“Never and never again shall we experience the oppression by one another, we are one nation with different cultures.” – Nelson Mandela On 16th February 2013 in Venda, South Africa, members of the Indigenous VhaVenda clans and a high profile...

On May 16, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) unanimously adopted a resolution entitled Oppose the Proposals for the Transportation and Export of Fossil Fuels in the Pacific Northwest. In this resolution, the 57 ATNI Tribes of Oregon,...

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Plans are now underway to construct the largest coal export facility in North America at Cherry Point, in northwest Washington State. The Gateway Pacific Terminal, a project of Pacific International Terminals, would be owned by SSA Marine, which is owned...

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<p>The great fear among those working to address climate change is that the seemingly vast resources of fossil fuels waiting to be burned will send the world hurtling toward certain catastrophe. By invoking fossil fuel abundance, climate activists believe that their argument for a rapid transition to alternative energy is made more persuasive.

In this short video, IndiaUnheard Correspondent Mohan Bhuiyan documents the impacts of dumping coal mine debris on his village in Ramgarh District, Jharkhand, India. Mohan writes that his village has actually been wedged in by two mining companies:...

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/scapegoat.thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="69" /></span>The energy world portrayed in the debates—in which coal is “clean” and oil and gas companies will lead the U.S.

LUMMI INDIAN RESERVATION, BELLINGHAM, Wash.—A fleet of boats piloted by Native and non-Native fishers gathered today in the waters off Xwe’chi’eXen (Cherry Point, Wash.) to stand with the Lummi Nation in opposition to the proposed Gateway Pacific coal...

<p>No doubt you've heard people speak of an energy transition from a fossil fuel-based society to one based on renewable energy--energy which by its very nature cannot run out. Here's the short answer to why we need do it fast: climate change and fossil fuel depletion.

<p>...Kunstler has a new work of social criticism titled Too Much Magic, his first nonfiction book since The Long Emergency came out in 2005. The book is an inquiry into a skewed, delusional perception of reality that Kunstler thinks has become “baseline normal for the American public lately.” Americans, he says, have been led astray by the incredible technological advancements of recent times.

<p>-Wind could meet many times world's total power demand by 2030, Stanford researchers say<br />
-EU proposal would limit use of crop-based biofuels<br />
-Indian blackout held no fear for small hamlet where the power stayed on<br />
-Asia Risks Water Scarcity Amid Coal-Fired Power Embrace</p>
<p><a href="http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2012-09-12/energy-sept-12">read more</a></p>

<p>"Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -- Mike Tyson</p>

<p>-China to spend $372 billion on cutting energy use, pollution<br />
-China's mega coal power bases exacerbate water crisis – in pictures<br />
-Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again<br />
-China and its controversial carbon appetite [Book review]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2012-08-28/chinas-environmental-challenge-aug-28">read more</a></p>

<p>There are many parts of the country where these interconnections and improvements to the infrastructure are still going on. As those changes occur, the increasing use of power-driven vehicles continues to rise, and with it the need for increased supply.