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Fossil Fuels
A Dirty Energy Emancipation Proclamation: In Utah?
On January 25th, one of the largest and most significant environmental protests in years took place in the most unlikely of places - Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Nordheim: a Texas Town Facing a Toxic Future
The installation of a giant waste disposal plant where fracking industry waste would be trucked in from a 100-mile radius will undoubtedly bring more unwelcome changes.
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Short-Circuiting the Future
Fracking is a bridge to nowhere.
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The Crime of the Century
How much does humanity have to suffer before it learns that having healthy children in a healthy environment is the greatest of all riches, asks Peter G. Cohen
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Oil-by-Rail Industry in North America Begins 2014 with Another Spectacular Crash
Seven cars in a 152-car coal train derailed in the center of the Vancouver region on Jan. 11.
Beyond Growth or Beyond Capitalism?
We can save capitalism or save human civilization. There is no possible future that contains both.
EPA: California Offshore Frackers Must Disclose Chemicals Dumped Into Ocean
The EPA issued a rule last week requiring oil and gas firms fracking in federal waters off the coast of southern California to report the volume and chemical makeup …
Hybrids Are More Efficient When Driving in the City Than on the Highway
In addition to being less efficient, hybrids are also less eco-friendly on the highway.
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Fracking Opponents Appeal to Annapolis to Prevent Export of Shale Gas at Cove Point
The Cove Point LNG terminal is now at the center of a high-stakes battle for Maryland's energy future.
Peak Oil Is Dead: Long Live Peak Oil!
Before obituaries for peak oil theory pile up too high, let's take a careful look at these assertions.