Oil
Third oil spill in a month hits Canada
June 27, 2012On June 19, 1,450 barrels of crude oil spilled from a pumping station on a pipeline operated by the Enbridge company.
Read moreCanada may fast-track Big Oil at expense of environment
June 20, 2012Activists and critics alike are outraged at the Canadian government's recent decision to drastically downsize its environmental assessment process.
Read moreChicago activists protest Heartland Institute conference
May 23, 2012Over a dozen environmental activists gathered to protest the Heartland Institute, which put up ads comparing environmentalists to the Unabomber.
Read moreProposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
May 15, 2012Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
Read moreMass bird, dolphin deaths in Peru
May 11, 2012About 5,000 pelicans and other ocean birds have been washing up on the northern coast of Peru, just weeks after over 900 dolphins perished in that same area.
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