Latest Stories in Fossil Fuels - Page 5
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Shell's Series of Broken Promises Spell Trouble for the Arctic
Shell's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic are shaky and dangerous.
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Pro-Fracking University Studies Funded by Natural Gas Industry
You may have already suspected this was the case, but now there's some research to back it up.
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Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Contain 5x the Carbon We Can Burn Before Destroying Our Climate
We can't leave this to market forces alone. We must take a stand for the planet and against fossil fuel companies. A values judgement must be made, decisively.
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Public Health Versus A Nevada Coal Plant
The Moapa Band of Paiutes are coping with health problems caused by the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant in Nevada.
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Crowd-Sourced Shell Parody Ad Now a Billboard in Houston
Greenpeace has turned a parody of Shell's 'Let's Go' Arctic drilling ad campaign into a prominent billboard in Houston.
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75% of New York's Active Oil & Gas Wells Go Uninspected Every Year
As the number of oil and gas wells increased in New York by roughly 1000 in the first decade of this century, inspections fell by a similar amount.
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Rupert Murdoch Needs Some Schooling on Shale Gas & Climate Change
Rupert, shale gas is absolutely not a climate-friendly fuel, nor is climate change happening slowly.
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74 UK Shell Stations Shut Down by Greenpeace; Arctic Drilling Ship Slips Anchor
A bad omen before Shell even gets to the Arctic? Perhaps. Will actions just increase against Arctic drilling? Definitely.
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Shell Asks EPA to Bend Air Pollution Rules So It Can Drill in Arctic
Several of Shell's ships grossly exceed EPA requirements to limit air pollution, so Shell asks that the rules be changed for them.
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Three Coal Trains Derailed Just in the Last Week
And more on the way?
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Coal Power Falls Even with Natural Gas for the First Time in U.S. History
Coal's share in the US power mix is dwindling fast. Godspeed.
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Is Peak Oil Really a Thing of the Past?
George Monbiot claims that peak oil is no longer a major concern. Is he right?
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Coal & Nuclear Power Have Over 15x the Water Footprint of Renewable Energy Sources
A new report from the River Network looks at the water footprint of various energy sources, striking another black mark on coal and nuclear's green credentials.
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Why There's No New Coal When Reserves Run Out & How That Could Help Biofuels
New research rewrites our understanding of why no new coal deposits develop -- but offers hope for post-coal energy solutions.
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Fracking Industry Had Six Weeks More Access Than Public to New York State's Proposed Regulations
The documents were made available by the state as part of a stakeholdeer outreach program, which excluded stakeholders such as communities where fracking is planned.
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Can We Keep the World's Largest Coal Deposit Buried?
Mongolia is home to the planet's largest untapped coal reserve. How do we keep it that way?
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How Can the Interior Secretary Really Believe an Arctic Oil Spill Won't Happen?
The Interior Secretary has said that it's highly likely Shell will get approval to drill in the Arctic, soon. He also apparently thinks Shell has magic technology that cleans up oil spills.
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This Land is Coal's Land
Tons of U.S. public land is used for coal mining and drilling for gas. Essentially none is used for solar, wind, and geothermal.
