Tag: united states
-
Dozens Arrested as Keystone XL Protests Erupt Across the U.S.
TAR SANDS BLOCKADE — One month after the largest climate rally in U.S. history urging President Obama to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline’s northern segment, protesters in dozens of cities throughout the U.S. are confronting Keystone XL’s …
-
Will the U.S. Senate Stand Up for Our Future and Derail the Keystone XL?
ROBERT REDFORD — We are not irrational extremists. We are people who believe that a clean and sustainable future is possible. We believe in American ingenuity when it comes to clean energy …
-
As Obama Signals Surrender to TransCanada, It’s Time to Focus on Keystone XL’s Southern Leg
TOM WEIS — I ask in the name of loving justice: why isn’t blocking the actual construction of Keystone XL’s southern leg being met with the same level of outrage by everyone as blocking the potential construction of the pipeline’s northern leg? …
-
U.S. Solar Market Grows 76 Percent in 2012
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION — With another record-breaking year, solar is the fastest growing energy source in the U.S., powering homes, businesses and utility grids across the nation. The Solar Market Insight annual edition shows …
-
Exposing the ‘War on Coal’ Charade
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA — Following the nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, conservative media are once again claiming that the Obama administration’s U.S. EPA has waged a “war on coal.” But that narrative ignores how natural gas has …