Tag: Energy
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2,000+ New Yorkers Rally Against Fracking at Gov. Cuomo’s State of State Address
More than 2,000 New Yorkers from every corner of the state descended on Albany today to rally against fracking outside of Gov. Cuomo’s (D-NY) State of the State address. The concerned residents pointed to a significant and rapidly growing body of science showing harms of fracking to public health and the environment, delivering a clear…
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Goldman Sachs Sells Off Remaining Equity of Pacific Northwest Coal Export Terminal Investment
News broke yesterday that Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners sold off its remaining equity investment in Carrix, the parent company behind the colossal coal export terminal proposal north of Bellingham, WA, according to Rainforest Action Network. [caption id="attachment_317295" align="alignnone" width="500"] If built, the Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point would be the largest coal export terminal in North…
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Exclusive Interview with Biologist Shane Davis on Fracking Colorado
Colorado had quite a year in 2013. Aside from record setting forest fires, warming temperatures and continued pine beetle infestations, Colorado had a storm in September, typically our dryest month of the year, that has been referred to as a 100 year to a 500 year to even a thousand year flood. Whatever the case, it was a big,…
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Refusing to Give Up in the Face of Adversity for the Good of Humanity and the Earth
Nelson Mandela, who died last month at age 95, was sentenced to life in prison in 1962 because he fought for justice, equality and democracy. He was finally released 27 years later, in 1990. South Africa’s racist apartheid system fell and Mandela served as president from 1994 to 1999. The tributes after his death rightfully…
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Setting the Stage for Environmental Protection From Fossil Fuel Extraction
By Maya K. van Rossum Act 13 was, without a doubt, an incredible overreach and giveaway to the gas drilling industry. Supportive legislators are quick to acknowledge that the industry helped them write the legislation. Displacing local zoning and providing automatic waivers with minimal environmental protections are among the many giveaways the law provided. While for…