Tag: tar sands
Climate ‘leader’ Netflix donated to pro-pipeline, Koch-supported think tank
The Macdonald Laurier Institute then bragged about pushing a massive tar sands expansion.
As wildfires ravage British Columbia, Wall Street tells investors to buy...
New pipelines could help Canada export more tar sands, boosting the bottom lines of Alberta’s oil producers. But experts warn that Canada is charting a ‘path to climate crisis.’
‘Only the beginning’: Citing climate and investment risks, NY State pension...
“Kudos to Tom DiNapoli for making it clear that you can‘t build your retirement on tar sands.”
President Biden rescinds Keystone XL ‘presidential permit’
Many critics believe that President Biden's immediate action against Keystone XL will kill the controversial pipeline once and for all.
Indigenous groups vow to keep resisting as construction is approved for...
“Are willing to put our children’s futures on the line to allow through a Canadian corporation to do as it wishes and to suppress the rights of our citizens.”
Federal judge blocks construction of Keystone XL pipeline over climate concerns
“The Department … simply discarded prior factual findings related to climate change to support its course reversal.”
Why Canadian tar sands oil may be doomed
In the face of such challenging economics, what are Canadian tar sands producers doing? Tapping more oil than ever.
Another set back for TransCanada: Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska to...
Since the pipeline will now follow an alternative route and not its original route, Morris wrote the government "cannot escape their responsibility."
Goldman Sachs-backed firm invests big in shipping tar sands by train...
The tar sands have a larger carbon footprint than other oil products when accounting for the product's entire life cycle – making it bad news for the climate.
How to contact the 17 banks funding all tar sands pipeline...
We hunted down the names of CEOs and their contact information for you. Here’s what to say.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s...
Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.