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Gulf spill side effect: Amnesia
The politics around offshore drilling have taken a turn for the crazy. Last month, while the rest of the country was marking the one-year memorial of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, members of the House of Representatives apparently decided that the… Read more >
Restoring the Clean Water Act Can Help Restore the Gulf Coast
Oil and water don’t mix, a reality people and wildlife along Gulf Coast must confront every day. This week marks the one year anniversary of the Gulf oil disaster, an anniversary no one is celebrating. Lives were lost in the… Read more >
Climate Capsule: Clean Air Act, EPA escape sneak attacks
This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Clean Air Act in the Clear…For Now Quote: Jeremy Symons, NWF Senior VP of Conservation & Education Economic Story of the Week: Wyden calls for FTC investigation of Pipeline Editorial of the Week:… Read more >
Major oil spill in the South Atlantic threatens Rockhopper Penguins
A major oil spill in the Atlantic Ocean could spell catastrophe for endangered Rockhopper Penguins. The cargo freighter M.S. Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island in the remote Tristan de Cunha chain last week, spilling hundreds of tons of crude… Read more >
Representative Barton Defends Big Oil Yet Again
In an interview with ABC this week, Representative Barton – you may recall him as the man who apologized to BP after they spilled millions of gallons of oil into the publicly owned waters of the Gulf of Mexico –… Read more >
Michigan Oil Spill Victims Voice Concerns and Frustrations
If you’re from the Great Lakes region, chances are you’ve dipped your toes in the cold waters of Lake Superior, watched the sun set over Lake Michigan or fished off a pier in Lake Huron. The Great lakes offer so… Read more >
NEW REPORT – Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Risks – Highlights Great Lakes Pipeline Concerns
If you thought last summer’s oil spill madness was bad, it looks like that was just the tip of the iceberg - especially here in the Great Lakes. According to a report that was released today by the National Resource Defense Council,… Read more >
Video: Helping to Save the Great Bear Rainforest
Check out this video: I am explaining to residence of Vancouver, British Columbia, that Enbridge has made promise that they are not going to keep. Read more about how Enbridge is starting to back pedal on their legal liability around… Read more >
Enbridge starts to back pedal – As Michigan Oil Spill Clean-Up Costs Rise
Enbridge continues to lose credibility after denying legal responsibility for the biggest Midwest oil pipeline disaster in history. Why are we not surprised? Six months after the Kalamazoo River oil spill, Enbridge is starting to deny legal liability for costs related to… Read more >
Pipeline Threatens First Nations in British Columbia
Helping our neighbors in the ‘Great White North’ keep tar sands pipelines from destroying another wilderness. Tribal First Nations across British Columbia are being asked to give up their land, risk the health of their rivers and food, and jeopardize… Read more >
