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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Delays Decision on Keystone Pipeline, and More
Earlier this month, the Obama Administration announced that they will delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline until after the November elections.
Barnett Shale Fracking Victims Win First Round in Court Battle With Gas Industry
The Parr case has already started to redefine what winning can look like, even though Aruba Petroleum is likely to appeal.
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Jury Verdict: Nearly $3 Million in Texas Fracking Nuisance Case
A Texas jury awarded $2.925 million to plaintiffs who sued a fracking company for intentionally causing a nuisance on the their property.
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“Russia With Love”: Alaska Gas Scandal Is Out-of-Country, Not Out-of-State
The question of who owns Alaska's natural gas and where they're from, at least for now, has been off the table.
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Four Years After BP: Hunting for Oil Spills in Louisiana
Years after the disastrous BP oil spill caused massive environmental damage in the Gulf, smaller oil spills are a continuous but largely unnoticed problem.
California Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …
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ANR Pipeline: Introducing TransCanada’s Keystone XL for Fracking
Another TransCanada-proposed pipeline with a similar function as Keystone XL is flying under the public radar, but this pipeline would bring to market shale gas obtained via fracking.
Natural Gas “Addiction”: Massachusetts Cities Fight Plants, Thwarting of Alternative Power
Activists in Brockton and Salem Massachusetts are fighting new natural gas infrastructures that will endanger both towns' citizens while delaying - not transitioning - any move to renewable energy.
America’s Homegrown Terror
Our national security vulnerabilities are not just terrorist cells in faraway lands. The United States plays host to thousands of nuclear weapons, toxic chemical dumps, radioactive waste storage facilities, …
Oil Lobby Spent $56.3 Million in Sacramento Over Past Five Years
A new chart released by Stop Fooling California reveals that the oil industry, including the Western States Petroleum Association, Chevron, BP and other oil companies, spent $56.63 million on …