The warnings are stark, the images dire. “If drilling is allowed off the East Coast of the United States, it puts our beaches, our fishermen, and our environment in the crosshairs for an oil spill that could devastate our shores,” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said in a press conference last month. And this week, the […]
Is the U.S. trying to strongarm EU to accept petroleum products from Alberta’s oil sands
It’s being reported by the IPS News Agency documents suggest the U.S. government is trying to prevent a landmark regulatory proposal in the European Union aimed at addressing climate change. Environmentalists, working off of documents released through open government requests, say U.S. trade representatives are responding to frustrations voiced by the oil and gas industry. […]