Another gas shortage? These simple fixes could save us
Recent news and panic of a petroleum pipeline leak in Helena, Alabama (south of Birmingham) is making its way up the East Coast. The pipeline, owned by Colonial Pipeline Company, supplies some…
Study Proves Fossil Fuels Way Worse for Land Use than Renewables
A new, peer-reviewed article published in the scientific journal SCIENCE estimates that 3 million hectares of land (that's 11,583 square miles, or 30,000 square kilometers) have been lost due to oil and gas…
The Natural Gas Gamble: New UCS Report Highlights Dependence Concerns
The Natural Gas Gamble Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a new analysis, which shows that instead of aggressive over-reliance on natural gas by utilities as they phase out coal…
Big news on Tar Sands: We won. You won.
Following the White House's surprise announcement delaying a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, Bill McKibben posted this blog for tarsandsaction.org on November 10, 2011. It is re-posted here with permission. Um,…
Sit In, Stand Up: Tar Sands Expansion Gets National Attention
UPDATE: on Friday, August 26, the U.S. State Department released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project despite concerns from EPA and growing protests by environmental groups. Although…