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U.S. Chamber Launches Effort To Support Bringing Dirty Tar Sands Oil Down South

12:37 am in Business & Politics, chamber of commerce, News, oil consumption, tar sands by TreeHugger

Keystone pipeline.png photo via dirtyoilsands.org The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has long served as a brake on progress when it comes to creating a new economy that is fueled by renewable energy. The secretive organization (it doesn't reveal its membership) has opposed climate and energy action at every turn, and now it has its sights on the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial proposed 1700 mile-long pipeline that would carry bitumen from Canada's tar sands all the way to Texas. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Aftermath of the Yellowstone River Oil Spill

11:23 am in Business & Politics, oil consumption, oil industry, pollution, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

via internet science tech The Guardian has a must-read piece on the Yellowstone River oil spill and the impact it has had on locals during the two weeks since the rupture. Reporter Kate Sheppard spoke with residents, and crafts a poignant warning about what damage oil pipeline spills can cause -- especially when residents aren't even told there is a spill, or were aware a pipeline existed at all. Read the full piece at The Guardian. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Despite Millions in Hourly Profits, Exxon Oil Spill Cleanup is Paper Towels and Duct Tape

3:35 pm in Business & Politics, energy industry, exxon, News, oil, oil consumption, oil industry by TreeHugger

Exxon-oil-spill-montana-paper-towel.png Image: Screenshot from The Rachel Maddow Show I know some people think that paper towels and duct tape can fix just about anything, but could someone please tell the guys at Exxon that this isn't always true? Watch the absurd video below....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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