Two things are new in the Pacific Northwest, writes Stephyn Quirke: abnormally hot, dry weather that has even killed Chinook salmon on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of tonnes of oil, with just a single sleep-deprived driver on board. What could possibly go wrong?
… #StopOilTrains - How I learned to stop worrying and … on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of … And that's not all. Now there's mile-long oil trains In addition to the sudden onset of …
More than 25 million Americans live within an 'oil train blast zone', writes Ralph Nader. But as volumes of tar sands and shale oil carried by train soar, the oil cars identified as a 'substantial danger to life, property, and the environment' in 1991 remain in use. We must ban those dangerous railcars - and put an end to all 'extreme oil'.
… Dangerous oil trains are one more reason to end extreme oil … Safety Board first identified oil trains as unsafe. The tank cars, specifically … oil industry is ramping up transport by oil trains. In 2008, 9,500 crude oil tank cars …
North America's environment campaigners face a fearsome enemy in the 'Big Club', writes Alexander Reid Ross - the nexus of fossil fuel and infrastructure corporations, government, militarized police, private security contractors, PR agencies, astroturf NGOs and quasi-judicial bodies. But the activists are winning key victories in their battle to halt the industrialization of Cascadia.
… built his prolific infrastructure empire of trains, pipelines, and refineries, that he … the oil industry and blockades halting oil trains throughout the Pacific Northwest and … killing 47 people, an outcry against oil trains arose throughout the country. Ensuing …
America's expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast, writes Valerie Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude oil heading for California refineries.
… Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude … the US are planning to use mile-long tanker trains to transport vast quantities of fossil … to seagoing tankers and barges. Four 'unit trains', each a mile long and comprising up to …
More than half of UK oil workers would switch to work on renewable energy if given the opportunity to retrain, new survey shows.
North Sea workers ready to switch to renewables Simon Pirani | 5th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Renewables Oil Platform London Edinburgh May Day More than half of UK oil workers would switch to …
Climate change and tar sands activists opposing Keystone XL need to wake up to a new reality - the pipeline has already been eclipsed by rail transport which is both cheaper and more flexible, writes Justin Mikulka. The expanded production and export of tar sands oil just got a whole lot more likely.
… by the desire to move tar sands oil by rail. Trains give access to export oil terminals As … to the tar sands oil from Canada. And the trains currently give access to the East, West …
Traveling in the US by boat and train visiting solar laboratories and environmental groups, Keith Barnham found many successful community initiatives in renewable electricity, and brings news of progress towards the ultimate renewable challenge: a solar fuel that could eventually replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft.
… replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft. People power achieved a …
The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time to celebrate the New Year. But their fight for the Arctic is only just beginning ...
Arctic 30 coming home The Ecologist | 26th December 2013 News Fossil Fuels Arctic30 Arctic Oil Russia The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time …
The Port of Seattle is violating its shoreline permit in allowing Shell to set up a 'home port' for its Arctic oil drilling fleet, according to Seattle officials. The finding could nix Shell's oil drilling plans for the 2015 season.
… "It's time to turn the page. Things like oil trains and coal trains and oil-drilling rigs are the past. …
Are SUVs a crime against civilisation, or paragons of efficiency? Are they ugly, arrogant and antisocial, or bright, beautiful and mobile? And do the polar passions they arouse pit the politics of envy against the Americanisation of British culture? Paul Kingsnorth and Michael Harvey discuss
… share that sector with completely unregulated trains, planes and nasty smelly cargo ships. … journeys. 3. Comparing cars with trains (what do you mean by ‘unregulated’, by … you know very well, Paul, the problem with trains: the 8.05 from Godalming jam-packed …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… official time in China, and is used by the trains that facilitate a state-supported …
In the four years since the Deepwater Horizon blowout there's been a lot of regulatory activity, writes Jacqueline Lang Weaver. Yet the regulatory framework today is weak, complex, under-funded, industry dominated - and it's uncertain that the Gulf of Mexico is really any safer than in 2010.
Four years after Deepwater Horizon: has offshore safety improved? Jacqueline Lang Weaver | 23rd April 2014 News Oil Oceans Pollution Regulation USA Fossil Fuels deepwater-horizon.jpg In the four …
Oil giant should stop gas flaring, provide clean drinking water and clean up the legacy of oil spills, polluted land and waterways in Niger Delta
Shell should clean up 'oil exploited' Niger Delta, says report The Ecologist | 16th February 2010 News Shell Niger Delta Energy Oil shellgasflaringinnigeria2.jpg Gas flaring is a 'daily reminder to …
The community of Machynlleth has gone beyond just investing in someone else’s wind turbine. They’ve clubbed together and planned, built and paid for one of their own.
… Energy Fund that Bro Dyfi has set up. It trains up local people as ‘energy champions’ …
From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
The New Scramble for Africa Mark Newton | 9th May 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Africa Minerals Natural Resources Conflict Diamonds Coltan Oil Politics Economics China USA Britain Europe jacket.jpg From …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
Australia's complicity in the East Timor genocide: oil, gas and the depravity of power John Pilger | 31st March 2016 News East Timor Australia Indonesia USA Pacific Oil Law Human Rights War …
Turkey's shooting down of a Russian jet near its border with Syria has just revealed the real nature of the war, writes Oliver Tickell, and sharply illustrates the dangers of getting involved in a conflict that is driven more by a battle of two gas pipelines than a clash of ideologies. The message for the UK - keep well out! Or if we are serious about crushing IS, best join in with Assad and Putin.
Russia's shot down jet is sending us a powerful message: keep well out of Syria! Oliver Tickell | 24th November 2015 News War Energy Oil Gas Politics Syria Turkey Russia US UK France su24-cut.jpg …
A new financial crisis is threatening to dwarf the 'subprime' mortgage debacle, writes Paul Mobbs. Cheap money from central banks has fuelled some $1.3 trillion of risky investments in high-cost 'unconventional' oil and gas. Now, with oil sinking below $60, all that paper is turning to junk - and that's putting the entire economic system at risk.
With sub-$60 oil, fracking and tar sands losses threaten the whole financial system Paul Mobbs | 17th December 2014 News Finance Oil Gas Fossil Fuels Economics fracking-burns-cut.jpg A new financial …
The suffering is far from over in Iraq, reports Felicity Arbuthnot. It's new dictator is being supported by massive shipments of horrific weapons, while the country remains poor and devastated country, and a covert US re-invasion is under way ...
Iraq: 935 lies, a tyrant and weapons of mass destruction Felicity Arbuthnot | 28th February 2014 News Iraq Politics USA UK Oil hellfire-missiles.png The suffering is far from over in Iraq, reports …
We must coldly examine how inherently dangerous systems work and how they fail, writes Earl Boebert, and then apply those insights to reducing the risk of failure through systems design, regulation, and education. That examination must apply the most modern and effective analytic tools. To do otherwise is to almost guarantee a repeat catastrophe.
Avoiding catastrophe: the lessons of Deepwater Horizon Earl Boebert | 8th November 2016 News Science Oil Energy Nuclear Safety deepwater-cut.jpg We must coldly examine how inherently dangerous …
Ecuador government urged not to give in to pressure from the US oil giant Chevron to drop record $18 billion fine for its part in the 'Chernobyl of the Amazon'
David v Goliath: Chevron plots to avoid cleaning up oil pollution in Amazon rainforest Tom Levitt | 9th January 2011 News Oil Rainforest Climate Change Chevron OIl Spill ecuador.jpg After an 18-year …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
Big Lemon Bus: Tom Druitt Jan Goodey | 25th June 2009 Activism Take Action Local Hero Chip Fat Fuel Oil Bus Transport big_lemon.jpg Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
CASE STUDY: starting a local biofuel bus service Jan Goodey | 1st October 2008 Activism Transport Case Study Chip Fat Fuel Oil Bus Biofuel big_lemon.jpg Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's …
Sanctions against Russian natural resource tycoons could be good for the environment, writes eco-campaigner Konstantin Rubakhin - if only they would target the right people. But so far, the EU has been turning a blind eye to powerful Kremlin insiders with an open licence to pollute and destroy.
… is preparing to purchase double-decker trains from the Swedish Stadler Rail Group for …