“Going full steam ahead with new North Sea oil and gas is a sure fire route to the worst climate scenarios,” one campaigner said. By Olivia Rosane. Published 3-16-2024 by Common Dreams Climate activists in six North Sea countries came together on Saturday to carry out acts of civil disobedience in protest of their governments’ continued fossil […]
“We’re playing Russian roulette. I think the industry is perfectly willing to put a gun to our heads and risk our lives for the sake of making money. It is abundantly clear this enterprise is unsafe, unsustainable and they don’t know how to manage it.” By Jon Queally, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 6-5-2016 […]
This last week saw a bumper crop of stories dealing with the oil industry, and most of them weren’t pretty. Some “highlights” from the last week: On June 4, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the Energy Modernization Act. This law will allow drilling permits to be issued 61 days after the state Mining and Energy Commission […]
The Stillwater County, Montana sheriff’s office said it was a “great stroke of luck” that none of the train cars were carrying oil that would have polluted the Yellowstone River. By Julia Conley Published 6-25-2023 by Common Dreams A freight train derailment and the collapse of a bridge over the Yellowstone River in Montana on […]
“This is pouring another 5 billion gallons of oil on the fire every year and bulldozing a national forest in the process,” said one critic. “It’s a horrifying step in the wrong direction.” By Kenny Stancil Published 7-7-2022 by Common Dreams The Biden administration came under fire this week after paving the way for an oil railway that […]
‘The black snake, Keystone XL, has been defeated and best believe we will dance to our victory!’ By Common Dreams. Published 11-6-2015 President Obama’s official rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday was met with grand applause from those who opposed the project and organizers who worked tirelessly, despite long odds, to force the […]
‘Increasing the amount of toxic tar sands crude flowing into this region is not in keeping with a much needed transition to clean energy. Rejecting tar sands means fighting for clean water, clean energy, and a safer climate. There is simply no place for dirty oil in America’s future.’ By Jon Queally, staff writer for […]
Rising Tide North America calls for mass actions this fall ‘to shut down the economic and political systems threatening our survival’ Written by Sarah Lazare, staff writer for CommonDreams. Published 5-21-15. From the tar sands of Alberta to the Port of Seattle to the communities in the blast zone of oil trains, organizers across North America are […]
At least 31 people are dead after a fire gutted a rubber slipper factory yesterday in Valenzuela, which is a suburb of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The fire started when sparks from welding equipment used to repair a broken inner gate ignited flammable chemicals that were stored in the area. More than 30 people […]
On Tuesday, Enbridge Energy announced that the Sandpiper pipeline project will be delayed for at least a year due to permitting problems in Minnesota. The start of construction was to be in 2015, with the pipeline becoming operational in early 2016. Minnesota regulators have requested a more extensive study of the environmental impacts of six possible routes […]