After some 115 years, Scotland has burned its last lump of coal for electricity. The Longannet power station, the last and largest coal-fired power plant … After 115 Years, Scotland Is Coal-FreeRead more
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Hundreds Gather to Oppose Offshore Oil Leases in Gulf of Mexico
Hundreds of Gulf Coast residents, supported by local and national environmental and social-justice groups, rallied at the Superdome in New Orleans today in an unprecedented … Hundreds Gather to Oppose Offshore Oil Leases in Gulf of MexicoRead more
Posted inBank / Economics / Fossil fuel / ToMl
Banks Much Deeper in the Hole on Oil & Gas Collateral than they Pretend
An asset is ultimately worth what a buyer is willing and able to pay for it. That price turns out to be terribly low for … Banks Much Deeper in the Hole on Oil & Gas Collateral than they PretendRead more
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Canada’s fossil fuel subsidies
Each year, the Government of Canada hands out an average of $1.8 billion (CAD) in subsidies to oil, gas, and coal companies. The subsidies in … Canada’s fossil fuel subsidiesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / Keystone XL / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
If we can’t build Keystone, we want $15 billion
TransCanada isn’t taking no for an answer. In November, President Obama rejected the company’s plans to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Now the company is … If we can’t build Keystone, we want $15 billionRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Methane / Spill / ToMl / USA Empire
How California’s Porter Ranch Became a Ghost Town
In the winter of 2008, a real estate column in the Los Angeles Times profiled Porter Ranch, a collection of subdivisions in the San Fernando … How California’s Porter Ranch Became a Ghost TownRead more
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‘Flaring’ wastes 3.5% of world’s natural gas
Around 3.5% of the world’s natural-gas supply was wastefully burned, or ‘flared’, at oil and gas fields in 2012, according to the latest estimates from … ‘Flaring’ wastes 3.5% of world’s natural gasRead more
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Global Growth in Fossil Fuel Burning Continues Unabated
The odds that any climate change agreement among the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters will succeed became a little greater on Tuesday as China and … Global Growth in Fossil Fuel Burning Continues UnabatedRead more
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Thousand of Californians Are Fleeing an Enormous Methane Leak
For more than two months, California has experienced a slow-moving environmental disaster: Methane leaking from a faulty natural gas well near the Los Angeles neighborhood … Thousand of Californians Are Fleeing an Enormous Methane LeakRead more
Posted inEarthquake / Fossil fuel / News / USA Empire
Oklahoma Limits Oil and Gas Waste Disposal After Surge in Earthquakes
Oklahoma authorities have set new limits for oil and gas companies after a vast increase in the number of earthquakes, including more than 6,000 last … Oklahoma Limits Oil and Gas Waste Disposal After Surge in EarthquakesRead more