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There's No Hiding From Tar Sands Oil
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, obama, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews )

Cal
- 162 days ago - motherjones.com
Keystone XL pipeline or no, America is awash with the dirty oil from Canada. Here's our interactive map revealing the refineries near you.
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UK----Water Poisoning Link Threatens Future of Fracking
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 162 days ago - independent.co.uk
US study casts doubt on controversial shale gas extraction process - as Government considers allowing its widespread use here
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EPA: 'Fracking' Likely Polluted Town's Water
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 169 days ago - usnews.msnbc.msn.com
A controversial method of drilling for oil and natural gas appears to be the cause of groundwater pollution in a central Wyoming town, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said
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"Fracking" for Shale Gas: Neither Clean Nor Green
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 172 days ago - ipsnews.net
Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is being used to tap the last remaining natural gas deposits across large areas of the United States and western Canada, fueling continued dependence on hydrocarbons instead of a shift to genuinely clean energy sources t
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ACTIVISM: Greenpeace Activists Invade French Nuclear Plant Sites
Environment  (tags: Greenpeace, environment, activism, environmental activism, destruction, protection, energy, pollution, humans, habitat, conservation, healthconditions )

Cal
- 172 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Greenpeace says environmental activists have stormed into the grounds of several French nuclear power plants in a "nonviolent" action aimed to show the vulnerability of atomic sites in France.
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Indigenous Action on Anti-Pipeline Front
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, obama, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews )

Cal
- 176 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
Indigenous leaders in the United States and Canada have taken their latest steps in a string of well-choreographed actions against potentially-destructive oil pipeline developments in both countries that pose harm to Native culture and land.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tar Sands Not Over Yet: Enbridge Northern Gateway Tar Sands Pipelines Heading West to Asia Must Be Stopped To
Environment  (tags: TAR SANDS, ACTIVISM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM, activism, protection, humans, habitat, conservation, ecosystems, politics, trees, nature, pollution, energy, destruction, wildlife, world, green )

Cal
- 177 days ago - climateark.org
The proposed Canadian Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipelines seek to export filthy oil to Asia. The delay of the Keystone pipeline - largely due to people power protest - makes this route all the more vital to Canada, if tar sands production and tr
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ACTIVISM: Thousands Protest Giant Gold Mine in Peru's Mountains
Environment  (tags: activists, activism, environmental activism, world, protection, forests, ecosystems, environment, government, green, conservation, humans, nature, politics, ethics, health, environment, ecosystems, conservation, pollution, politics, humans, protection, ha )

Cal
- 178 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Fearing water contamination and pollution, over ten thousand people in Cajamarca, Peru are taking part in protests against mining plans by US-company Newmont Mining Corporation.
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FRACKING IN THE UK---Field of Dreams, or An Environment Nightmare?
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 179 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Energy companies are planning a huge increase in the number of British drilling sites for shale gas, as arguments rage over whether the controversial fuel is safe.
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President Obama Should Be Charged With 'Ecocide' If He Approves Tar Sands Pipeline
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, obama, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews )

Cal
- 184 days ago - theecologist.org
The controversial Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and the US would constitute an act of ecocide, if approved by Barack Obama say environmental lawyers
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Nebraska Governor Signs Bills to Reroute Keystone Pipeline
Environment  (tags: fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 185 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Nebraska governor Dave Heineman signed into law on Tuesday bills to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline away from the ecologically sensitive Sandhills region.
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GOOD NEWS ON FRACKING: Key Delaware River Gas Drilling Vote Postponed
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 189 days ago - online.wsj.com
A multistate agency that has spent years developing regulations for natural gas drilling in the Delaware River watershed abruptly canceled a key vote scheduled for Monday after two members announced their opposition.
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ACTIVISM: Papua New Guinea: Landowners Resist Illegal Logging
Environment  (tags: activists, activism, environmental activism, world, protection, forests, ecosystems, environment, government, green, conservation, humans, nature, politics )

Cal
- 192 days ago - greenleft.org.au
The role of notorious Malaysian-owned logging company Rimbunan Hijau (RH) is in the spotlight after Greenpeace activists blockaded one of its ships in Papua New Guinea on October 24.
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Keystone XL Is Delayed--So Where's the Oil Going Now?
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, obama, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews )

Cal
- 193 days ago - motherjones.com
The likely demise of the Keystone XL doesn't necessarily mean that the oil from the tar sands stays in the ground. It probably just means it won't come into the US. Instead, it's likely that more oil will be shipped to Canada's west coast, via other propo
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TAKE ACTION NOW! NEW YORK: Gov. Cuomo: Protect the Climate, Don't Frack the Delaware!
Environment  (tags: Fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 196 days ago - act.350.org
Fracking is a major threat to our climate, our water, and our health -- and the benefits just aren't worth the risks. I urge you to stand up to corporate polluters and reject the proposal to open up the Delaware River Basin to fracking
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