New Earthrise image released by NASA on the 23rd of December. Photo credit: NASA Earth Observatory. By Anders Lorenzen It is that time again when we look and analyse some of the […]
2015 seen through green eyes – a remarkable year
Obama puts the final nail in the coffin on Keystone XL
Flanked by Vice President (L) Joe Biden and Secretary of Sate John Kerry (R), Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline. Photo credit: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst. By Anders Lorenzen It has been […]
Obama moves to veto controversial Keystone XL bill
Obama has vetoed a bill seeking to speed up the Keystone XL approval process. Photo credit: Matt Wansley via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen US President Barack Obama, has vetoed a bill that […]
Rising against Big Oil & cynical PR firms, people behind the victories – part two
By guest contributor Sarah Hay Last month, in part one of this interview with Suzanne Dhaliwal co-founder UK Tar Sands Network, she described what it was like to visit the tar sands […]
Editorial: The symbolic significance in rejecting Keystone XL
Singer Neil Young speaking out against Keystone XL. Photo credit: Stephen Melkisethian via Flickr. Having previously delayed the final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline in April this year, last week the […]
Welcome to Mordor, a first-hand account of Athabasca tar sands – part one
By guest contributor Sarah Hay Wednesday this week, three events happened that affect all of us. At 8am, a group from five organisations met to show peaceful presence outside the venue for […]
The Congress could pass pro Keystone XL bill today
Bill McKibben during an anti Keystone XL rally in 2011. Photo credit: Emma Cassidy / tarsandsaction via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen It has become the defining environmental battle in the US. And […]
The Cowboy and Indian Alliance rally on Keystone XL
Photo credit: Jim Dougherty. By Anders Lorenzen In an extra driving force to pressure Obama to outright reject the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a coalition calling themselves the Cowboy and Indian Alliance […]
Obama delays Keystone XL pipeline again
The Keystone XL pipeline would transport oil from the Canadian tar sands. Photo credit: Howl Arts Collective via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen In a move that has put further spotlight on whether […]
A greener life, a greener world 