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Climate Activist Punks Big Oil’s “Vote4Energy” Commercial Shoot

Posted on Behalf of Connor Gibson, Greenpeace Activist. If you had the chance to talk to Big Oil directly to its big oily face, what would you want to say? I recently had such a chance at a commercial...

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BREAKING: Keystone XL Denied!

In case you haven’t heard the thunderous celebration by the North American climate movement, today the State Dept is set to outright reject the Keystone XL pipeline. #booyah This is a reminder that...

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VICTORY: Midwest Generation and GenOn Announce Coal Plant Closures

Well, folks, it seems the fight to phase out coal-fired electric generation is starting to work. Today, Midwest Generation announced that they will be closing their two dirty coal plants in Chicago,...

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Celebrate Earth Day with the 4 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Resist

Dear Diary, Today I went to Dundas Square, one of the busiest intersections in Toronto to join Rhytms of Resistance-Toronto,“a political samba-inspired band that plays for environmental and social...

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Burnaby Doesn’t Want This To Happen Again. Would You?

On Wednesday, a community forum to discuss the Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion showed that residents of Burnaby are opposed to this project. Not surprising, since Burnaby...

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Over 54 Groups Call For Independnt Inquiry into Pipeline Safety in Alberta

For Immediate Release July 12, 2012 Redford faces mounting pressure for independent inquiry into pipeline safety (Edmonton) Representatives of more than 50 provincial organizations today released an...

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Video: Tar Sands Blockade is Taking A Stand in Texas

Remember a year ago when 1,253 people got arrested in front of the White House? We came in waves day after day, for weeks, vowing that we would lay our bodies on the line to halt the permitting of the...

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ACTION ALERT: Stop the tar sands at their source, Say NO to Shell

Until October 1st you can make a written submission or sign up to make a presentation submission to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency about the Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion. Visit...

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Youth Call Out Fossil Fuel Companies & Obama Leadership Failure at Doha...

This post was written by SustainUS delegate Anirudh Sridhar and cross-posted on youthclimate.org Youth call out fossil fuel industry corruption at Doha climate negotiations. Credit: Kyle...

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Enbridge Greeted With Vocal Opposition at BC Hearings

This week, the Joint Review Panel has been holding hearings in Victoria about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. Just today, the Dogwood Initiative tweeted: Final speaker of the day makes it...

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Life at the End of the Line — Drawing the Line on Tar Sands in Houston’s East...

“My son died from cancer. He was only 26,” he said as his eyes quivered and filled with tears. I struggled to complete the community health survey that brought me to this man’s humble front porch next...

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Energy East Open House – SansTransCanada and SaveCanada steal the show.

Crossposted from vanwaardenphoto.com This evening TransCanada held their one and only open house in the vast city of Montreal. The open house was situated in the middle of nowhere in the east...

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The Climate Movement Needs to Stop ‘Winning’

Cross posted from Huffington Post – Guest post by Maya Lemon from Nacogdoches, Texas As a child my favorite chore was hand-pumping water from the thirty-foot well on our family homestead. The pump was...

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