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World’s First Carbon-Positive Prefab Home Now Available! #gofossilfree #BanFossil

credit: ArchiBlox Modular Architecture

Green building has entered an exciting new realm. Archiblox, an Australian architecture firm, has unveiled the world’s first carbon-positive prefabricated home. The Archi+ Carbon Positive House, currently on display in Melbourne’s City Square, is so efficient it can put energy back on the grid.

How is that possible? The home has all the bells-and-whistles of…

Within the last several days, two trains carrying volatile crude oil derailed and caught on fire. These accidents highlight the danger of government foot-dragging over train safety and show that towns seeking to ban these trains coming through their area aren’t just being contentious and “anti-business.”

Yesterday a 109-car train carrying fracked oilfrom the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota

BREAKING: Oil Train Derails in WV Causing Giant Explosion, Spills in River #BanFossil

A train carrying crude oil derailed near Montgomery, West Virginia around 1:30 p.m. today. Firefighters and emergency crews responded to the scene. The area has since been evacuated.

According to Lawrence Messina, communications director for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, at least one tanker has fallen into the Kanawha River, and authorities believe crude oil…

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Marine scientists have long known that plastic pollution in the ocean is a huge problem. The most visible sign of it is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an accumulation of waste (actually spanning several distinct patches) floating in the ocean. It’s at least twice the size of Texas and can be seen from space. This…

‘Don’t Frack Denver’ Coalition Urges Mayor and City Council to Enact Fracking Moratorium #BanFossil

Today a coalition of environmental activists, labor and community groups, health workers, and faith and business leaders launched a campaign called “Don’t Frack Denver,” designed to push back against the efforts to bring frackingto the city and the surrounding South Platte River Basin. Following a press conference in front of the Denver City and County Building, the group visited Mayor Michael B.…

Burlington, Vermont Becomes First U.S. City Powered By 100% Renewable Electricity

Burlington, Vermont is that state’s largest city, with a population of 42,000 people. It describes itself as “forward-thinking” which is what you’d expect from a city that once elected Senator Bernie Sanders as its mayor. So it’s no surprise that it recently became the first U.S. city of any decent size to run entirely on renewable electricity.

Renewable electricity generation isn’t the only way…

Voices in Arlington, Texas Unify to Protest #Fracking & Protect Community #BanFossil

Liveable Arlington, a new Texas grassroots environmental group, joins the growing number of anti-fracking groups forming around the world. The group was established at the end of January, as the battle to impose stricter ozone standards intensifies and the call for fracking bans and tighter ordinances on industry increase nationwide.

Arlington, Texas, a Dallas suburb, sits atop the natural…

Maryland Introduces 8-Year Fracking Moratorium Bill

On his way out of office last November, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley opened the door to allowing fracking in that state, albeit under heavy regulation. That raised concerns that incoming pro-fracking Republican Governor Larry Hogan would dispense with many of the regulations, allowing extraction companies free reign.

A small portion of western Maryland sits on the Marcellus & Utica…