Drilling for oil in the Arctic seemed to be a certainty in 2012, in 2015 it is far from it. Photo credit: Tatiana Pichugina via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen A year and […]
Opinion: Time is of the essence
Could California be next to ban fracking?
A fracking operation in Oxnard, California. Photo credit: Sarah Craig / Faces of Fracking – via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Anti fracking activists, riding high on last year’s New York State fracking […]
‘Show the Love’ poem calls for urgent action on climate
Photo credit: The Climate Coalition. By Anders Lorenzen The Valentines Day ‘Show the Love’ campaign run by the UK’s ‘ The Climate Coalition’ has been deemed a success by campaigners. In a […]
Opinion: Drill, baby, drill
Does Obama contradicts himself on energy policies? Photo credit: Anita Ritenour via Flickr. By Rick Cooley That phrase was made famous by failed 2008 GOP Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The idea was […]
The Polish fracking dream looks more and more like a nightmare
Polish anti frackers. Photo credit: greensefa via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Poland’s shale gas industry is in tatters, after the oil and gas company Chevron has said it is leaving the country, […]
Oil workers’ strike for safety reflects danger of fossil fuels
Members of Rising Tide Seattle and 350 Seattle bring food and lend support to striking workers in Anacortes, WA. Photo credit: 350. By Phil Aroneanu, 350 This week, United Steelworkers at nearly […]
Opinion: Why the prospects of a global deal on climate change have improved since the Copenhagen failure
Greenpeace protesters during the 2009 COP 15 conference in Copenhagen. Photo credit: Greenpeace / Aslund via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen This year, there is increased hope that, for the first time ever, […]
Germany installs record amount of onshore wind in 2014
2014 was a record year for Germany’s onshore wind sector. Photo credit: Andreas via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Germany installed a record amount of onshore wind power in 2014, with a total […]
Video: Robert Swan: Let’s save ‘the last pristine continent’
Robert Swan. Photo credit: TEDxAntarcticPeninsula via Flickr. Robert Swan, the first person to walk both the poles, has given a TED talk in which he has made a passionate plea to save […]
China’s renewables to shrug off oil price plunge
Photo credit: Greenpeace. By John Mathews A drive to diversify from fossil fuels, reduce imports and clean up toxic air means China’s renewables industry will shrug off the impact of plunging fossil […]
A greener life, a greener world 