Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is reporting to jail at 4 pm Friday in upstate New York after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. Cromwell said he’ll also launch a hunger strike. He was one of six activists arrested for blocking […]
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is helping Oklahoma‘s Pawnee Nation take on several fracking companies in a lawsuit alleging that damages to its tribal buildings and reservation property was the result of man-made, or induced, earthquakes. National Geographic reports that the Native American tribe has retained the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, with the aid of […]
By Theo Spencer and Amy Mall In another gift to big polluters, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke signed an order Thursday directing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to hold quarterly oil and gas lease sales and to issue new oil and gas drilling permits within only 30 days from application. The move is part of […]
After President Trump’s speech last week promoting a dark and dystopian vision—U.S. fossil “energy dominance“— it is no surprise that his visit to Poland centers on promoting U.S. exports of fracked gas. Beyond such bluster, reality tells a different story. U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expensive. For the economics to work, U.S. […]
Ireland is set to ban onshore fracking after its Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that outlawed the controversial drilling technique. The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 now awaits Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ signature. The president is expected to sign it into law “in the coming days.” The […]
Natural gas is often considered the cleanest fossil fuel, but could it actually be dirtier than coal? Watch as New York Times reporter Mark Bittman, in the above Year’s of Living Dangerously video, investigates how much methane is leaking at fracking wells. Find out how the natural gas industry’s claims compare to what scientists are […]
By Andy Rowell There is a growing feeling within European capitals that a quiet, but deeply positive, revolution is happening under Emmanuel Macron in France. Macron’s opinion poll rating is high, especially boosted in how the young French president has reacted to Donald Trump on the international stage. On Friday, there was further evidence of […]
By Paul Brown Natural gas will have to be phased out along with coal if the world is to be kept safe from dangerous climate change. And that seems likely to have to happen far sooner than most official forecasts, according to a new report. If countries want to reach their Paris climate agreement goals […]
A new analysis of Texas’ oil and gas development underscores how there really are two sides to the energy debate. We know that drilling has brought the state billions in wealth, but its vast impacts on the environment cannot be ignored. The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST)—the state’s top scientific community—has […]
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