30 Years After Exxon Valdez, New Perspectives On Fossil Fuel Dangers
March 25th, 2019 | by Nexus Media
The impacts of the spill left an entire generation reeling from the impacts of oil pollution
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Republican Politicians Want Government To NOT Work For You — That’s A Problem
November 28th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The latest US midterm is over — or nearly over — and Democratic candidates had a record wave of support from voters, but there's still plenty of misunderstanding to clear up. We've gone through decades of misinformation campaigns, gaslighting, and political dystrophy. One blue wave doesn't mean we've got everything in order. One topic I was recently inspired to address is a simple one, but one that seems to skate under the radar of public consciousness
Concerns About Safety Of Pipeline Weights Raised By Regulators Investigating Recent Keystone Oil Spill
December 11th, 2017 | by James Ayre
An investigation into the causes of the recent TransCanada Keystone pipeline oil spill on November 16 has raised serious questions about the widespread use of weights on pipelines, regulators have revealed. To be more specific, a report from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration stated that the recent Keystone oil spill in South Dakota may have been caused by a weight that was put in place during the construction of the pipeline back in
Cleanup Of TransCanada Keystone Oil Spill To Last Several Weeks
November 24th, 2017 | by James Ayre
South Dakota's environmental regulator has revealed that the cleanup process for the recent 5,000 barrel oil spill along TransCanada Corp’s Keystone pipeline will probably take several weeks — with the timeline for the restarting of pipeline operation as of right now being up in the air
Toxic Emissions From 46 Petrochemical Sites, Flooding At 14 Toxic Waste Sites, & ~100 Hazardous Substance Spills — Hurricane Harvey’s Talley To Date
September 11th, 2017 | by James Ayre
Now that a bit of time has elapsed since Hurricane Harvey tore a path of destruction along the coast of Texas, things have begun to get clearer as regards the fate of Houston's many petrochemical facilities
6,648 Spills From Fracked Oil & Gas Wells In Just 4 US States Over One Decade
February 22nd, 2017 | by James Ayre
There were at least 6,648 spills (the number that were reported) at hydraulically fractured (fracked) oil and gas wells in the 4 US states of New Mexico, Colorado, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania between the years 2005 and 2014, according to a new analysis published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology
New Ecologically Friendly Way To Clean Up Oil Spills — Raw Unprocessed Cotton
May 21st, 2013 | by James Ayre
What’s the best way to clean up an oil spill? Using raw, unprocessed cotton to sop it up, apparently. New [&hellip
Germany Agrees: There Is A Solar-Powered Solution To Greek Debt Crisis
April 1st, 2013 | by Tina Casey
It was a deal that looked all but dead last year, but now Germany and Greece have formally agreed to [&hellip
Oil Spill In Arkansas — Wabasca Heavy Crude
March 31st, 2013 | by Important Media Cross-Post
It’s really hard to see why we aren’t moving off of this stuff faster — switching to electric cars at [&hellip
John Kerry To Be Secretary Of State, Leaked IPCC Draft Report, 2012 To Be Hottest US Year On Record… (Other Cleantech & Climate News Of The Week)
December 16th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s some more top news of the week (other than what we’ve published and what was included in our [&hellip
Showtime To Air Top-Notch Climate Change Series With Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Alec Baldwin, James Cameron, & The Terminator (+ More Climate Change & Climate Policy News)
December 5th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s some recent climate change, climate policy, and fossil fuel news for you, in case you missed it (a [&hellip
Atomic Chemistry: From Green Research Labs and Climate Science to Supply Chains
April 5th, 2012 | by Andrew
Advances in atomic-level isotope chemistry are leading to a leap forward in environmental and natural resource management as they spread from green research labs to industry and commerce
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