“Fracking for gas is not the solution to our energy needs, it’s part of the problem,” said Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG). “I’m proud that Vermont has a governor who understands the difference…
The Truth about Transporting Tar Sands through Ontario and Quebec for Export into the U.S.
Environmental Defence
05-17-2012
Getting raw tar sands oil through pipelines is like moving hot, liquid sandpaper that grinds and burns its way through a pipe, thus increasing the chance that weakened pipelines will rupture. In the U.S., the pipelines that have the longest…
New Bills Seek to Penalize Public Participation in Leasing and Drilling Decisions on Public Lands
Wilderness Society
05-17-2012
The bills (H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, and H.R. 3973) minimize, eliminate and penalize public participation in leasing and drilling decisions on our public lands. H.R. 4383, for example, would impose a $5,000 penalty to any group or individual that challenges…
The plight of the Green River and the impacts of the proposed Flaming Gorge Pipeline were highlighted this week when American Rivers declared it #2 on its list of “most endangered rivers” in the U.S…
Chevron Faces ‘Irreparable Damage’ from Possible $18 Billion Ecuador Judgment
Amazon Defense Coalition
05-17-2012
Last year, New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli blasted the company for “doing grave reputational damage” to itself by pursuing more legal proceedings “that only delay the inevitable…it’s time to face reality…[t]he entire case is looming like a hammer over shareholders’ heads…
New Mexico’s failure to enforce its own rules highlights the need to close oil and gas loopholes in the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. OCD’s inadequate performance shows why citizens need to have federal standards…
NRDC Announces the Winners of the 2012 ‘Growing Green Awards’
Natural Resources Defense Council
05-17-2012
These vanguards are serving up a food system with generous portions of workplace justice, economic viability and ecological integrity. They are living proof that we can grow and eat food that is good for us, our communities and the planet…
Chemical Industry Challenged to Repudiate Unethical Members
Safer Chemicals Healthy Families
05-17-2012
Today Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families called on American Chemistry Council (ACC) President Cal Dooley to expel three flame retardant manufacturers whose deeply unethical practices were the subject of a four-part Chicago Tribune investigative series…
