ExxonMobil has agreed to pay approximately $5 million to end a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline rupture that coated an Arkansas town with 133,980 gallons … Exxon Will Pay $5 Million To End Lawsuit Over 134,000-Gallon Mayflower Oil SpillRead more
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Pollution From Canada’s Oil Sands May Be Underreported
Canadian scientists have found that the standard way of tallying air and climate pollution from Alberta’s oil sands vastly understates pollution levels there — by … Pollution From Canada’s Oil Sands May Be UnderreportedRead more
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Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands Rally
Thousands gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota Saturday afternoon to march in protest of the growing network of tar sands pipelines in America, singling out one … Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands RallyRead more
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The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands Mine
State regulators in Utah yesterday heard arguments both for and against the country’s first billion dollar tar sands mine, which is currently being constructed in … The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands MineRead more
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Tar sands campaigners are Canada’s new ‘terrorists’
Canada’s ‘Anti-Terrorism Bill’ proposes a massive increase in the power of security services, writes Pete Dolack – and in the crosshairs are campaigners against a … Tar sands campaigners are Canada’s new ‘terrorists’Read more
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Canada’s Green Energy Sector Now Employs More People Than Its Tar Sands
Between 2009 and 2013, employment in Canada’s clean energy sector increased by 37 percent — meaning it now supplies more jobs than the country’s infamous … Canada’s Green Energy Sector Now Employs More People Than Its Tar SandsRead more
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Paying the Price of Tar Sands Expansion
Carolyn Marsh was in her living room watching television on a Wednesday night in August when she heard a loud boom from somewhere outside. Having … Paying the Price of Tar Sands ExpansionRead more
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Mother of All Pipelines
Yet another pivotal battle is brewing in Canada over a little-known pipeline, which has been labelled the “mother of all pipelines” by the country’s First … Mother of All PipelinesRead more