Tag: Energy
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Europe Opens Its Doors to Fracking
Europe is opening its doors to dirty and dangerous unconventional fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Europe said today in a joint press release. The warning comes as the European Commission published a framework to guide member states on how to regulate shale gas which fails to provide mandatory protection…
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Transporting Fossil Fuels: Rail vs. Pipeline is the Wrong Question
Debating the best way to do something we shouldn’t be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place. That’s what’s happening with the “rail versus pipeline” discussion. Some say recent rail accidents mean we should build more pipelines to transport fossil fuels. Others argue that leaks, high…
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Does ‘Powering Forward’ Advise Obama to Frack Our Way to a Clean Energy Economy?
In a new 203-page report, Powering Forward: Presidential and Executive Agency Actions to Drive Clean Energy in America, former Democratic Gov. of Colorado Bill Ritter has published his recommendations to President Obama for how to transform our nation into a “clean energy economy” and fight climate change. Ritter, who heads the Center for the New Energy…
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Groups Call for Ban on Frac-Sand Mining in Wisconsin
A resolution calling for a ban on frac-sand mining and a halt to attacks on local democracy has been sent to Gov. Walker (R-WI), members of the Wisconsin Legislature and state and federal environmental regulators. [caption id="attachment_318731" align="alignnone" width="500"] Superior Silica Sands Mine-Town of Auburn-Chippewa County. Photo credit: Jim Tittle.[/caption] The resolution was created by the…
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Alberta Doctors Reluctant to Treat Patients Who Draw Connection Between Tar Sands and Health
By Andy Rowell Later today hearings are scheduled to begin on emissions and vapors emanating from the tar sands, specifically around the Peace River area in northwestern Alberta, Canada. The hearings, which have been scheduled by the Albertan Energy Regulator, have come after years of complaints by local residents into the odors, which are so bad some families…