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Koch vs. California: These Groups Want Pruitt to Undo the State’s Right to...
By Ben JerveyA coalition of conservative groups, many with close ties to the Koch brothers, is calling for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to strip California of...
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Pipeline Spills 76,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Emulsion in Northern Alberta
By Carol LinnittA pipeline owned by Paramount Resources Ltd. released an estimated 100,000 liters (approximately 26,000 gallons) of crude oil and 190,000 liters (approximately 50,000 gallons) of...
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How Wall Street Enabled the Fracking 'Revolution' That's Losing Billions
By Justin Mikulka The U.S. shale oil industry hailed as a "revolution" has burned through a quarter trillion dollars more than it has brought in over the last decade. It has been a money-losing...
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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Advancing Pro-Fracking Legislation Profits from Leasing...
By Itai VardiA Pennsylvania state senator, who is responsible for a slew of legislation favoring the oil and gas industry, leases his own land to fracking companies, recent disclosure documents show....
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How Trump’s EPA Is Moving to Undo Fracking Wastewater Protections
By Sharon Kelly Back in 2008, residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas received a notice in the mail advising them to drink bottled water instead of tap water—a move that U.S....
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How Enbridge Helped Write Minnesota Pipeline Laws, Aiding Its Line 3 Battle...
By Logan CarrollThe Minnesota section of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline accounts for nearly 300 miles of the longest crude oil transport system in the world, and it is failing. The multi-billion-dollar...
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3 Reasons the Deadly Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster Could Happen Again
By Justin MikulkaIn the five years since the oil train disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, claimed 47 lives, the world has learned much about the risks that hauling oil by rail poses. One of the...
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Fossil Fuel Industry Outspent Environmentalists and Renewables by 10:1 on...
By Itai VardiIndustry sectors based on fossil fuels significantly outspent environmental groups and renewable energy companies on climate change lobbying, new research has found.In a study published...
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Fracking Wastewater Spikes 1,440% in Half Decade
By Sharon KellyBetween 2011 and 2016, fracked oil and gas wells in the U.S. pumped out record-breaking amounts of wastewater, which is laced with toxic and radioactive materials, a new Duke University...
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A Koch-Fueled Attack on Electric Buses Picks Up Speed
By Dana DrugmandElectric buses are replacing existing diesel-fueled fleets at an accelerating rate, and the transition to battery-powered buses is outpacing even the most optimistic projections. In...
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Big Oil Cheers Trump's 'New NAFTA' But Mexico Could Complicate Things
By Steve HornWhile the oil and gas industry has lauded the new trade deal that may soon replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a provision added by Mexico, along with its new...
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Climate Deniers on the Ballot in 2018
By Justin Mikulka As the midterm elections approach, DeSmog is taking this opportunity to highlight some of the top climate science deniers currently running for office in the U.S. Did we miss someone...
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Why Plans to Turn America’s Rust Belt Into a New Plastics Belt Are Bad News...
By Sharon KellyThe petrochemical industry anticipates spending a total of over $200 billion on factories, pipelines, and other infrastructure in the U.S. that will rely on shale gas, the American...
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Koch Industries Lobbies Against Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
By Dana DrugmandKoch Industries is calling for the elimination of tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs), all while claiming that it does not oppose plug-in cars and inviting the elimination of oil...
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Tense Atmosphere: Poland Issues Terrorism Alert for Katowice Ahead of COP24
By Chloe FarandThe Polish government has implemented a terrorism alert in the province where the annual UN climate talks are about to start.Climate campaigners are warning of a tense atmosphere in and...
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Energy Transfer Partners and Banks Lost Billions by Ignoring Early Dakota...
By Sharon KellyRoughly four years ago, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) filed a federal application to build a 1,172 mile oil pipeline from North Dakota's Bakken shale across the U.S. to Illinois at a...
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3 Key Dangers of Solar Geoengineering and Why Some Critics Urge a Global Ban
By Justin MikulkaA Harvard research team recently announced plans to perform early tests to shoot sunlight-reflecting particles into the high atmosphere to slow or reverse global warming. These...
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Fracking in 2018: Another Year of Pretending to Make Money
By Justin Mikulka2018 was the year the oil and gas industry promised that its darling, the shale fracking revolution, would stop focusing on endless production and instead turn a profit for its...
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Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’...
By Julie DermanskyLouisiana is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change. Even though the state is already feeling the costly impacts to life and property due to extreme weather and an...
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2018: A Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an 'Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call'
By Sharon Kelly2018 is set to rank as the fourth warmest year on record—and the fourth year in a row reflecting a full degree Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) temperature rise from the late 1800s, climate...
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