IBM Launches 3rd Annual Smarter Cities Challenge
smarter cities.jpg At a time when corporations’ misdeeds are under a bright spotlight (and rightfully so,) we needn’t overlook the few companies that are working to bring innovation a...
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Fracking Linked To Earthquakes In The U.S.
Earthquake.jpg On the heels of yesterday’s report detailing Cuadrilla Resource’s admission that their fracking practices were responsible for small earthquakes in the U.K., new report...
UK Fracking Company Takes Partial Responsibility For Earthquakes
Fracking-illustration-001.jpg U.K.-based energy company Cuadrilla Resources has finally admitted that their hydraulic fracturing activities were likely to blame for a series of small earthquakes ...
New Lake Michigan Coal Ash Spill Raises Old Concerns
coal ash spill.jpg On Monday, a bluff surrounding a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based power plant collapsed, sending a cascade of debris and coal ash waste from the power plant into Lake Michigan.…
Harry Reid to Hillary Clinton: Drop Keystone XL Pipeline Plan
NV_HarryReid.jpg Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline have gained a new ally in the fight to prevent this disastrous oil boondoggle from moving forward: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D&ndas...
New Jersey Environmental Group Targets Anti-Environment Legislators With New Ad Campaign
CA_Inhaling_backup_300x250_v1_ALL.jpg Environment New Jersey has announced an aggressive new online advertising campaign to hold so-called “environment-friendly” state representati...
Robert Bryce – The Media’s Industry-Funded Go-To Guy
Robert-Bryce-250x314.jpg Robert Bryce, a fellow at the dirty industry-funded Manhattan Institute, is under increasing scrutiny as media outlets continue to use him as an “expert” on e...
New Federal Report Says Gulf of Mexico Cleanup Needed “Urgently”
oil water.jpg A preliminary report released Wednesday by the federal Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force says that cleanup is needed for the Gulf of Mexico “urgently,” in orde...
Oil Lobbyists Targeting “Super Committee”
oil_subsidies.jpg As the so-called “Super Committee” works to figure out how to trim $1.2 trillion from the U.S. government’s federal deficit, the dirty energy industry has thei...
BP Oil Dispersant Corexit Contained Cancer-Causing Agents
dispersant-application1.jpg A new report on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster of 2010 is providing adequate cause for concern for residents and clean up workers along the Gulf Coast. The…
Michele Bachmann Envisions a World Without Food Industry Safety Standards
shutterstock_79460026.jpg Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann believes that the government needs to stay out of the business of protecting the foods we eat. At a campaign stop this...
Global Financial Leaders Recommend Cutting Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Oil_Money.jpg Global financial institutions including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have released a new set of recommendations for G20 countries to meet their goal of providi...
As The World Warms, Environmental Protections Put On The Back Burner
global-warming1.jpg After a year that has so far produced record-breaking snowstorms, droughts, floods, and violent hurricanes and tornadoes, environmental protections are once again being scaled...
Deepwater Horizon Still A Massive Headache For BP
bp-logo-dripping-oil.jpg The problems facing BP along the Gulf Coast continue to pile up. After more than a year of investigations, the U.S. Coast Guard has finally released their long-awaited as...
Polluters Join Forces To Pressure Obama On Oil And Gas Drilling
Drill_Baby_Drill.jpg In the wake of President Obama’s speech on job creation last week, major players in the energy industry have banded together to put pressure on the president to speed…
Meet Marlo Lewis: The Dirty Energy Industry’s Best Friend
marlo lewis.jpg When polluters needs someone to write an industry-friendly article, or make an appearance in the media to argue against the science of climate change, they often turn to…
John Stossel Tells EPA To Pack Up Shop
john stossel.jpg Fox News host John Stossel says that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has passed its prime, and is no longer useful. After the Obama Administration last week overruled…
Death Of A Talking Point? Regulations Actually Create Jobs
regulations.jpg For years, the Republican Party in America has been on a crusade against what they call “job killing regulations.” A quick Google search for the phrase “job kil...
Justice Department Launches Investigation Into BP’s Oil Gusher Cover Up
bp_oil-leak.jpg The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an official investigation to determine whether or not BP lied to the public and to the government about the amount of oil…
Is Deepwater Horizon Rig Owner Trying To Blame Victims For Gulf Oil Disaster?
transocean-explosion-fire-sinking.jpg A new report released by authorities in the Marshall Islands says that the failure of oil rig workers to properly address safety issues led to last year's ca...