Fossil fuels
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Shell creates green energy division to invest in wind powerInsiders say oil firm’s New Energies renewables arm could grow very big, but not for a decade or more
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In the timeless Yorkshire moors of my childhood, the frackers are poised to start drillingVillages in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, hope a landmark ruling this week will save them from the disruption of the shale revolution
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'We have to fight this': North Yorkshire village opposes fracking plansCampaigners in Kirby Misperton say there could be a domino effect if council approves application next week
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UK energy from coal hits zero for first time in over 100 yearsCoal-generation hit historic low several times last week in what experts say are the only occasions since the first coal-fired generator opened in London in 1882
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Civil disobedience is the only way left to fight climate changeAcross the world, thousands of protesters are taking on the planet’s biggest fossil fuel companies. We should support them – and if we can, we should join them
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Fracking tests in North Yorkshire move step closer in face of protestsCouncil report recommends granting permission to explore for shale gas under government’s fast-track scheme
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The arsonists of Fort McMurray have a nameFossil fuel corporations are causing the climate change fuelling mega-fires – and they should be footing the bill for the devastation
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divests entire holding in BPWorld’s largest health charity sells its $187m stake in the oil giant in a move welcomed by fossil fuel divestment campaigners
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Coal made its best case against climate change, and lostDana Nuccitelli: A Minnesota judge found the preponderance of evidence did not favor coal industry climate science denial
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Fossil fuel register shows more than a third of Australia earmarked for coal or gasInteractive map commissioned by Lock the Gate shows fossil fuel claims cover 37% of Australia’s landmass
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Carbon dioxide emissions from US energy sector fall 12% since 2005The decline comes as the coal industry struggles and natural gas is increasingly used to generate electricity, energy officials say
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Dozens arrested as anti-fossil fuel protesters join Australian coal blockadePolice arrest 66 people after climate change activists block train tracks and entrance to Newcastle harbour as part of global Break Free From Fossil Fuels actions
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Greg Hunt: no definite link between coal from Adani mine and climate changeAustralia’s environment minister denies he failed to consider impact of a coal mine on the Great Barrier Reef, court documents show
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Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi KleinThe need for fossil fuels is destroying regions and communities, causing war and famine in the process, argues the activist and author
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Climate protesters occupy UK's largest opencast coalmine – in picturesThe biggest coordinated global direct action against fossil fuel companies begin with early morning demonstrations at the Ffos-y-fran coalmine, near Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. Groups of environmental activists descended at the site in red boiler suits forming human chains and blocking access roads
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Climate protesters invade UK's largest opencast coalmineHundreds of activists take control of vast site and bring operations to a halt as part of a coordinated global direct action against fossil fuel companies
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Peabody coal's contrarian scientist witnesses lose their court caseJohn Abraham: Peabody Energy brought contrarians Spencer, Happer, and Lindzen to testify on their behalf, but the judge wasn’t convinced by their case
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Surprise, the pundits were wrong: poll shows huge support for Leap ManifestoCanadians across the political spectrum want a bold challenge to the status quo—and it’s up to the NDP to provide it
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Museums face ethics investigation over influence of sponsor BPDocuments appear to show British Museum, National Portrait Gallery and others accommodating oil firm’s demands
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Stanford board votes not to divest from fossil fuels despite protests‘We believe the long-term solution is for all of us to reduce our consumption of fossil fuel resources,’ board says after years of protests at the California campus
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Rowan Williams calls on Cambridge University to divest from fossil fuelsFormer archbishop of Canterbury says the university should withdraw its £5.8bn fund from from oil, coal and gas on ethical and financial grounds
Saving Great Barrier Reef from climate change should be central election issue, says Tim Flannery