Divestment movement builds against Dakota Access Pipeline.
Dakota Access Pipeline protestors campaign against Wells Fargo at City Hall in Seattle on Feb. 1, 2017.Image: AP/REX/ShutterstockBy Geoff Dembicki2017-05-07 13:45:00 UTC
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Eco-right searching for lessons from health care fight.
Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.). Photo courtesy of @RepDanDonovan via Twitter.
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Keystone XL: The final leg and the myth of Trump's job promise.
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Oil company Santos admits business plan is based on 4C temperature rise.
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Chairman Peter Coates says company’s plan is ‘consistent with good value’, but experts call it ‘a breathtaking failure to come to grips with...
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