Tag: crude oil
New analysis shows Big Oil’s continued and future price gouging
Oil prices dipped below $80 a barrel for the first time since January 2022, but consumers are paying 13 percent higher than the last time oil was this low.
Derailed train spills 230,000 gallons of crude into flooded Iowa river
Rock Valley acted quickly to shut off water wells following the spill and plans to drain the wells and use rural water until the well water tests safe.
State of Emergency in California as Santa Barbara Cleans Up from...
Crude oil from a broken pipeline has led to an alarming amount of oil to leak into the Pacific Ocean leaving Santa Barbara area in a state of emergency. The company, Plains All American, is not required to be supplied with an automatic shutdown valve in case of a leak so the leak continued for a while before being looked into.
Federal Court Order: Explosive DOT-111 ‘Bomb Train’ Oil Tank Cars Can...
While the industry promised to phase-out DOT-111s, these “bomb trains” continue to roll through towns and cities across the U.S. It seems their promise has rung hollow.
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Why the deep state hates Putin
Since World War II, America’s knee-jerk response to any diplomatic challenge has been to bully or bomb.
Nuclear fusion won’t save the climate
But it might blow up the world.
‘Just the next step’ toward justice for Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shutter SCORPION unit
Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."
Largest fossil fuel plant in New York City could become nation’s first to convert...
“The repowering of Ravenswood with offshore wind is a community-driven approach to invest in a disadvantaged community and support New York in meeting its clean energy and economic goals.”
US follows Germany’s lead to send battle tanks to Ukraine
The U.S. agreed to send 31 tanks, and Germany agreed to 14.