A new study by British and Canadian researchers shows that the global temperature rise of the past 15 years has been greatly underestimated. The reason … Global Warming Since 1997 Underestimated by HalfRead more
Environment
Posted inSpill / Tar sand / ToMl
Two Spills in Two Days
In the raging Keystone XL debate in the US, there is an ongoing discussion as to whether it is better and safer to transport oil … Two Spills in Two DaysRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Making Sense of Climate Sensitivity
Making Sense of Climate Sensitivity: How The Economist And MSM Keep Getting It Wrong Memo to media: “Climate sensitivity” is NOT the same as projected … Making Sense of Climate SensitivityRead more
Posted inOil / Spill / ToMl
Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas
A breach in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus crude oil pipeline occurred late Friday afternoon near Mayflower, AR (about 20 miles north northwest of Little Rock and at … Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in ArkansasRead more
Posted inToMl / Waste
Antarctic Island Heavily Trashed
In early 1995, I led a Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica during which, among other things, we stopped off at King George Island, in the South … Antarctic Island Heavily TrashedRead more
Posted inOil / ToMl
Mommy, why does they think you’re a terrorist?
Five years ago, the firm TransCanada submitted a permit request to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Canada … Mommy, why does they think you’re a terrorist?Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Terrorism of tomorrow
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] is set to issue, Friday, it’s strongest warning yet that climate change is caused by humans and will … Terrorism of tomorrowRead more
Posted inOil / ToMl
Arctic 30
getting bail in Russia is an extremely rare thing, so we are very happy that, in fact, we have succeeded in building enough pressure that … Arctic 30Read more
Posted inPollution / ToMl
The act of mass murder
Eric Schlosser talking: Thirty-three years ago, during a routine maintenance procedure, a tool was dropped and it set in motion events that could have led … The act of mass murderRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / ToMl
The tobacco PR firm is back
Josh Fox talking: in terms of earthquakes, which we do cover in the new film because there’s a huge shale play in California, and in … The tobacco PR firm is backRead more