It’s as if the universe is trying to tell us something, isn’t it? First, a disastrous month that saw at least 15 separate oil spills worldwide, nearly all of them in North America. That month also saw an oil barge catch fire after a collision, and the publication of a study implicating fracking as a [...]

According to studies coming out, the current efforts being made to allow for both dams and surviving fish populations are failing.  Who would have thought, the “needs” for industrialized society are in direct opposition to a living planet! In an article about the study, Environment 360 had this to say, “In most major rivers in [...]

Companies like TransCanada, Enbridge, Suncor and others are not going to let Tar Sands stay in the ground- even after their pipelines are stopped.  They have already been shipping some Tar Sands by rail, and plan on ramping that up no matter what.  Jim Suttle, senior vice president of Hiland Crude LLC said, “Rails will [...]

Two projects are currently being fought on the ground (and in the trees) halfway across the country from each other, and various sources (including an article in the Ecologist ) have confirmed that the same company is doing on-the-ground construction of both. Michels Corp is a construction company that specializes in energy, transportation, telecommunications and [...]

From the Council of Canadians: Last week, TransCanada announced that it is moving ahead with its proposed Energy East pipeline which would carry oil from Alberta to Atlantic waters. If you are among those getting confused by all the different pipelines making headlines—Northern Gateway, Line 9, Kinder Morgan, etc.—this primer is for you! What is [...]

These past few weeks are really showing the real cost of the Oil and Gas industries.  With leaks, spills, de-railed trains, tailings pond failures, and explosion after explosion you’d think it would be enough to create some thoughtful dialog about what we’re doing trying to keep this way of life going.  Especially if the people [...]

It seems President Obama is concerned about increasing the flow of those stolen resources into the United States from Latin America, Asia and the rest of the world. In a speech in Miami this morning, he urged Congress to budget $21 billion to modernize trade infrastructure, billing it as a jobs-creation measure. The rest of [...]

Highlighting the fact that the struggle against tar sands and other liquid fuels is about more than just the Keystone Pipeline, a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed near Parkers Prairie, Minnesota on Wednesday, spilling 30,000 gallons from just three cars. Nearly 26,000 gallons of that came from one car alone. It is unclear whether [...]

From Inter Press Service: WASHINGTON, Mar 19 2013 (IPS) – A group of environmentalists, gender activists and international finance watchdogs are calling on the U.S. government to support calls for the World Bank to step back from a new programmatic focus on large-scale infrastructure, which critics say does little to help alleviate poverty. The call [...]

from Earth First! Newswire While making a presentation recently to a meeting of the Audubon Society in North Las Vegas, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Brian Novosak described the fowl carnage taking place at the Altamont Pass Wind farm in the Diablo Range east of San Francisco. Altamont Pass was built in the 1970s [...]