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Canada Approves Kinder Morgan, Enbridge Pipelines Despite Fierce Opposition

Canada Approves Kinder Morgan, Enbridge Pipelines Despite Fierce Opposition

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that the Canadian government would approve two major tar sands pipeline projects, including expansion of the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. “Our duty is to permit infrastructure so Canada’s resources get to market in a more environmentally responsible way, creating jobs and a thriving economy,” Trudeau said at […]

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    Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

    Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

    The largest bank in Norway, DNB, announced Thursday that it has sold its assets in the Dakota Access Pipeline, accounting for 10 percent of the total funding for the project. The $3.8 billion pipeline project is now entering its final stretch. More than 80 percent of the pipeline has already been constructed. Earlier this month, […]

    Even Bill O’Reilly Thinks Trump ‘Should Accept the Paris Treaty on Climate’

    Even Bill O’Reilly Thinks Trump ‘Should Accept the Paris Treaty on Climate’

    On the Nov. 16 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly said that President-elect Donald Trump “should accept the Paris treaty on climate to buy some goodwill overseas.” O’Reilly partially based this conclusion on the premise that the Paris agreement “doesn’t really amount to much,” but that view is contradicted by 376 […]

    Nation’s Biggest Shale Oil Field Found in Texas

    Nation’s Biggest Shale Oil Field Found in Texas

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced it found the largest continuous oil and gas deposit ever discovered in the U.S. The Wolfcamp shale sits in West Texas and contains 20 billion barrels of oil and 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Map of the Midland Base and Wolfcamp shale site.USGS According to the USGS, […]

    Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

    Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

    Researchers in Louisiana have found carbon from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the feathers and digestive tracts of seaside sparrows, proving for the first time that oil from the disastrous 2010 spill has entered the food chain. Seaside sparrows show signs of BP Deepwater Horizon oil. The study, published today in Environmental Research […]

    Army Corps to Engage Standing Rock Sioux on Dakota Access Pipeline

    Army Corps to Engage Standing Rock Sioux on Dakota Access Pipeline

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it would delay a decision on granting an easement to Energy Transfer Partners for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Standoffs between the Water Protectors and law enforcement over the Dakota Access Pipeline continue in the area that has become ground zero for opposition to a $3.7 billion […]

    5 Ways Climate-Denier-in-Chief Spells Doom for the Environment

    5 Ways Climate-Denier-in-Chief Spells Doom for the Environment

    By Reynard Loki If the world’s governments don’t prevent the planet’s surface temperature from increasing more than 2 C, then life on Earth will become a difficult proposition for many humans, animals and plants. Glaciers will melt, sea levels will rise, crops will fail, water availability will decrease and diseases will proliferate. Some areas will […]

    Here’s How Trump Plans to Dismantle Environmental Laws

    Here’s How Trump Plans to Dismantle Environmental Laws

    In an afternoon meeting, Donald Trump and his transition team reportedly worked to quickly identify top candidates for key energy positions in his administration. 'Trump's Election Is a Disaster' by @StefanieSpear of @EcoWatch: https://t.co/jjnWs7tWQX#GameOverForClimate — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) November 9, 2016 Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm, who yesterday advised Trump to “just scrap” […]