Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears
July 12, 2020 | New York Times
Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers.
Why miners have failed to prevent waste dam disasters
June 30, 2020 | Financial Times
In January 2019, a mine waste dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron mine in Brazil collapsed, killing 270 people, obliterating parts of the community of Brumadinho, and flooding the Paraopeba River ecosystem with 12m cubic metres of mine waste.
America’s Radioactive Secret
January 21,2020 | Rolling Stone
Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America.
Carlsbad church leader shares oil and gas fears at United Nations Climate Change Conference
December 5, 2019 | Carlsbad Current Argus
Fear of environmental damage and a passion to work for solutions rang in the voice of Rev. David Rogers as he spoke before the United Nations.
Industry Watchdog Alleges Northern Dynasty Misled Investors
April 30, 2019 | Bloomberg Business
An industry watchdog has filed a complaint to U.S. and Canadian securities regulators alleging that Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. misled investors about its controversial Pebble mining project in Alaska.
Brazil Dam Catastrophe Sounds Alarm for U.S. Waste Ponds
February 4, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
A mining dam failure similar to the one that killed more than 100 people in Brazil could happen in the U.S., according to a mine engineer who consults with the government.
With special gear and righteous anger, activists document emissions in the Permian oil fields
December 16, 2018 | The Dallas Morning News
Patrolling the Permian: Bent on protecting the planet, activists document damaging emissions.
Trump Takes His Assault on Obama Climate Regulations to Oil Wells
September 10, 2018 | Bloomberg
The Trump administration has proposed relaxing Obama-era mandates meant to block rogue methane leaks from oil and gas wells, part of a broader assault on federal regulations designed to combat climate change.
Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.