Environment

Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally

Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally

One Senate Democrat says the State Department’s environmental review was “woefully inadequate when it came to exploring human impacts of the pipeline.” 

Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion

Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion

Chris Hayes introduces the latest victim of hydraulic fracking: an ExxonMobil CEO and his super-rich friends. 

Feb 25, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?

Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed? Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?

The environmental legacy of the Sochi Games includes habitat destruction, polluted waterways and razed forests. 

Feb 25, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest

Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest

Youth and students around the country are mobilizing, preparing to return to the White House to demand action in what could be the most crucial environmental decision of Obama&rsqu...

Feb 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Adam Greenberg and StudentNation

Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee

Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee

The oil industry is getting increasingly cozy with the Committee, which has undermined efforts to tackle global warming and air pollution.

Feb 21, 2014 / Lee Fang

If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?

If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation? If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?

The Obama administration is talking tough on climate—but not when it comes to America's fossil fuel exports.

Feb 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma? What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

Many scientists say that disposal wells used during hydraulic fracturing and other methods of oil and gas extraction are the culprit.

Feb 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Putin’s Olympic Thaw Doesn’t Trickle Down to Local Activists

Putin’s Olympic Thaw Doesn’t Trickle Down to Local Activists Putin’s Olympic Thaw Doesn’t Trickle Down to Local Activists

An activist who had been vocal in his opposition to Sochi’s environmental impact has been sentenced to three years in a prison colony.

Feb 13, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change

Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change

In the carbon wars, big oil is winning.

Feb 13, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

What Is XL Dissent?

What Is XL Dissent? What Is XL Dissent?

Activists from more than fifty universities issue an open invitation to a March 2 Keystone XL protest in DC.

Feb 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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