tar sands
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![NASA scientist and climatologist James Hansen takes part in a mock funeral parade during a Climate Change Campaign Action Day on March 19, 2009 in Coventry, England.]()
![NASA scientist and climatologist James Hansen takes part in a mock funeral parade during a Climate Change Campaign Action Day on March 19, 2009 in Coventry, England.]()
Here’s what climate scientist James Hansen would have said in the Valve Turner trial
When the Valve Turners were acquitted, ex-NASA scientist James Hansen lost his chance to talk about climate change in court. He published his testimony anyway.
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Pro-tip: It costs a lot when you spill tar sands oil into a river
Enbridge just got socked with the largest fine ever for a U.S. pipeline spill.
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Canada just shut down another major pipeline proposal
Northern Gateway is the latest tar sands pipeline to run afoul of the law.
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8,000 oil workers evacuated from Fort McMurray fire. Again.
This wildfire isn't going away.
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Watch this nature doc on the majestic tar-sands pipeline
This spin-off of National Geographic Channel's "Great Migrations" tells the story of an unexpected critter.
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The pros and cons of cheap oil
Cheaper gas means more gas guzzled and more carbon emitted, right? Reality is more nuanced.
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![The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota in this undated photograph released on January 18, 2012.]()
![The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota in this undated photograph released on January 18, 2012.]()
Senate Democrats plan to kneecap the GOP’s Keystone bill
The newly weakened Senate Democratic caucus is trying to muster all the opposition it can to the impending vote on the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Whales start pulling their own weight, save us for a change
Tar-sands pipeline construction in Canada was halted over concerns about the habitat of endangered beluga whales.
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Big Oil doesn’t even need Keystone — all the more reason to kill it
The Keystone XL battle is mostly symbolic at this point, which makes winning even more important.
