Around 1,500 miles separate Rochester and the Standing Rock Sioux encampment meant to block construction of a section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline near the nation’s North Dakota reservation. But the distance isn’t stopping Rochesterians from joining the fight. They’ve organized events, such as last Saturday’s Water for Life rally, to draw attention to […]
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Report: substantial fossil fuel reserves must remain untapped to avoid worst of climate change
Countries worldwide have massive oil, natural gas, and coal reserves that they could tap. But much of those reserves must remain unused in order to keep global warming under 2 degrees through the end of the century — an important tipping point, according to scientists. A new study published in Nature breaks down the reserves […]
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Locals tell Obama to reject Keystone XL
During the evening commute hours today, a group of Rochesterians lined Culver Road at Cobbs Hill Park to show their disapproval of the Keystone pipeline expansion.
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Report says Northeastern states could see more tar sands-derived gasoline
As more crude from Canadian tar sands heads to Gulf of Mexico refineries, Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states could see more gasoline derived from the oil. That’s the thrust of a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. The report says that in 2012, less than 1 percent of the gasoline sold in Northeastern and […]
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Schumer targets specific type of railroad tanker
In 2009, approximately 30 railroad cars per day were shipping oil or ethanol across the United States, but that figure has grown substantially over the last few years, according to Senator Chuck Schumer. Approximately 200 to 300 of the cars pass through Rochester on the CSX freight line each day, Schumer said today during a press […]
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EPA critical of Keystone XL review
Consider it an Earth Day gift: yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency submitted its comments on the State Department’s Keystone XL environmental review. In short, EPA officials say the review doesn’t contain enough information on some critical areas, including greenhouse gas emissions, pipeline safety, and alternative routes. The State Department oversees the approval process for the […]
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US on track to become top oil producer
During the presidential campaign, Republican Mitt Romney made some noise about how President Barack Obama was, more or less, standing in the way of increased domestic energy production. The campaign is over, Romney lost, and media outlets are finally picking up on reports that the United States is on pace to pass Saudi Arabia as […]
