Denial and disenlightment

Tar sands hell in Detroit: What happens when you combine the Koch brothers with a legally appointed dictator? Find out in this article (spoiler alert, middle class Americans get screwed)

Energy companies fighting solar power: In California, large energy companies are attempting to stop consumers from installing battery arrays, by claiming they are fraudulently storing conventional energy and reselling it on the grid.

Scientists warn of the dangers of the United States fossil fuel production: With the development of unconventional fossil fuels, the United States is poised to be the worlds leading producer of fossil energy. However, climate scientists warn that the U.S. is quickly destroying it's credibility in global discussions of greenhouse gas emissions.

Indigenous Brazilians launch protest: Indigenous Brazilians are protesting throughout Brazil over proposed legislation that would take away indigenous Brazilians rights to the exclusive use of resources (in usufruct) of their traditional lands. Shockingly, this proposal is backed by agribusiness and mining interests. 

Deepening disenlightenment: The peak oil myth of those tree hugging environmentalists is over, its time to frack our way to fossil fuel abundance and celebrate our rightful return to global dominance, what could possibly go wrong?

Ecuador seeks global solutions, globe isn't interested: Ecuador is sitting on large reserves of oil that is located under old growth rainforest. In an attempt to justify not developing this lucrative resource, Ecuador proposed the world pay them a small portion of its actual value, to keep it in the ground and preserve one of the worlds few remaining  biodiversity hot-spots. Guess what happened...

Canada decides to ease of government oversight of oilsands projects: The Canadian government has confirmed it is backing away from assessing the environmental impact of new oilsands projects. I am sure those virtuous fossil fuel executives will properly self-regulate their environmental practices. 

Oil companies developing alternatives to Keystone XL pipeline: Canadians are developing rail lines to move oil products into the United States, even if the Keystone XL pipeline fails to be approved. Canadians are intent on living the dream!