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In an interview with HuffPost Live Thursday, former U.S. Army
Brigadier General Steven M. Anderson spoke out against the building of
the Keystone XL pipeline, warning that “all Americans should be
outraged” about the national security implications of the project.
Keystone Pipeline Land Leased
The Montana Land Board is set to lease state land to Canada. In order
to move forward with the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.
The state land is being leased to a Canadian company so the proposed
Keystone XL Pipeline can cross several rivers in Montana. The board will
meet monday to consider selling 50-year easements to Transcanada for
more than $700,000.
Grave concerns over oil spill response capability
Increasing transport of oil through Danish waters coupled with an out
of date environmental response ships are dangerous mix that leaves
Denmark vulnerable to a major disaster
Lawsuit to challenge U.S. plans for selling offshore leases
Environmentalists on Monday are set to file a lawsuit challenging the
Obama administration’s plans to sell offshore drilling leases over the next
five years, with a novel argument: that the government overlooked the
value of waiting to harvest oil and gas from those coastal waters.
U.S. wants Chevron to justify new pipe
Responding to concerns raised by federal investigators looking into
the August fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery, company officials say
replacement pipe being installed at the plant will resist the type of
corrosion that led to the blaze.
Medical And Scientific Experts Urge Halting Fracking Rush
Until Medical Unknowns Are Better Understood
This week, the group Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for
Healthy Energy (PSE) declared they would submit a petition to the White
House signed by 107 experts to urge the administration to slow down and
consider the health effects of natural gas fracking before allowing any new
permits. They want the government to consider the two ethical principles
adhered to by physicians: “do no harm” and that of “informed consent.”