Thousands Are Gathering in New...

Mar 23, 2016 by

[Translate] With the BP oil spill still in recent memory, activists are planning a massive protest to stop destructive drilling in...

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The Irony of Oil Abundance: Wa...

Mar 13, 2016 by

The Irony of Oil Abundance: Way Too Much Supply, Not Enough Demand

[Translate] Fracking And oil prices have plunged to rock-bottom—so much for our new industrial renaissance. By Michael T. Klare /...

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ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE ...

Mar 11, 2016 by

ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE IRONY OF OIL ABUNDANCE

[Translate] By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Andrew / CC-BY-2.0 This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom...

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WE ARE WITNESSING THE DECLINE ...

Mar 10, 2016 by

WE ARE WITNESSING THE DECLINE OF SAUDI ARABIA AS A MAJOR POWER

[Translate] With falling oil prices and new players, Saudi Arabia’s power is ebbing. By Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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CALIFORNIA MOVES FORWARD WITH ...

Feb 26, 2016 by

CALIFORNIA MOVES FORWARD WITH DRILLING IN PROTECTED AQUIFIERS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File California has both water and oil underground. Which...

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CONGRESS JUST EXTENDED THE PTC...

Dec 23, 2015 by

CONGRESS JUST EXTENDED THE PTC AND ITC: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

[Translate] eLab Network Manager ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Late last week, Congress passed a bill that extends the Production Tax...

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DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACTUA...

Dec 7, 2015 by

DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY REGULATE PIPELINES?

[Translate]   By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has a reputation of effectively...

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NO MORE ARCTIC DRILLING ATTEMP...

Sep 28, 2015 by

NO MORE ARCTIC DRILLING ATTEMPTS FOR SHELL

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jim Paulin Shell has announced it will discontinue oil exploration in...

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THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME COMMITED BY EXXONMOBIL TO DATE

[Translate]   JACQUELINE MARCUS FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: JW Randolph)From the time I was a teenager, I’ve wrestled with...

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BIG OIL TANKS CALIFORNIA MEASU...

Sep 17, 2015 by

BIG OIL TANKS CALIFORNIA MEASURE TO CUT PETROLEUM USE IN HALF

[Translate] “Oil has won the skirmish. But they’ve lost the bigger battle,” pledges Gov. Jerry Brown. Kate Sheppard...

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CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ABANDON K...

Sep 10, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ABANDON KEY PART OF CLIMATE LEGISLATION, BLAMING OIL INDUSTRY LOBBYING

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, flanked by Assembly...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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GREENING AMERICA’S ENERG...

Sep 2, 2015 by

GREENING AMERICA’S ENERGY WORKFORCE

[Translate] Emily Schwartz Greco  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Oil permeates the whole economy. Even if you telework in a...

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BIG OIL HATES A CALIFORNIA CLI...

Aug 24, 2015 by

BIG OIL HATES A CALIFORNIA CLIMATE BILL SO MUCH IT’S TELLING OUTRIGHT LIES ABOUT IT

[Translate] Reuters / Jonathan Alcorn Lying Flyers and the Liars Who Mail Them By Bentham Paulos GRIST As Western wildfires follow...

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RESISTANCE TO ATLANTIC OFFSHOR...

Aug 23, 2015 by

RESISTANCE TO ATLANTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING IS GROWING

[Translate] The rapidly growing grassroots movement of Atlantic coastal communities faces a powerful alliance: pro-drilling governors...

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AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSH...

Aug 23, 2015 by

AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSHES FRACKING, LOCALS PUSH BACK

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jon Super Anti-fracking protestors walk in front of vehicles...

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WHY AN OIL GLUT MAY LEAD TO A ...

Aug 14, 2015 by

WHY AN OIL GLUT MAY LEAD TO A NEW WORLD OF ENERGY

[Translate]   By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG olle svensson / (CC BY 2.0) This piece first appeared at...

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PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER SHELL OIL...

Aug 1, 2015 by

PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER SHELL OIL AS A SYMBOL OF PLANET-DESTROYING GREED

[Translate] On the day the heat index in an Iranian city broke world records, Shell Oil moved forward with its plan to drill in the...

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PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN ...

Jul 31, 2015 by

PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN TO BLOCK ARCTIC-BOUND SHELL OIL ICEBREAKER

[Translate] Greenpeace activists dangle from a Portland, Oregon, bridge in a bid to derail plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean...

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WE MIGHT AVERT CLIMATE CATASTR...

Jul 27, 2015 by

WE MIGHT AVERT CLIMATE CATASTROPHE WITH THIS ONE RADICAL CHOICE

[Translate]   Leaving most of the world’s remaining fossil fuels in the ground could prevent worst-case warming, study says....

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CORRUPTION IS KILLING CHILDREN...

Jun 24, 2015 by

[Translate] NICHOLAS KRISTOFF – NY TIMES The World’s Deadliest Place for Kids Nicholas Kristof reports on the rampant...

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CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS FOUND...

Jun 20, 2015 by

CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS FOUND IN DRINKING WATER NEAR TEXAS FRACKING SITES

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/LM Otero   Scientists have found elevated levels of cancer-causing...

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YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SC...

Jun 15, 2015 by

YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SCREWING THE ENVIRONMENT

[Translate] .Oil refineries use a ton of water—and a lot of them are in drought-plagued California. —By Julia Lurie  MOTHER JONES...

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FRACKING BANS NO LONGER ALLOWE...

Jun 1, 2015 by

FRACKING BANS NO LONGER ALLOWED IN OKLAHOMA

[Translate] Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, who signed a ban on fracking bans into law on Friday. CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki...

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Mexico’s Pemex Plagued b...

May 27, 2015 by

Mexico’s Pemex Plagued by Deadly Offshore Explosions and Major Pipeline Spills

[Translate] In just over a month, the state-owned oil company was at the center of three tragic incidents, two fatal. By Ben Jervey /...

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The California Oil Spill Is Ev...

May 23, 2015 by

The California Oil Spill Is Even Worse Than We Thought

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS Crews from Patriot Environmental Services collect oil-covered seaweed and sand from the...

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REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIE...

May 21, 2015 by

REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIES WITH UK GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds...

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Ecuador’s president urge...

May 17, 2015 by

Ecuador’s president urges Brad Pitt to scrap Amazon oil spill movie

[Translate]   Socialist leader Rafael Correa concerned film will be based on a book he alleges covered up actions of oil giant...

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The U.S. Is Getting Serious Ab...

May 5, 2015 by

The U.S. Is Getting Serious About Oil Train Explosions. Here’s How It Plans To Stop Them.

[Translate] by Ari Phillips  CLIMATE PROGRESS A cyclist rides by train tank cars with placards indicating petroleum crude oil...

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This gorgeous video will remin...

Apr 18, 2015 by

[Translate] By Suzanne Jacobs GRIST Disasters (natural or human-caused) are like TV shows. As soon as get into one, your friend tells...

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