, and now fracking gets an international day of protest.

The Boundary Dam coal plant in Canada will capture 90% of carbon, most of which will be sold for enhanced oil recovery.

At least seven LNG plants have been approved this year with permits to export over 4 billion cubic feet of natural gas every day... for 20 years.

8000 people attended Harvest the Hope, while Enbridge quietly doubles tar sands imports through a crude oil pipeline.

After declining for five years, US emissions are up largely because utilities have been using more coal.

All the top Internet companies have now left except eBay.

DOE announced steps to reduce leaks - which are flaring methane - which Google vividly shows with new online maps.

The battle over EPA's power plant regulations proceeds as expected, with four public meetings across the US.