Tag: Energy
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4 Arrested at Cumberland Courthouse in Protest of Cove Point Fracked Gas Export Plan
A local Unitarian minister and three western Maryland residents were arrested just before Noon today outside the Allegany County Courthouse in Cumberland for peacefully protesting Virginia-based Dominion Resources’ plan to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. [caption id="attachment_323617" align="alignnone" width="500"] Cove Point protest in Cumberland. All participants expressed…
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Inspector General Clears State Department of Conflict-of-Interest in Keystone XL Report
Yesterday, the inspector general concluded that the U.S. State Department did not violate conflict-of-interest rules with the selection of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to conduct environmental assessments of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, according to the L.A. Times. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told the L.A. Times that the inspector general “found that our processes not only…
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FrackGate Comes to Illinois? Media Blackout on Fracking Vote
As the national media puts the spotlight on the “FrackGate” public relations scandal in Ohio, where state officials worked to “marginalize opponents of fracking by teaming up with corporations—including Halliburton—business groups and media outlets,” Illinois residents behind a ballot initiative to ban fracking in rural Johnson County are facing a similar campaign of misinformation and…
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Documentary Spotlight: The Horses of Fukushima
One of my favorite events of the year is almost here—the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) from March 19 to March 30 at Tower City Cinemas. There are eight eco-films this year, in CIFF’s It’s Easy Being Green sidebar sponsored by Great Lakes Brewing Company, bringing awareness and support to the environmental movement working to save our planet. I’ll feature one…
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MSNBC Weighs in on Controversy Surrounding Exxon CEO’s Fracking Lawsuit
Last week, as reported on EcoWatch the Wall Street Journal broke a story about ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson joining a lawsuit that cites the consequences of fracking operations as reason to block the construction of a 160-foot water tower next to his Texas home. The tower would supply water to nearby fracking operations and the plaintiffs argue the project could lead to increased…