Tag: Energy
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Significant Victory for Ecuadorians in Oil Pollution Case Against Chevron
Indigenous and farmer communities in Ecuador scored a major victory over Chevron yesterday when an Ontario appeals court ruled they have the right to pursue enforcement of a $9.5 billion Ecuadorian court judgment against Chevron’s assets in Canada. [caption id="attachment_315757" align="alignnone" width="500"] Chevron used substandard methods to handle toxic waste derived from oil production at…
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SEC, Get Money Out of Politics
It’s easy to see the effects of big corporations on our environment in places like Ohio and North Dakota, where fracking is spoiling farmland, or Arkansas, where the Mayflower oil spill is still causing havoc, or Alaska, where carbon pollution is pushing polar bears to the brink of extinction. It can be harder to see it here…
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Drop in Demand From China Threatens Australian Coal Mining Projects
Major Australian coal projects risk losing value due to falling demand from China, where leaders are increasingly concerned about growing public anger over severe air pollution, a new analysis from Oxford University has found. [caption id="attachment_315669" align="alignnone" width="500"] Australia’s coal investments may become stranded if China develops new energy policies. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Future coal mining…
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Groups Expose UK for Subsidizing Biomass and ‘Clean Coal’ as Renewable Energy
Campaigners representing groups working on issues of opencast coal and biomass have jointly called on Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) yesterday to end to subsidies and industry support for Drax Power Station. The statement follows an announcement by DECC and Drax claiming that “Britain’s largest coal-fired power station is set to become one of…
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Fracking Chemicals Found to Disrupt Hormone Function
University of Missouri researchers have found that 11 chemicals commonly used in fracking for oil and natural gas are endocrine disruptors, while water near hydraulic fracturing drilling sites had greater hormone-disrupting properties than in areas without drilling. Endocrine disruptors interfere with the body’s endocrine system, which controls numerous body functions with hormones such as the…