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State Department Inspector General Probing Keystone XL Contractor's Conflicts of Interest

Gabe Elsner | Posted 06.05.2013 | Green
Gabe Elsner

In yet another investigation into the Obama Administration's activities, the State Department Inspector General is probing the conflicts of interest surrounding the contractor that performed the Keystone XL review.

Unreliable Sources 5: How the News Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation

Elliott Negin | Posted 05.28.2013 | Media
Elliott Negin

Given the Heartland Institute's penchant for misrepresenting science, you would think reporters would be curious about who finances its work. You would be wrong.

Faulkner County: ExxonMobil's "Sacrifice Zone" for Tar Sands Pipelines, Fracking

Steve Horn | Posted 05.15.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Dozens of fracking waste injection-caused earthquakes have occurred in Faulkner County, with 12 small quakes in a five-day period back in October 2010, another ten quakes in a single day in November 2010 and a sizeable 4.7 magnitude quake shaking things up in February 2011.

Study: 30 Toxic Chemicals, Some Carcinogens, at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site

Steve Horn | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Questions include what exactly caused the spill, how big was the spill exactly, and how long did it take for emergency responders to react to the spill, to name a few. But one thing is certain according to the new study: For the residents of Mayflower, quality of life has been changed forever.

A River of Tar Sands Crude Floods an Arkansas Town

Rocky Kistner | Posted 04.19.2013 | Green
Rocky Kistner

What caused the disaster in Mayflower is under investigation, and it's unknown how long Exxon's Pegasus pipeline will be shut down. It's also unclear how long cleanup operations will take. Some locals fear the impacts will be long term.

GOP Congressman Says ExxonMobile Deserves Pat On Spill Cleanup

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 04.18.2013 | Green

A Republican Congressman has suggested that ExxonMobile deserves praise, not criticism, for the way it handled its devastating oil spill in Arkansas a...

Oops, Inc.: Firm With History of Cover-ups Hired to Clean up Arkansas Tar Sands Spill

Steve Horn | Posted 06.15.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

O'Brien's has had its hands in the botched clean-up efforts of almost every high-profile oil spill disaster in recent U.S. history, including the Exxon Valdez spill, the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, the Enbridge tar sands pipeline spill into the Kalamazoo River, and Hurricane Sandy.

Lucia Graves

Exxon On Arkansas Spill: Animals Impacted 'Primarily Venomous Snakes'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.13.2013 | Green

Roughly two weeks after Exxon's Pegasus pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Ark., spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of crude into residential streets, ...

Colbert: 'Exxon Employing Technique Pioneered By Drunk Guys'

Posted 04.12.2013 | Green

Stephen Colbert is the latest tv personality to criticize ExxonMobil's response to the Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill. Thousands of gallons of dilu...

Lucia Graves

Fake Exxon Twitter Account Mocks Arkansas Spill Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.05.2013 | Green

An Exxon parody Twitter account is tweeting fake public relations updates about the oil company's ruptured Pegasus pipeline, which spilled at least 84...

Lucia Graves

Exxon Receives Safety Medal Days After Arkansas Oil Spill

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.05.2013 | Green

Days after an ExxonMobil pipeline swamped an Arkansas subdivision, pouring an estimated 84,000 gallons of crude oil into residential streets, the Nati...

Did the Exxon Spill in Mayflower Just Sink Keystone XL?

Jamie Henn | Posted 06.04.2013 | Green
Jamie Henn

If President Obama rejects the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, Big Oil executives are likely to look back at last weekend's tar sands spill in Mayflower, Arkansas as a key reason for their defeat.

Exxon Running No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill

Steve Horn | Posted 06.04.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

When will news media be allowed back into the designated no fly zone area? That portion of the question was either never asked by Dow Jones or never answered by Lunsford.

ALEC Energy Director Misleads the Wall Street Journal

Gabe Elsner | Posted 06.02.2013 | Green
Gabe Elsner

In Friday's Wall Street Journal story, "States Cooling to Renewable Energy," ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director Todd Wynn claimed, "I have not received one dime to work directly on renewable-energy mandates."

Corporations, pro-business nonprofits foot bill for judicial seminars

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.28.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Chris Young, Reity O'Brien and Andrea Fuller March 28, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a no...

'Green News Report' - March 26, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.26.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'...

Florida Pushing ALEC, CSG Sham Fracking Chemical Disclosure Model Bill

Steve Horn | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

While some speculate as to whether fracking will ever actually happen in Florida, the oil and gas industry has shown it's serious about developing this shale basin and will host the "Emerging Shale Plays USA" conference in Houston, Texas from April 24-25.

Latina Activist Stands up to an Industry Sick With Greed

Javier Sierra | Posted 05.11.2013 | Green
Javier Sierra

The pipeline -- a project that must be first approved by President Obama -- would transport millions of barrels of a type of crude that contains 20 percent more carbon than the conventional kind. Scientists have warned that if this project were completed, it would mean game over for the planet's climate.

ALEC Sham Chemical Disclosure Model Tucked Into Illinois Fracking Bill

Steve Horn | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Illinois is the next state on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)'s target list for putting the oil industry's interests ahead of the public interest.

Is Rubio's Denial of Climate Change Tied to His Dependence on Koch Oil Money?

David_Halperin | Posted 04.14.2013 | Politics
David_Halperin

Tonight, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will offer the rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address. This isn't a casual designation: Top Republicans and outside commentators are hailing the young Senator as the very future of the GOP.

Can We Solve the Climate Crisis If We Don't Solve the Democracy Crisis?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Miles Mogulescu

Given the domination of our political system by big money in this post-Citizens United world, the question is whether it will be possible for the U.S. government to take the large-scale political actions that are necessary to address climate change.

BuyPartisan Consensus: ExxonMobil Donates $260,000 to Obama Inauguration

Steve Horn | Posted 03.23.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Critics say it's more of the same out of an Obama Administration that in the first term had a cozy relationship with corporate patrons.

The Rise of National Oil Companies

Daniel Wagner | Posted 01.15.2013 | Business
Daniel Wagner

With energy demand, predicted to rise 20% through 2025, National Oil Companies are poised to have even an greater impact on the global economy, and in shaping oil producing countries' foreign policies.

Oil Company Exec Killed In Restaurant Shooting

AP | ROBERT WIELAARD | Posted 12.26.2012 | Business

BRUSSELS (AP) — So far, it's still a mystery. A British oil executive gunned down in front of his wife in the Belgian capital of Brus...

Isaac Wreaking Havoc On Gulf Oil Industry

Reuters | Posted 10.29.2012 | Business

* Producers curtail 93 pct of US Gulf of Mexico oil output * Isaac approaches Louisiana at hurricane strength * Experts ...