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Colombia Halts Hydrocarbon Exploration in World Heritage Area
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 5, 2012 (ENS) – Colombia’s Council of State has ordered a halt to exploration for oil and gas in the country’s Quindío region, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Coffee Cultural Landscape. The region produces some of the world’s highest quality coffee. Issued last week, the government decree requires …

Canadian province loses pro-Keystone leaders

May 6, 2015, thehill.com | “Voters in Alberta, Canada, have elected into leadership a political party and premier that will not lobby in support of Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.  Tuesday’s provincial election took out of power the right-leaning Progressive Conservatives, who have long been strong supporters of Alberta’s oil industry and their priorities, including Keystone.”

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“Canadian province loses pro-Keystone leaders
Alberta’s leaders will not lobby in support of Keystone XL pipeline.
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One of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Rigs Due in Puget Sound Failed a Coast Guard Inspection in Hawaii

The drill ship in the background is the Noble Discoverer, which recently failed a Coast Guard inspection of its oil-water separator in Hawaii.May 6, 2015, www.thestranger.com | “Just in case you thought that Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet was immune to causing problems in local waters, check out this news from VICE: One of Shell’s Arctic drilling rigs due in Puget Sound this month failed a Coast Guard inspection of some of its pollution control equipment in April.”

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“The government doing it’s job One of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Rigs Due in Puget Sound Failed a Coast Guard Inspection in Hawaii Just in case you thought that Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet was immune to causing problems in local waters, check out this news from VICE: One of Shell’s Arctic…”
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Bank of America dumps coal mining

BoA_Breaking_v6.pngMay 6, 2015, www.ran.org | “After years of pressure on Bank of America, they just announced a new coal mining policy: ‘Our new policy … reflects our decision to continue to reduce our credit exposure over time to the coal mining sector globally.’  Translation: Bank of America is dumping coal mining!”

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After years of pressure on Bank of America, they just made a big announcement: they’re dumping coal mining! It’s is a huge moment. Bank of America has gone from…”
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Alberta’s oil patch now in uncharted waters with NDP premier

Syncrude's Mildred Lake oil sands upgrader vent's into overcast skies as trucks haul dirt out of a former tailings pond north of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Tuesday, April 27, 2014. (Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail)May 6, 2015, www.theglobeandmail.com | “The Alberta oil patch is in uncharted political territory after the NDP’s unprecedented rise to power. The energy sector, the province’s dominant industry and one that’s been friendly with the Progressive Conservatives, will find itself dealing with a left-of-centre premier and ruling party that have been among its harshest critics on issues of royalties, taxes and environmental policy.”

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Alberta’s oil patch now in uncharted waters with NDP premier
A look at Alberta’s oil patch and the election
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The Tesla battery heralds the beginning of the end for fossil fuels

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May 5, 2015, www.businessinsider.com | “While wind and solar power have made great strides in recent years, with renewables now accounting for 22% of electric energy generated, the issue that has held them back has been their transience. The sun doesn’t shine at night and the wind doesn’t blow year-round — these are the mantras of all those opposed to the progress of renewables. Now the renewable-power billionaire Elon Musk has just blown away that final defense.”

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Fossil fuels are no longer the cheapest source of energy.
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Seattle mayor: Port needs new permit for Arctic oil fleet

May 4, 2015, www.omaha.com  | “Mayor Ed Murray threw a wrench into plans for a 400-foot oil-drilling rig to arrive in Seattle when he announced Monday that the Port of Seattle can’t host Shell’s offshore Arctic fleet until it gets a new land-use permit.”

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SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Ed Murray threw a wrench into plans for a 400-foot oil-drilling rig to arrive in Seattle when he announced Monday that the Port of Seattle can’t host Shell’s offshore Arctic fleet until it gets a new land-use permit.
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Church Of England Divests From Coal And Tar Sands, Citing ‘Moral Responsibility’

May 1, 2015, thinkprogress.org | “The official Church of England announced Thursday that it had divested its holdings of all investments in tar sands and thermal coal companies. The mother church of the world’s Anglican Communion divested a total of $18.42 million in coal and tar sands investments from its holdings, a move that the church said is part of a larger goal of helping the globe make the transition to a lower-carbon economy.”

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Church Of England Divests From Coal And Tar Sands, Citing ‘Moral Responsibility’
“Climate change is already a reality,” a church leader said in a statement.
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Lower Brule Sioux Reject Keystone XL, Evict TransCanada

May 1, 2015, indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com | “The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is celebrating the 147th anniversary of the signing of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty by … enforcing it. Invoking their rights under article one of the treaty, the tribe voted to reject the Keystone XL pipeline and evict TransCanada from its lands ‘in direct response to the unethical business practices that TransCanada has demonstrated over the last six years,’ the tribe said in a statement.”

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Lower Brule Sioux Reject Keystone XL, Evict TransCanada
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe rejects Keystone XL pipeline, tells TransCanada to clear out.
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Pope Summons Scientists to Shape Climate Change Debate

April 27, 2015, www.bloomberg.com | “Pope Francis summoned scientists, government officials and religious leaders to a villa in the manicured Vatican Gardens on Tuesday as he stepped into the heated climate-change debate.  ‘Climate change is a defining issue of our time,’ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told attendees at the Vatican conference. ‘It is a moral issue, it is an issue of social justice, human rights and fundamental ethics.'”

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Today the Vatican hosts a major event to help move leaders to action on climate change.
Pope Summons Scientists on Climate Change, Seeks to Shape Debate
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End Nuclear Power Now, Says World Uranium Symposium

uraniumApril 25, 2015, ecowatch.com | “Uranium mining across the world should cease, nuclear power stations be closed and nuclear weapons be banned, according to a group of scientists, environmentalists and representatives of indigenous peoples.  Three hundred delegates from 20 countries that produce uranium for nuclear power, weapons and medical uses called for an end to all uranium mining in a declaration launched on Earth Day this week at a meeting in Quebec, Canada.”

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 End Nuclear Power Now, Says World Uranium Symposium » EcoWatch
Delegates from 20 countries producing uranium for nuclear power, weapons and medical uses called for an end to all uranium mining at World Uranium Symposium
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