The American Medical Association, the largest U.S. association of physicians with over 210,000 members, this week called for full public disclosure of the toxic mix of chemicals used in the process of fracking. From the AMA website: Concerned about the inability to effectively monitor and track possible long term public health and environmental changes associated […]

When 100 scientists issue a consensus statement on an issue, it should get our attention. Today, that is exactly what happened and the consensus is leave tarsands in the ground. A call for a tarsands moratorium has never been done in the scientific community—this is a perfect time as the road to Paris on a global […]

END OF SESSION UPDATE ON FRACKING WASTE June 5, 2015 By Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Policy Advocate When I first heard that an out of state company was planning to dump fracking waste in an abandoned oil well in Western Nebraska, I knew that it was an important issue, one that needed greater public […]

Congress is trying to take away a tool that families use at the grocery store to see where food is produced. The policy is called COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) and is at risk of being taken away by big corporations, lobbyists, Republicans and some Democrats like Rep. Brad Ashford. It is a bad idea […]

A seed of corn means many things–food, bio-fuel, coating for medicine, bio-plastic, feed for cattle.  A seed of corn has also become a cherished symbol of our collective resistance to tarsands and the irresponsible oil production that is risking our land, property rights, climate and water. Last weekend, members of the Camp family from the Ponca Nation […]

UPDATE 6/9/15: The Hallam Wind Project will NOT be on the agenda at the Lancaster County Planning Department meeting on Wednesday, June 10. They have begun a 30-day comment period on the proposed plans, and all comments will be delivered to them at a date to be announced. We have an opportunity to create hundreds of […]