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Russian energy giant Gazprom announced this week that it had reached an agreement on a pricing formula to supply natural gas to China — a key sticking point delaying finalization of a gas-export agreement that includes a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline that would cut across the sacred Ukok Plateau of Russia’s Altai Republic.
Read MoreIn its lead editorial in the Sunday, April 3 edition, the New York Times spoke out strongly against a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline that would connect tar sands fields in Alberta, Canada, with refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Proponents of the pipeline point out
Read MoreThe latest issue of the Earth Island Journal features a must-read article that takes you to into the heart of the tar sands operation in Alberta, Canada.
Journal Editor Jason Mark aptly describes the catch-22 residents find themselves in: the oil sands provide employment in an area where it would normally be hard to come by, yet
Read MoreIn January, the U.N. released its first-ever report on the “State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples,” which presents a global view of the current situation of indigenous peoples, examining poverty and well-being, culture, education, health, human rights, environment and emerging issues.
Read MoreIn its last months, the Bush administration is attempting to complete a longstanding agenda for oil and gas drilling in southern and eastern Utah. Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for six regions were finalized in October, including the Price RMP, which includes Nine Mile Canyon. Nine Mile Canyon, the location of treasured rock art and places [...]
Read MoreA landmark agreement between a corporation, a nonprofit agency and the federal government has been reached that will protect Weatherman Draw from current oil drilling leases. The Anschutz Exploration Corporation has turned over its leases to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which will hold the leases until they expire, and the Bureau of Land [...]
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