By Carl Pope Today was supposed to be the deadline for thousands of protesters encamped to prevent completion of the Dakota Access pipeline across Lake Oahe on the Missouri River to evacuate their camp-sites. Instead it has become a moment … Continue reading →
Community leaders and advocates call on the Secretary of Transportation to ban use of hazardous rail cars to ship explosive crude oil July 15, 2014 Washington, D.C. — Today, two national environmental organizations filed a formal legal petition to compel the Secretary … Continue reading →
“The State Department study turns a blind eye to the ugly reality that extracting and refining dirty tar sands oil will spew into our atmosphere more and more of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. To my mind, global … Continue reading →
Reposted from SmartPlanet: Whither the world of energy prices during the next 12 months? Energy analyst Chris Nelder grades his 2013 oil and gas price forecast, and gazes into the crystal ball for his 2014 predictions. It’s the end of the … Continue reading →