Ban Fracking Campaign, from Ireland to New Mexico
Ban Fracking Campaign, from Ireland to New Mexico DRILLING MORA COUNTY — Joining in solidarity with the work of citizens in Ireland, people in New Mexico are getting the message out that they do indeed...
View ArticleFracking: What’s That Smell?
Fracking: What’s That Smell? MICHAEL BRUNE — Natural gas boosters like to claim that it is a climate-friendly energy source, supposedly because it’s not as dirty as other fossil fuels. That’s like...
View ArticleSolar Energy Beats Out Coal
Solar Energy Beats Out Coal SIERRA CLUB — This past Saturday hundreds of tribal leaders, clean energy supporters and faith leaders from across the Southwest joined the Moapa Band of Paiutes for a...
View ArticleFirst County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction
First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — Monday the County Commission of Mora County became the first county in the U.S. to pass an ordinance...
View ArticleTennessee Governor Vetoes Ag-Gag Anti-Whistleblower Bill
Tennessee Governor Vetoes Ag-Gag Anti-Whistleblower Bill EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL — Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover...
View ArticleMarch Against Monsanto This Saturday
March Against Monsanto This Saturday Instigated and driven completely by grassroots activists, this global day of action hopes to demonstrate that, when many people ban together for justice and...
View ArticleClean Energy Development: Where Does Your State Rank?
Clean Energy Development: Where Does Your State Rank? Although the survey has many competitors, the index is probably the most comprehensive and rigorous national ranking. This year marks the first...
View ArticleWolves Poised to Lose Endangered Species Act Protections
Wolves Poised to Lose Endangered Species Act Protections The proposed rule removes federal Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower48 states and would be disastrous for...
View ArticleHow Did Hepatitis Get into Organic Berries?
How Did Hepatitis Get into Organic Berries? The latest example of how even health-conscious eaters are not immune from foodborne illness outbreaks came last week with a recall of organic frozen berries...
View Article11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill to ban the dirty drilling process fracking, in petitions presented by Environment...
View ArticleEPA to Allow Consumption of Toxic Fracking Wastewater by Wildlife and Livestock
EPA to Allow Consumption of Toxic Fracking Wastewater by Wildlife and Livestock PEER is asking the EPA to rewrite the permits to regulate all the chemicals being discharged and to determine whether the...
View ArticleWho Pays the Cost of Fracking?
Who Pays the Cost of Fracking? Just reclaiming a fracking site can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the damage done by fracking—from contaminated groundwater to ruined roads—can cost millions...
View ArticleStates Turn Blind Eye as Fracking Industry Routinely Violates Laws
States Turn Blind Eye as Fracking Industry Routinely Violates Laws A scathing new investigation from EnergyWire confirms the worst fears of citizens across the country who live near fracking sites:...
View ArticleExxonMobil Fined for Fracking Wastewater Spill into Pennsylvania River
ExxonMobil Fined for Fracking Wastewater Spill into Pennsylvania River The U.S Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handed the fine down to XTO Energy, which Exxon bought out...
View ArticleCourt Finds Bush-Era Ozone Standards Violate Clean Air Act
Court Finds Bush-Era Ozone Standards Violate Clean Air Act The court’s judgment found that in 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Air Act when it refused to set...
View ArticleTop 12 States Leading the U.S. in Solar Power
Top 12 States Leading the U.S. in Solar Power The report emphasizes that it is not availability of sunlight that makes states solar leaders, but the degree to which state and local governments have...
View ArticleDirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013 ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created...
View ArticleWarming Climate Pushes Plants Up the Mountain
Warming Climate Pushes Plants Up the Mountain“If climate continues to warm, as the climate models predict, the subalpine mixed conifer forests on the tops of the mountains—and the animals dependent...
View ArticleSolar Energy Revolution Reaching Full Speed
Solar Energy Revolution Reaching Full SpeedSolar power is here, and it isn’t just environmentalists saying it anymore.LEED Points
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Another Victory for Wilderness
Another Victory for Wilderness Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks is the eleventh national monument designated by President Obama under the Antiquities Act and, in every … LEED Points
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