Tea Party Holding GOP Back On Climate Change
The Republican Party has always been a little reluctant to side with science and accept things like global climate change, but recently, polls have shown that the Grand Old Party…
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"War on Coal" Talking Point Rises From The Grave Again
A common theme in cheesy slasher horror movies is to have the main characters lulled into a false sense of security. The rampaging psychopath has seemingly been destroyed, everyone breathes…
Climate Policy Already Headlining 2014 Midterm Elections
The U.S. may still be more than a year out from the 2014 midterm elections, but Republicans in Congress are already making the Obama administration’s climate policies a key issue…
US Chamber President Tom Donohue Pushes Deceitful Dirty Energy Talking Points
Tom Donohue, the president of the massive business lobbying group the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is once again doing the bidding of the dirty energy industry by claiming that America…
Worldwide Protests Challenge Fracking Industry
On Saturday, October 19th, from Romania to Canada and beyond, protests of varying size took place all over the globe to bring attention to the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).…
Justice Delayed For Mayflower Oil Spill Victims
As the government shutdown enters its third week, new and disturbing side effects are beginning to surface. These adverse affects are arising from the U.S. court system, where federal prosecutors…
Four Days Into Government Shutdown, Economy and Environment Heading South
We’ve now entered the fourth day of the government shutdown, and the economic impacts are already being felt by states all over America. As it turns out, the environmental services…
What The Government Shutdown Means For The Environment
The U.S. government was officially shut down yesterday, and those responsible for the shutdown are already singing its praises. Among other things, they were finally able to achieve their years-long…
An Orchestrated Cover Up Of Exxon’s Pegasus Pipeline Spill Health Hazards?
Nearly six months have passed since ExxonMobil’s Pegasus tar sands pipeline ruptured and released as much as 7,000 barrels of diluted bitumen into Mayflower, Arkansas. And as soon as the…
Regulatory Negligence Endangers Texas Citizens As Eagle Ford Fracking Impacts Soar
There’s no denying that Texas is the state that dirty energy built. It remains the single largest source of domestically produced oil in the United States, and currently has more…
Whether Approved Or Not, Keystone XL Has Been A Victory For Lobbyists
For the past six years, lobbyists in Washington have made a killing shilling either for or against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. And with no clear end in sight,…
Republican Congressman Says Syrian Conflict A Boon For Keystone XL
Will the turmoil in the Middle East surrounding Syria expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline? North Dakota Republican Senator John Hoeven believes it will. Hoeven, an ardent supporter of…
Washington Throws Chemical Safety Standards Out the Window, Are Fracking Chemicals Next?
As our elected officials in Washington attempt to sell us on the idea that we need to go to war against anyone who uses chemical weapons, they are working to…
Louisiana Governor Jindal Not Buying BP Spin on Gulf Coast Impacts
Have environmental priorities finally trumped extreme right wing politics in the deep south? Louisiana’s Republican governor Bobby Jindal has heard enough from oil giant BP, taking them to task recently…
Fracking Away Our Water Supply
As many areas of the country experience severe droughts, the fight for clean, fresh water is becoming vital to survival for many American citizens. The problem has been made worse…
With Congress Back to Work, Republican Attacks On EPA Resume
Fresh off the August recess, the United States Congress got back to business today. Rather than focusing on pressing issues like a potential war, looming budget deadlines, and the growing…
BP Launches Massive PR Campaign To Demonize Oil Spill Victims
BP, the oil giant that, along with Halliburton and Transocean, was responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, is crying…
The Deadly Truth About Oil And Gas Industry Safety Standards
A new report delivers a dire warning to employees in the oil and gas industries: Your job could be the death of you. According to recently released statistics from 2012,…
Coal Industry Waging War Against EPA
After playing the victims of an allegedly unfair, and completely fabricated, “war on coal,” the coal industry has gone on the offensive by launching their own war on federal regulators.…
Could Lead Paint Lawsuit Pave Way For Class Action Against Coal Industry?
Coal industry executives ought to pay attention to the lead paint lawsuit currently happening in the California court system. Recently, a lawsuit was filed against the makers of lead paint,…