tar sands

Climate Change Is an Existential Crisis—It Should Be ​the Top Political Issue, Too

Climate Change Is an Existential Crisis—It Should Be ​the Top Political Issue, Too

Global warming isn’t a partisan issue—or it shouldn’t be. The many experts issuing dire warnings about the implications of climate disruption work under political systems ranging from liberal democracies to autocratic dictatorships, for institutions including the U.S. Department of Defense, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and numerous business organizations and universities. In 1988, when NASA […]

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    South Portland, Maine Wins Critical Fight vs. Big Oil

    South Portland, Maine Wins Critical Fight vs. Big Oil

    The city of South Portland, Maine has won an important victory in a three-year legal battle to stop a pipeline company from offloading tar sands crude oil on its waterfront, after a judge ruled Friday that the city’s ordinance against the activity was constitutional, The Portland Press Herald reported. Portland Pipe Line Corp. had wanted […]

    Canadian Supreme Court Rejects BC City’s Bid to Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline

    Canadian Supreme Court Rejects BC City’s Bid to Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline

    Canada’s Supreme Court rejected on attempt by the city of Burnaby, British Columbia (BC) to halt work on the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Thursday, Reuters reported. Burnaby had applied to appeal a decision by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) in December 2017 that pipeline owners Kinder Morgan could continue building without some municipal permits […]

    Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Nebraska

    Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Nebraska

    TransCanada‘s long-gestating Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline was dealt another setback after a federal judge in Montana ruled Wednesday that the Trump State Department must conduct a robust environmental review of the alternative pipeline route through Nebraska. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris sided with environmentalists, landowners and tribal plaintiffs in their challenge to […]

    Trump State Dept. Attempts ‘Shortcut’ to Build KXL Pipeline, Groups Say

    Trump State Dept. Attempts ‘Shortcut’ to Build KXL Pipeline, Groups Say

    Environmentalists spoke out against President Donald Trump‘s State Department after it found “no significant environmental impacts” in its review of TransCanada’s long-gestating Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. The alternative route approved by Nebraska regulators in November would have “minor to moderate” impacts from its construction and operation, according to the 300-page draft report released Monday. It […]

    Church of England to Divest From Companies That Neglect Paris Agreement Goals

    Church of England to Divest From Companies That Neglect Paris Agreement Goals

    The Church of England will divest its $16 billion fund from companies that are not aligning themselves with the goals of the Paris agreement, church officials announced Sunday. As reported by UPI: The new policy would assess how well a company is progressing on Paris climate goals by 2023 and disinvest from those falling short. […]

    Canada to Buy Controversial Tar Sands Pipeline

    Canada to Buy Controversial Tar Sands Pipeline

    The Canadian government plans to spend $4.5 billion Canadian dollars ($3.5 billion) to buy Kinder Morgan’s existing Trans Mountain pipeline and its controversial expansion project that will triple the amount of tar sands transported from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia. The pipeline has been at the center of widespread protests by environmentalists and […]

    Wisconsin Oil Refinery Explosion Injures at Least 15 People

    Wisconsin Oil Refinery Explosion Injures at Least 15 People

    A powerful explosion at Husky Energy‘s oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin sparked a massive fire and injured multiple people on Thursday. The blast sent thick, dark smoke across the city and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents 10 miles downwind of the refinery, 2 miles to the north, and 3 miles east and west. […]