PHILADELPHIA, PA – New research shows that hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other conditions are higher among people who live near hyrdralic fracturing sites. Researchers at University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University,...
St. Paul — Clean energy organizations applaud Minnesota Power for announcing plans to cease burning coal at its Taconite Harbor 1 and 2 old coal-burning power plant on Lake Superior’s North Shore near Schroeder,...
More than 100 environmental, citizens, and grassroots groups released a letter they sent to Hillary Clinton today urging the former Secretary of State to acknowledge the overwhelming body of recent scientific evidence showing harms...
Washington, D. C. – It is a rare occurance when the oil & gas industry and environmentalists agree on something. But when the Secretary of Interior announced new regulations on fracking, both groups have...
In response to a U.S. Senate vote attempting to override President Obama’s veto of legislation forcing approval of Keystone XL, 350.org U.S. Communications Manager Karthik Ganapathy issued the following statement: “This vote does to...
Washington, D. C. – President Obama vetoed the controversial TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline proposal today stating that the bill authorizing the construction sent by Congress has ‘earned my veto’. In January, the Senate passed...
Despite early rain, 8,000 Californians took to the streets of Oakland, CA yesterday for the March for Real Climate Leadership, the largest demonstration against fracking in U.S. history. This crowd count makes today’s event...
Washington, D.C. – The stage is set for President Obama to show his true position on the Keystone XL pipeline as Thursday the Senate moved a bill on its way to his desk for a...
Washington D.C. – Oceana released a new report today that finds offshore wind would produce twice the number of jobs and twice the amount of energy as offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The...
Book Cliffs, Utah – A handful of protesters moving quickly in front of construction vehicles stopped work again at the first tar sands mine in the US on Sept. 23. Authorities arrested and jailed five,...
