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- The Keystone XL battle should be about food security and climate change, not economics Wed, 25 Feb 15, 2:50amThe Keystone XL Pipeline is no stranger to news headlines. Unfortunately, the headlines often mention the economy and only some vague kind of connection to the environment. In reality, the Keystone XL battle is about reducing...
- New York’s fracking ban is the cue for eco-activists to mobilize Thu, 15 Jan 15, 6:00amThe ban on fracking in New York State is a great catalyst to inspire grassroots environmental groups to come together. Shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision to ban fracking due to health and safety concerns of residents,...
- The Everglades were fracked and you didn’t even hear about it Thu, 8 Jan 15, 6:00amEarlier in 2014, Texas-based Dan A. Hughes Co. was fined $25,000 for acid fracking near the everglades. Though the method of using hydrofluoric acid to loosen limestone bedrock has been used for a while in Floridian oil drilling...
- New York just banned fracking! Thu, 18 Dec 14, 8:57amNew York just became the first state with sizable shale gas reserves in the United States to ban fracking. In a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York cited health and safety reasons as influencing...
- Saying “NO” to the Keystone XL pipeline is just the first step in our environmental revolution Wed, 10 Dec 14, 4:00amIf you've checked Facebook in the past week or so you probably know that the Keystone XL Pipeline bill failed in the Senate, despite aggressive attempts by Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to ensure its passing...
- Don’t Think Too Hard, Go Back To Sleep Tue, 14 Jun 11, 12:14amDon’t worry your silly little head, just keep doing exactly what you are doing, nothing bad will happen, go about your day, nothing to see here.