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British Columbia Government Rejects Plans for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 31st, 2013
EcoWatch: News broke today that the British Columbia government in Canada has rejected a proposal from Enbridge to build the Northern Gateway pipeline which would pump tar sands through the province for export. Government officials cited a lack of evidence that the company has the ability to transport the heavy crude safely, nor could Enbridge prove that they would have a sufficient response to a spill should one occur.
According to Environment Minister Terry Lake, “British Columbia thoroughly reviewed...
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Comments Off on British Columbia Government Rejects Plans for Enbridge Tar Sands PipelineSit In Continues Demanding a Moratorium on Fracking in Illinois
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 24th, 2013
EcoWatch: What happens in Illinois, doesn`t stay in Illinois--especially when you`re dealing with the national ramifications of a combined fracking and coal mining rush unparalleled in recent memory.
As a sit in movement continues at the office of Gov. Quinn in Springfield, IL, besieged southern Illinois residents who have been left out of backroom legislative negotiations over a controversial and admittedly flawed regulatory fracking bill are calling on the nation to contact Gov. Quinn and Lt. Gov. Madigan...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Sit In Continues Demanding a Moratorium on Fracking in IllinoisProposed Coal Export Terminals Putting People and Planet at Risk
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 24th, 2013
EcoWatch: On Wednesday, Northwest-based groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking it to evaluate the cumulative and related impacts of all proposed coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington.
There are currently two active coal export proposals in Washington--Cherry Point (north of Bellingham) and Longview--and one proposal in Boardman, OR, that would collectively export a total 100 million metric tons of coal per year if built. Formally submitted by Earthjustice, the...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Proposed Coal Export Terminals Putting People and Planet at RiskFracking Economics Revealed as Shale Gas Bubble, Not Silver Bullet
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 23rd, 2013
EcoWatch: With several bills pending in the New York legislature related to natural gas development in the state, elected officials were briefed today on research revealing its economic limitations.
Hosted by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Earthworks, Energy Policy Forum, Environmental Advocates of New York, Frack Action and the Post Carbon Institute, the briefing focused on two groundbreaking reports released this spring. In sum, scientific and financial analyses show that the medium- to long-term...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Fracking Economics Revealed as Shale Gas Bubble, Not Silver BulletHigh School Students Rally to Protect Seneca Lake from Fracking Infrastructure
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 23rd, 2013
EcoWatch: Last night, the Watkins Glen High School Model UN class took to the streets of the village of Watkins Glen, in Schuyler County, NY. Their message? “Protect Seneca Lake!”
For their class project, the students chose to focus on the plans of an out-of-state corporation, Inergy, which include a proposal for an industrial natural gas storage and transport hub on the shores of nearby Seneca Lake. For their demonstration, the students gathered at Marine Park at the head of the lake and spoke of their...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on High School Students Rally to Protect Seneca Lake from Fracking InfrastructureHouse Votes to Fast Track Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 23rd, 2013
EcoWatch: Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 241-175 to fast track the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, voting in favor of H.R. 3, the Northern Pipeline Approval Act, which would exempt the Keystone XL pipeline from any further environmental review.
H.R. 3 marks the seventh time the House of Representatives has voted on a bill that would circumvent the nation’s most crucial environmental laws in order to force approval of Keystone XL. But yesterday’s vote saw fewer Representatives in favor of...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on House Votes to Fast Track Keystone XL Tar Sands PipelineHundreds March for Ban on Fracking and End to Democratic Governors Taking Dirty Money
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 22nd, 2013
EcoWatch: Today a coalition led by Americans Against Fracking, 350.org, Democracy for America and Food & Water Watch, among others marched at the Spring Policy Conference of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) calling for a ban on fracking and demanding that the organization “Stop Taking Dirty Money,” citing the more than $3.5 million the DGA has taken from companies in the oil and gas industry since 2008, according to analysis out this week by Food & Water Watch.
The march takes place in the wake...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Hundreds March for Ban on Fracking and End to Democratic Governors Taking Dirty MoneyAfter One Arrest, Sit In Continues Demanding Moratorium on Fracking
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 22nd, 2013
EcoWatch: After more than a hundred Illinoisans packed a hearing and rallied in the Capitol yesterday for a moratorium on fracking, they demanded a meeting with Gov. Quinn to voice their concerns about fracking. The residents from Southern Illinois and across the state pointed to how fracking will pollute the air, contaminate the water and put the health and well-being of their families at risk.
Sandra Steingraber, PhD biologist, distinguished scholar at Ithaca College and founder of Concerned Health Professionals...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on After One Arrest, Sit In Continues Demanding Moratorium on FrackingConcerned Citizens of Illinois Protest Fracking Regulation Bill
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 22nd, 2013
EcoWatch: Twenty concerned citizens occupied Illinois Gov. Pat. Quinn’s office Tuesday to protest his support of a state bill to regulate hydraulic fracturing.
After being refused a request for a meeting to discuss the matter with the Governor, three people locked arms and sat down in the middle of the entrance to the Governor’s office demanding that the Governor meet with affected communities to discuss the need for a moratorium on fracking, and to rethink his support of State Bill 1715, a bill to regulate...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Concerned Citizens of Illinois Protest Fracking Regulation BillIs Your State Home to One of the 20 Worst Water Polluters?
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on May 16th, 2013
EcoWatch: The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Ferro Corporation, American Electric Power, U.S. Department of Defense and Southern Company top the list of the most hazardous polluters of U.S. surface water, according to a report released today by the national consumer advocacy organization Food & Water Watch and the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (PERI).
A Toxic Flood: The United States Needs Stronger Regulations to Protect Public Health From Industrial...
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