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Permit Shows Bakken Shale Oil in Casselton Train Explosion Contained High Levels of Volatile Chemicals
On January 2, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA issued a major safety alert, declaring oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken Shale may be more …
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Eagle Ford Shale: Breathe at Your Own Risk
Fracking is in full swing in the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas, home to the most productive oil field in the United States.
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Bluegrass Uprising
As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.
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Climate Protection: The New Insurgency
Faced with the failure of conventional lobbying, the climate protection movement is now turning to mass civil disobedienceu2014but we can take it further still.
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Mystery Oil Spill Turns Miles of Trinidad’s Beaches Black
A mysterious oil spill in south Trinidad is wreaking havoc on homes and wildlife in the area.
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What, If Anything, Will the US Learn From Fukushima?
Proponents push nuclear power as “clean” energy, but the Fukushima meltdown shows why nuclear energy should be examined more closely.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super Rich Have Skipped Out on Paying $100 Billion Dollars in Estate Taxes Since 2000, and More
The super rich have skipped out on paying $100 billion dollars in estate taxes since 2000, and more.
Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction
Dahr Jamail explores what climate scientists just beyond the mainstream are thinking about how climate change will affect life on this planet.
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Welcome to Gasland: Denton, Texas Residents Face Fracking Impacts From EagleRidge Energy
In Denton, Texas, 40 miles northwest of Dallas, residents and students at the University of North Texas are getting a free course in what it's like to live in …
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The Climate Movement Needs to Stop ‘Winning’
Like cancer taking over the body, the oil and gas industry is too entangled in the organs of my community for a simple u201cwin-loseu201d dichotomy.