Tag: News
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Moves to Expedite Fracked Gas Exports Spark Public Outcry: 182,000+ Americans Urge Senate to Enact Ban
Some 182,000 petitions have been delivered to the U.S. Senate to urge it to reject plans to dramatically expedite exports…
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Beverly Hills Becomes First City in California to Pass Fracking Ban
On Tuesday night, Beverly Hills became the first city in California to pass a ban on fracking and related extreme well stimulation…
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Oil Industry Ad Is ‘Stupid and Offensive’ Says Cowboy Indian Alliance
Yesterday, API released an offensive online ad that mocks Nebraska ranchers and farmers …
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Jimmy Carter Slams Koch Brothers and ‘Unpleasantly Successful’ Climate Denial Campaign
A former U.S. president provided some strong words regarding climate change this week while speaking at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). Jimmy Carter referenced not only the fight against time we’re all in when it comes to climate-related impacts, but also the fight against those who are funding climate denial. The 39th president…
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Texas Family Awarded $3 Million in Nation’s First Fracking Trial
It took three years, but a Texas family finally emerged victorious in a case that could long impact fracking companies and the impact they have on the communities in which they operate. A Dallas jury favored the Parr family, which sued Aruba Petroleum back in 2011 after experiencing an array of health issues attorneys argued were…