METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING,...

Mar 17, 2016 by

METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING, BUT IT MIGHT BE MORE COW THAN CAR

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Since 2006, atmospheric levels of methane — a greenhouse gas 86...

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ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE ...

Mar 11, 2016 by

ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE IRONY OF OIL ABUNDANCE

[Translate] By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Andrew / CC-BY-2.0 This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom...

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WOULD SAVING A LIVABLE CLIMATE...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate]  by Joe Romm  CLIMATE  PROGRESS CREDIT: Bruce Crummy, AP BNSF oil train derailment in 2013.   Billionaire Warren Buffett...

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BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT M...

Mar 10, 2016 by

BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT METHANE FROM EXISTING OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Barack Obama, right, and Canada’’s Prime Minister Justin...

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Hillary Will Never Admit Publi...

Mar 9, 2016 by

Hillary Will Never Admit Publicly That She Supports Fracking, But She’s a Booster Behind Closed Doors

[Translate] Environment There’s only one presidential candidate who forthrightly supports a ban on fracking: Bernie Sanders. By...

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ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDE...

Mar 7, 2016 by

ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDERS GIVE VASTLY DIFFERENT ANSWERS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie...

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Methane Discovered in Drinking...

Mar 7, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in...

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BILL BANNING FRACKING BAN GETS...

Mar 2, 2016 by

BILL BANNING FRACKING BAN GETS SHUT DOWN IN FLORIDA SENATE,

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/J Pat Carter Sunbathers in Key Biscayne, Fla.   It wouldn’t have been...

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Hold Your Breath — Nearly 200 ...

Mar 1, 2016 by

Hold Your Breath — Nearly 200 Infrared Videos Expose Methane Pollution All Across the United States (VIDEO)

[Translate] It’s not just Aliso Canyon — fugitive, toxic methane gas escaping into the air is a much more widespread problem...

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Shocker: Govt. Scientists Admi...

Jan 13, 2016 by

Shocker: Govt. Scientists Admit They Deceived the Public About Fracking’s Impact on Drinking Water

[Translate] There will be heavy pressure to revise the EPA’s conclusion — and the oil and gas industry will have major egg on its...

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OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS SUE ENERGY ...

Jan 13, 2016 by

OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS SUE ENERGY COMPANIES OVER EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,File This Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 file photo of a chimney...

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ALL IS NOT OK: OKLAHOMA RECORD...

Jan 11, 2016 by

ALL IS NOT OK: OKLAHOMA RECORDS 70 EARTHQUAKES IN A WEEK

[Translate] Shutterstock By Katie Herzog   GRIST Hold on to your butts, Oklahoma: The big one’s a coming. The state experienced two...

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Why You Might Not Want to Be P...

Dec 18, 2015 by

Why You Might Not Want to Be Pregnant in Pennsylvania

[Translate] Environment Or anywhere else where fracking is prevalent. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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FRACKING EXPANDS IN LATIN AMER...

Dec 15, 2015 by

FRACKING EXPANDS IN LATIN AMERICA, THREATENING TO CONTAMINATE WORLD’S THIRD-LARGEST AQUIFIER

[Translate] Fracking Spanning an area that includes southern Brazil and part of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, the Guaraní Aquifer...

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OIL GROUPS PAID $10 MILLION, A...

Dec 14, 2015 by

OIL GROUPS PAID $10 MILLION, AND ALL THEY GOT WAS A 20-YEAR PASS TO FRACK THIS COUNTRY

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Tracie Cone In this Dec. 18, 2012 photo, one of the region’s...

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THIS ONE SUIT COULD TAKE DOWN ...

Dec 11, 2015 by

THIS ONE SUIT COULD TAKE DOWN OKLAHOMA’S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki Chad Devereaux works to clear up bricks that fell from...

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THE OIL INDUSTRY IS ABOUT TO G...

Dec 9, 2015 by

THE OIL INDUSTRY IS ABOUT TO GET A BIG GIFT FROM CONGRESS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma U.S. refineries say they will take a hit if the oil export...

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THIS COUNTRY JUST PROMISED TO ...

Nov 22, 2015 by

THIS COUNTRY JUST PROMISED TO GET RID OF ALL OF ITS COAL PLANTS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Tower Colliery in Wales, now closed, was the...

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Meet the Federal Agency Rubber...

Nov 1, 2015 by

Meet the Federal Agency Rubber Stamping the Rampant Expansion of Fracking

[Translate] The agency that once operated quietly under public radar has become the target of activist outrage for spearheading...

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HOW WILL WE REACH AN ECOLOGICA...

Nov 1, 2015 by

HOW WILL WE REACH AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION AND WHO WILL BUILD IT

[Translate]   By Chris Williams, Truthout | Op-Ed (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) We are now officially living amid the sixth...

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STUDY LINKS FRACKING TO PREMAT...

Oct 10, 2015 by

STUDY LINKS FRACKING TO PREMATURE BIRTHS, HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Women who live near fracking wells were 40 percent more likely to...

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ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG O...

Oct 8, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG OIL IN A SIGNATURE MOMENT: “WE WEREN’T SENT HERE TO WORK FOR THEM”

[Translate] Republicans want to lift the ban on crude oil exports — but Warren demands to hear from the experts first Sophia...

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One Woman’s Courageous S...

Sep 19, 2015 by

One Woman’s Courageous Stand Against Fracking and the World’s Most Powerful Industry

[Translate] For many, fracking is additional evidence humans are radically altering the geology of the planet. By Andrew Nikiforuk /...

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AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSH...

Aug 23, 2015 by

AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSHES FRACKING, LOCALS PUSH BACK

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jon Super Anti-fracking protestors walk in front of vehicles...

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WHAT’S BEHIND THE SPIKE ...

Aug 21, 2015 by

WHAT’S BEHIND THE SPIKE IN EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY OKLAHOMA HAS SEEN THIS YEAR?

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki Jess Burrow, left, and James Patterson, look over the...

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How Dick Cheney Kicked off an ...

Aug 13, 2015 by

How Dick Cheney Kicked off an Era of Cancer Clusters and Eco-Disasters from Fracking

[Translate] Environment THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which holds the Halliburton Loophole, exempts oil and gas...

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SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES STRIKES ...

Jul 29, 2015 by

SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES STRIKES OKLAHOMA NEAR WASTEWATER DISPOSAL WELLS

[Translate] by Ari Phillips CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Two relatively large earthquakes struck northwest of Oklahoma...

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IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPL...

Jul 25, 2015 by

IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPLY BEING POISONED?

[Translate] Environment California has investigated more than 2,000 injection wells for possible risks to public safety, clean water...

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Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo ...

Jul 1, 2015 by

Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City’s Effort to Ban Fracking—Bye Bye Local Democracy

[Translate] Environment The people spoke and were promptly ignored. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Following litigation from corporate...

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EXPLORATORY DRILLING APPROVED ...

Jun 22, 2015 by

EXPLORATORY DRILLING APPROVED FOR LOUISIANA WETLANDS

[Translate] Climate by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Alice Ollstein/ThinkProgress   The Army Corps of Engineers this week...

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