Tag: Pipelines
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Exxon’s Contradictory Reports Applaud Natural Gas and Fighting Climate Change
The good news is that Exxon, the nation’s largest oil and gas company, responded swiftly to shareholder concerns by releasing two reports on the company’s long-term climate risk and environmental impact. The bad news is that the company issued a mixed message in the process. While the company admits that climate change should not be ignored, it…
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Report Reveals High Risk, No Reward of Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion
A new report released today by the Sierra Club and a coalition of 13 other organizations, including the Indigenous Environmental Network, examines the proposed expansion of the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline and concludes that there are significant threats to water, health and climate. The report, All Risk, No Reward: The Alberta Clipper Tar Sands…
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Obama’s Methane Emissions Plan Puts Oil, Coal and Gas Industries on Notice
Methane emissions have decreased by 11 percent in the past 24 years, but they could pick back up by 2030 if actions aren’t taken to combat them. That’s why the powerful greenhouse gas is the center of a newly announced strategy by the White House. Released Friday as a new layer to President Barack Obama’s…
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Chicago Mayor Demands Answers From BP After Oil Spill
Though this week’s BP oil spill on Lake Michigan didn’t take place in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s territory, it was close enough. At just 20 miles away in Whiting, IN, the estimated eight-to-12-barrel spill could have impacted the water source of about 7 million people in Chicago and its suburbs. That’s why a fiery Rahm Emanuel…
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Ohio Pipeline Spill Leaked Double the Amount of Crude Oil Originally Estimated
The pipeline that oozed oil into the Oak Glen Nature Preserve near Cincinnati, OH a week ago leaked more crude oil than originally estimated—about two times more. Federal investigators now estimate that 20,000 gallons leaked last week, threatening the drinking supply and wildlife in the area, the Associated Press reported. [caption id="attachment_327985" align="alignnone" width="500"] Federal investigators…