Egypt set to open its first solar farm – and it’s the largest in the world
Egypt has long relied on environmentally taxing fossil fuels. Over 90% of electricity is generated from oil and...
Congo could open its national parks to oil drilling
Two national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo could soon face pollution threats and habitat destruction...
New study suggests that plastic waste may be transformed into usable energy
A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College...
Companies push to start oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Following Congress's move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas production, a long-sought...
Canada set to purchase Kinder Morgan pipeline for $4.5 billion
The Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder...
Trump Administration proposes to sell protected land in Arizona for fracking
The Trump Administration has announced a proposal to sell 4,200 acres of public, protected land in northern Arizona...
States across the country are trying to make it illegal to plan a pipeline protest
A new wave of bills being introduced in states such as Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota aim to criminalize...
Patagonia strikes back at Trump over public lands policies
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia is calling out President Trump and his administration as liars regarding the...
The ground under a West Texas oil patch is moving ‘at alarming rates’
Local residents, infrastructure, and oil and gas pipelines could be at risk from the ground heaving and sinking...
The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we’ve been told
More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the...
BP’s chief economist predicts plastic bans will slash oil demand
Oil giant BP has predicted that increased regulation of plastic pollution around the world will result in decreased...
Belize votes to indefinitely end all oil exploration in its waters
The small Central American nation of Belize has decided to indefinitely end all new oil exploration in its waters....
Trump to open the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic to oil drilling
The Trump Administration announced on Thursday that it will open nearly all United States coastal waters to oil...
France completely bans fracking and oil extraction
The French Parliament recently passed into law a complete ban on the extraction of oil and gas within any of France's...
Nebraska grants TransCanada approval to build the Keystone XL pipeline
Nebraska just gave the go-ahead for Keystone XL, allowing TransCanada to clear the last regulatory hurdle for the...
1,021 MW solar plant will generate steam for Oman oilfield
Solar thermal energy could create steam for operations at an Oman oilfield. GlassPoint Solar has finished...
BP and Shell prepare for catastrophic climate change
International fossil-fuel corporations BP and Shell are preparing for a world in which global temperatures will...
Oil rig explodes in the middle of Lake Pontchartrain, injuring several near New Orleans
An oil rig on Lake Pontchartrain exploded on Sunday night in Kenner, Louisiana, home of the Louis Armstrong International...
France aims to become the first country to ban all fossil fuel production
To meet its carbon neutral goal by 2050, the French government plans to phase out all oil and gas production in...
LEGO runs into stumbling blocks on its path to greener bricks
LEGO wants to make everything awesome for the planet. In 2015, the Danish toy-maker pledged to spend $150 million...
Dakota Access pipeline springs first oil leak – before completion
Before the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was even completed, it suffered its first leak. On April 6, the $3.8 billion...
BP oil and gas spill near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge under control
A BP oil and gas well in Alaska blew out late last week, uncontrollably spilling crude oil and gas just around...
Trump plans to sell 73 million acres of federal waters to oil and gas industry
Already Donald Trump's administration is following through on his so-called America First Energy Plan, which really...
Dakota Access Pipeline 99 percent finished, says Energy Transfer Partners
After months of protests by Native Americans and supporters worldwide, the Trump administration ignored the pleas...
Army approves Dakota Access Pipeline route – and construction could begin immediately
In a surprise move, the US Army Corps of Engineers just approved construction on the final 1.5 miles of the Dakota...
Electric cars and solar power could freeze fossil fuel growth by 2020
Fossil fuels could officially be a thing of the past as early as 2020, according to a new report. The report shows...
Pipeline breach spills 53,000 gallons of oil on First Nations land
This is why millions of people around the world are opposed to the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines...
Trump’s press secretary indicates the Dakota Access Pipeline will proceed
Hundreds of thousands of people protested the Dakota Access Pipeline last year in North Dakota, and were joined...
Big Oil celebrates Trump’s goal to open up drilling in national parks
How should the government best manage America's national parks? It's a question that has provoked debate for years,...
Petroleum giant abandons tar sands in favor of wind power
In a startling move, Norwegian state-owned oil and gas company Statoil recently pulled all its investments out...