Tag: Energy
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Polls Show Shale Gas Is More Popular in Theory Than Practice
By Robin Webster Public opposition to shale gas could be rising, despite the government’s attempts to promote the fuel, according to recent UK polls. The closer the industry gets to reality—and to people’s homes—the more worried the public gets. Politicians are waxing enthusiastic about the prospect of a new UK shale gas industry. But protesters are worried…
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Slideshow: Thousands Attend Vigils Last Night Protesting Keystone XL
Last night, thousands of people attended more than 270 vigils around the country with this unified message: Keystone XL fails President Obama’s climate test. The vigils were in response to the State Department’s release on Friday of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Check out this slideshow representing a small sampling of the vigils: [blackoutgallery id=”320097″] This video was…
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Robert Redford: Tar Sands Pipeline is a Bad Idea, Fails President’s Climate Test
The more people learn about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the less they like it. Despite what we might be hearing in industry spin, the environmental report released by the State Department Friday confirms that tar sands crude means a dirtier, more dangerous future for our children all so that the oil industry can reach the…
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Fast Tracking TPP Would Mean More Corporate Control of Our Democracy
Do you care about having access to local and sustainably produced food or protecting your drinking water? Are you concerned about corporate influence distorting our elections? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should be worried about legislation Senator Max Baucus and Rep. Dave Camp recently introduced that would grant the Obama…
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Divestment Goes Mainstream as Major Funds Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit
With a shift of nearly two billion dollars away from fossil fuels, the divestment campaign has moved into new territory. Last week, seventeen of the world’s largest philanthropic foundations announced commitments to pull their money out of fossil fuel companies and reinvest it in the clean energy economy. The newly formed Divest-Invest coalition urges other organizations to take…