Tony Iallonardo’s Archive

Clean Air Act to Turn 40 – EPA Wants to Hear from You!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Clean Air Act Amendments later this year, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson wants to know … Read more

December International Climate Talks Offer Glimmer of Hope

A binding international treaty on climate change is what will truly help avert the worst impacts of global warming.  Major treaty talks last year in Copenhagen didn’t get us there, and it … Read more

VIDEO – Clinton Speaks! Tar Sands Remarks Disappoint

In a rare public statement of tar sands, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed to say America’s energy choices amount to either dirty oil from the gulf or dirty oil from … Read more

PA Official Resigns Over Spying on Enviros

Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry is notoriously reckless on safety, ranking 6th worst in the  U.S. according to a recent National Wildlife Federation report, but somehow it was environmental advocates … Read more

Clean Energy Victory – Major Wind Project Gets Green Light

Today, Interior Sec. Salazar signed the lease for the Cape Wind energy project . Offshore wind is an important part of America’s clean energy future and the Obama administration’s announcement approves … Read more

Blow the Whistle on Polluter Abuse! [Audio]

Nebraska landowners and citizens will be able to blow the whistle on the heavy-handed tactics of Canadian oil giant TransCanada starting today. TransCanada is the company trying to run the … Read more

Tar Sands Producing Deformed Frankenfish

It’s a sportsmens nightmare just in time for Halloween. Reports of fish species near Canadian tar sands operations sprouting lesions,  and deformities like “pushed in faces, bulging eyes, humped back, … Read more

Big Oil Cuts Jobs Again, Even as They Sponsor Bogus Job Rallies

No lie is too big for Big Oil.  Their tired refrain of late is that they’re job makers. On TV, radio, in print and at bogus Astroturf rallies happening this week. … Read more

North Dakota: The Spills Keep Coming (Video)

NWF’s Tim Warman made the point in a guest column in this week’s Newsweek Magazine, the BP spill is not an isolated incident. Last week a mix of crude and … Read more

Climate Denial Billionaires Bankroll Efforts to Stop Progress in California

It’s no secret that global warming deniers rely on Big Oil’s deep pockets to fund their work, but few are as brazen as the billionaire Koch brothers. Charles and David … Read more