Fracking

'The Political System Is Failing Us': British Energy Dept Blockaded to Protest Climate Inaction and Fracking

$Using removable paint, activists sprayed anti-fracking slogans on the entrance of the U.K.'s energy department building in London. (Photo: Extinction Rebellion/Twitter)$

Dire Warnings for Other States (and the Planet) as Big Oil Pushes Sneaky "Nuclear Option" to Protect Profits via Colorado Ballot

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Colorado Amendment 74, pushed by the fossil fuel industry, seems to be one of the most dangerous propositions in the country," declared Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

Bloomberg's Comparison of Climate Leaders to Build-the-Wall Trumpsters Denounced as 'Offensive' and 'Absurd'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"There's nothing 'crazy' about opposing fossil fuels. To the contrary, given...

Continuing 'War on California' and Planet, Trump Makes First Move to Reopen State's Public Lands to Fracking

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

$Anti-fracking demonstrators$

"We desperately need to keep these dirty fossil fuels in the ground. But Trump...

Reminder of 'How Often Fracking Pipelines Blow Up': 7 Hospitalized After Series of Explosions in Texas

'Moving in the Right Direction,' Mexican President-elect AMLO Promises to Outlaw Fracking

Ignoring Climate Threat and Economic Realities, Trump Brags About Building Fleet of LNG Terminals in EU—And Europe 'Will Pay For' Them

'Climate Crisis Is Already Here': Calls for Fossil Fuel-Free Cities as Mayors Convene

$Protesters march against fracking$

From Asthma to Cancer, 'Blistering' New Report Details Human Cost of Fracking

Anti-Fracking Protest Shuts Down Traffic at Energy Companies' Offices

'Great News for the Climate' as Banking Giant Ditches Tar Sands, Arctic Drilling

After Overwhelming Public Opposition, Scotland Announces Fracking Ban

Fight From Below Seen From Above: New Map Details Fossil Fuel Resistance

Anti-Fracking Activists Celebrate Ruling Against Major Pipeline

'Victory': Irish Lawmakers Ban Fracking

DAPL Developer Spills Drilling Fluids Into Wetlands While Constructing Another Pipeline

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What the Frack: N.D. Oil Well Ron Burgundy Is Leaking, But They Don't Have To Tell Us How Much

Days after a report of “substantial gaps in oversight” at thousands of high-risk fracking wells, emergency officials announced a leak at Tioga, N.D.'s Ron Burgundy 3-23-14H fracking well, which is under a confidentiality agreement that protects its owners from having to tell the public what the hell is going on there. Alarmingly, 22% of North Dakota's 1,813 oil and gas wells have such “tight hole” status, probably because the state awards it to any operators who ask. What's most scary here:...