Tag: Energy
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Groups Demand Fracking Chemical Info
EARTHJUSTICE — In an effort to help protect the public from exposure to toxic chemicals, environmental and health groups went to court today to ask a judge to require the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to disclose information about chemicals used …
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Warren Buffett, Coal and Renewable Energy
SIERRA CLUB — Today, the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility to phase out coal burning at seven coal-fired boilers, clean up another two coal-fired boilers and build a large solar …
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Last Day to Submit Comments or Sign the No Coal Exports Petition
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — The comment period for the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT), near Bellingham, WA, runs through today. This massive terminal, the largest of five terminals planned for the Pacific Northwest to ship more than 160 million tons of coal per year to China and …
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Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in 34 Percent of Reported Fracking Operations
SKYTRUTH — Recognized carcinogens are used in one of every three hydraulic fracturing operations across the nation—according to industry self-reporting …
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Energy in Depth Goes Undercover at Fracking Rally
EARTHWORKS — The industry would try and have you believe they would never misrepresent who they are, that they would never go under cover for their own benefit. Except …