Tuesday, January 17, 2012
SOFIA,
Bulgaria — Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria's government says U.S.
oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using
the extraction technique known as "fracking."
BLOG POSTS
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Kerry Kennedy: Chevron Blames Victims of Its Deliberate Contamination of Ecuadorian Rainforest In Christmas 2010, I took my three daughters to Ecuador to take part in a "Toxi-tour" and stand witness to what could be the worst environmental disaster on the planet: the awful mess Chevron left behind at the headwaters of the Amazon. |
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Russell Mittermeier: Hats Off to Guyana's Outgoing President Jagdeo, a Forest Champion Under President Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana became a global leader in calling attention to the incredible importance of tropical forests in the global battle to mitigate climate change. |
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Steven Cohen: NYC Takes the Garbage Out New York City's leaders have run the numbers and understand that shipping garbage to distant landfills is not only bad for the planet; it's bad for the pocketbook. |
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Kelly Rigg: Canada Is Making the Wrong Decision on Tar Sands Oil The Canadian government and its vested oil interests should have realized that in a year that produced the Arab Spring and the Occupy movements, business as usual is no longer good enough. |
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Miyoko Sakashita: Obama Courting Oil-spill Disaster in Arctic Simply put, an offshore oil spill would spell disaster for pristine Arctic waters and for polar bears, bowhead whales, walruses, seals and other irreplaceable Arctic species. |
