by Nelson Bailey | Apr 15, 2017 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
Aaron G. Cahill1,2, Colby M. Steelman1 , Olenka Forde2 , Olukayode Kuloyo3 , S. Emil Ru3 , Bernhard Mayer3 , K. Ulrich Mayer2 , Marc Strous3 , M. Cathryn Ryan3 , John A. Cherry1 and Beth L. Parker1 * Expansion of shale gas extraction has fuelled global concern about...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Lafayette, Co, Law Builds on Growing Rights-Based Efforts to Stop Climate Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mari Margil mmargil@celdf.org LAFAYETTE, CO: On March 22nd, the City Council ofLafayette, Colorado, became the first municipality in the state to recognize...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 29, 2017 | Press Releases
Senate passes bill with GOP governor’s support, following six years of grassroots resistance across the state of Maryland ANNAPOLIS – With game-changing support from Republican Governor Larry Hogan, the Maryland state Senate Monday night gave final approval to a...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide but hangs around the atmosphere for a shorter time. March 22, 2017 Researchers at Purdue University and the Environmental Defense Fund have concluded in a recent study that natural gas power plants...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 20, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups are going ahead with their challenge to permits for the Mariner East II pipelines, despite the denial of their petition to halt construction. The pipelines, being built by Sunoco, will carry highly flammable, natural-gas...