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Pipeline Failures Plague Oil Companies, Erode Public Trust
Pipeline safety is growing more difficult to prove, as oil companies struggle with failing infrastructure and persistent pollution issues from spills that should have been cleaned up long ago. News of pipeline failures are …
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Nobel Laureates to President Obama: Reject Keystone XL and Be On the Right Side of History
Recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are calling for the rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. A letter from 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners addressed to both the President and Secretary of State Kerry announced …
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3,000+ New Yorkers Converge on Albany for Anti-Fracking, Pro-Renewables Rally
Over 3,000 New Yorkers took time off work yesterday to send a message to Albany that they want Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to reject fracking and lead the nation in renewable energy. Organizers noted that …
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New Website Challenges Industry Spin on Fracking
Food & Water Europe takes issue with industry’s denial of strong links between shale gas extraction and water contamination in the U.S. In addition …
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22 Arrested in Chicago Urging President Obama to Reject Keystone XL
In protest of the Keystone XL pipeline, 22 activists were arrested today when they staged a sit in at the State Department in President Obama’s hometown of Chicago. The activists arrested today included former Obama staffers, donors and …