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With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why?
The suit that state and federal officials recently filed could signal they are especially upset with Exxon’s conduct. It could also be...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
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Map of Crude Oil Pipeline through Central and Southern Illinois
CLICK HERE and scroll down to see a map of the Eastern Gulf Crude Access Pipeline Project going through Illinois counties, slated to...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
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Eastern Gulf Crude Access Pipeline Project
EASTERN GULF CRUDE ACCESS, LLC Eastern Gulf Crude Access Pipeline Project CLICK HERE to go to Eastern Gulf Crude Access, LLC’s website on...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
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Fracking Bill Triggers Rift Among Illinois Green Groups
Grassroots activists say they feel ‘betrayed’ by mainstream environmental organizations that helped write the state’s new fracking...
Jun 21, 20131 min read
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Map: Another Major Tar Sands Pipeline Seeking U.S. Permit
Canadian energy giant Enbridge is quietly building a 5,000-mile network of new and expanded pipelines that would achieve the same goal as...
Jun 21, 20132 min read
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Illinois’ New Fracking Regulations Might Not Be So Tough After All
By Thomas Stackpole | Tue Jun. 18, 2013 2:23 PM PDT Michael G McKinne /Shutterstock Monday afternoon Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed...
Jun 20, 20131 min read
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Game-Changing Fracking Wastewater Report Leaves Little Wiggle Room For Industry Deceptions
B.C. Tap Water Alliance Alberta-based environmental consultant Jessica Ernst just released the first comprehensive catalog and summary...
Jun 19, 20131 min read
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Influence of Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
EcoWatch Jill Wiener has dedicated a large part of the past five years of her life to keeping the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural...
Jun 19, 20132 min read
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Frack Attack in Illinois
by Tyreshia Black Anti-fracking activists in Boulder, Colo., during a recent protest. Photo by Kari Lydersen. Editor’s Note: The...
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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