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More from the Wildlife Promise blog

Following up on our earlier link to Alexis Bonogofsky's great, eerie blog post over at the NWF's Wildlife Promise blog, we thought we might call your attention to a few other things there: Jim Murphy has a great, important post on the enormous  mess that the State...

Dilbit: smell it for yourself!

Dilbit: smell it for yourself!

One of the new friends we made on our trip to DC is the NWF's Alexis Bonogofsky. Alexis recently took a trip to Alberta, Canada to see the tar sands-- the place where this whole mess begins-- first-hand. What she found at the Fort McMurray informational center is...

News roundup

News roundup

We're working on the second installment on our trip to Washington DC last week to meet with legislators and regulators. If you missed part one-- about the meeting we did not have-- please check it out. In the meantime, some interesting articles and stories have...

DC trip, part 1: PHMSA

DC trip, part 1: PHMSA

Today, we officially launch our new series on our trip to Washington D.C. last week. As we noted the other day, the trip was a lobbying "fly-in" hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. We are very grateful to them for the opportunity-- and not just because we had...

Enbridge’s latest PR strategy

Enbridge’s latest PR strategy

Have you received your July 2013 "Construction Update" from Enbridge? Ours arrived just after our return from Washington D.C. Fortunately, it doesn't contain any vital information that we could have shared with our legislators. Plus, we figure they're all on the...

Pet coke developments

Pet coke developments

As we mentioned yesterday, we spent a couple of days early this week in Washington D.C., speaking with Michigan legislators and State Department officials. That trip, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation, will be the subject of our newest series-- stay tuned for...

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Pipeline Safety Trust

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CENHS Podcast

From Rice University’s Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences

Petrocultures

Univeristy of Alberta’s research group on the social and politcal implications of oil and energy use.

Resilience

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ASLE

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

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