May 9, 2013
by Simon Mui
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Simon Mui, Scientist, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, San Francisco
An independent panel of scientific experts today reaffirmed that an oil industry association’s study of California’s landmark clean energy law (AB32), in particul… Continue reading
April 30, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Following the BP oil spill, a study has found that crude oil is made 52 times more toxic when combined with dispersant, so this is hugely important since oil companies are still using dispersants for oil spill cleanup. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 9, 2013
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
The State Department draft environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline shows how TransCanada, the American Petroleum Institute and other proponents o… Continue reading
May 23, 2012
by Simon Mui
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Simon Mui, Scientist, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, San Francisco
Over thirty million Americans will be on the road this Memorial Day holiday weekend heading to vacation with family and friends according to a survey produced by the automobi… Continue reading
February 23, 2012
by Simon Mui
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Simon Mui, Scientist, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, San Francisco
The European Union failed to achieve a decisive vote today on its Fuels Quality Directive and will need to revisit the issue in June of this yea… Continue reading
February 15, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
People from across the nation have come together in their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sands oil. Over the course of just 24 hours, Americans sent more than 800,… Continue reading
October 18, 2011
by Liz Barratt-Brown
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Liz Barratt-Brown, Senior Attorney, Washington, DC
In a New York Times video opinion piece posted today, Robert Redford gives an impassioned pitch to the President to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. In a three minute… Continue reading
June 7, 2011
by Sasha Lyutse
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Sasha Lyutse, Policy Analyst, New York I wrote last week that we could soon expect the corn ethanol industry, faced with growing bipartisan calls to end corn ethanol subsidies, to start playing on consumer fears about rising gas prices and arguing… Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 21, 2010
by Peter Lehner
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Over the weekend, crews finally succeeded in plugging BP’s blown-out oil well once and for all. Workers pumped mud and cement through the newly secured relief well and finally sealed this disastrous wound in the ocean floor for good.
As we … Continue reading