Tag: coal

Direct Action Campaigns Worldwide Target Fossil Fuel Industry

As the summer heats up, awareness is quickly escalating across the world as different direct action campaigns target a common denominator: the fossil fuel industry.

July 12, 2013
EU Climate Chief Adds Voice to Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement

Connie Hedegaard has urged the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank to take a lead role in eliminating public finance support for fossil fuels …

July 9, 2013
Keystone XL’s Petcoke Byproduct Could Single Handedly Wreck the Climate

There are many reasons that the Keystone XL pipeline will clearly exacerbate the problem of climate pollution … but one that is often overlooked (at our peril) is the problem of petroleum coke a.k.a. “petcoke.” Petcoke is a refining byproduct of …

July 8, 2013
Obama Administration to Rely on ‘Clean Coal’ and Unproven Sequestration to Combat Climate Change

Ernest J. Moniz has a long history of supporting coal-powered electricity, staking his arguments in favor of coal on a technology that remains entirely unproven: carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).

July 5, 2013
Major Fossil Fuel Divestments Strengthen Renewable Energy Movement Worldwide

“As the stated climate goals become reality, these resources are worthless financially, but it is also true that they do not contribute to sustainable development in the extent and the pace we want. Exposure to fossil fuels is …”

July 5, 2013