Tag: Oil
650,000 K-12 Children Attend School Within One Mile of a Fracked...
The spread of fracking across the U.S. over the last decade has been damaging to our environment and health, and it’s time to put a stop to the practice and start healing the damage.
Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma
Perhaps it would be more prudent for Gov. Mary Fallin and the Republican-dominated legislature to stop praying to the oil industry and start passing laws to make their state’s oil billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
Media Silent as Native Americans Successfully Halt Construction on Oil Pipeline
It’s the Keystone XL Pipeline all over again.
Oil Spills are Actually Good for Birds, Fish, and the Economy...
“Environmentalists worry that an increase in oil trains could lead to a rise in oil train derailments, but witnesses that testified before the EFSEC on behalf of Vancouver Energy say oil spills might not actually be that bad for the environment.”
EPA Bans Fracking Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants
“While no known municipal treatment plants currently accept fracking waste, the option could have become more attractive to drillers as standards tightened on other waste disposal methods.”
The Desperate Plight of Petro-States
With a Busted Business Model, Oil Economies Head for the Unknown
EPA Finalizes Methane Rule for New Oil and Gas Operations
A new EPA rule limits methane emissions from new oil and gas infrastructure and requires operators to submit to semi-annual or quarterly monitoring, depending on the type of operation.
Debacle at Doha
In announcing the kingdom’s new economic blueprint on April 25th, Prince Mohammed vowed to liberate the country from its “addiction” to oil.”
Three Surprising Reasons Saudi Arabia May Be Getting Out of the...
In as little as fifteen to twenty years, petroleum may be illegal in some places; and will be in retreat everywhere.
How A Small Town Won an Unlikely Victory Against Big Oil
A port commission vote against a proposed $1.2 billion oil refinery in a Washington town proves that the people still have a voice.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
The environmental and social impacts of fish farming and industrial aquaculture
Often promoted as sustainable, fish farming can increase pressure on wild fisheries, deepen global food inequities, and damage marine ecosystems.