by Beth Holmes | Jan 31, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Gulf of Thailand is the site of the world’s latest significant oil spill, with as much as 128 tons of crude oil leaking from a seabed pipeline. The leak came from the pipeline of a mooring station in the Gulf of Thailand, not far south of Bangkok. Pipeline...
by Admin | May 17, 2015 | Articles, Conservation
In recent years, there has been an increase in the amount of crude oil that is transported across the United States by rail. Normally, cargo trains are a safe, cost effective way to move goods, but they aren’t immune to accidents. Unfortunately, when those accidents...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) sued the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in federal court this week over the district’s allowance of a billion-dollar modernization project at Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and...
by Admin | Mar 13, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Green Energy
Recent developments domestically and globally are pointing to a fantastic trend – more investment in renewable energy. A combination of global events point to one direction: less dependence on oil, and more focus on green energy. With the recent discovery of new oil...