Tag: Fossil Fuels

Mount Rainier behind the Port of Seattle.

Conservation groups file lawsuit challenging the Port of Seattle’s decision to make Seattle a homeport for Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet

Shell’s disastrous 2012 Arctic Ocean drilling and transport operations demonstrate that even technically advanced and well-resourced companies are no match for Arctic conditions.

Sean Dixon on March 2, 2015

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New Documentary Exposes Tar Sands Mining Plans in Utah: “Last Rush for the Wild West” Screens at Seattle University on February 22nd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2015 MEDIA CONTACTS: Carlo Voli, Rising Tide Seattle, (206) 992-7474 Jennifer Ekstrom, Director …

Sean Dixon on February 18, 2015

EDS NOTE A JULY 6, 2013 FILE PHOTO Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac-M√©gantic, Que., Saturday, July 6, 2013. Quebec Superior Court justice will begin hearing arguments Monday that could determine whether more than $431 million can be distributed to victims and creditors of the Lac-Megantic, Que., train derailment or if the entire settlement process will come to a screeching halt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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Three oil train derailments over holiday weekend, fires still burn days later.

Three trains in one weekend. In Northern Ontario late Saturday night, 29 cars of a …

Sean Dixon on February 17, 2015

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Oil spill in the Ship Canal

Around 55 gallons of oil spilled from a vessel moving through the Ship Canal Labor …

Sean Dixon on September 2, 2014

An oil train makes its way through the tunnels in downtown Seattle. Photo by Carlo Vilo.

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Stand Up Against Increased Oil Traffic in Puget Sound

Drawing on the one year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic disaster, advocacy against oil trains has …

Sean Dixon on July 11, 2014

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25th Anniversary of Exxon Valdez

The 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez and a recent spill are reminders of current threats to Puget Sound.

Sean Dixon on March 24, 2014