Tag: Oil
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Mark Zuckerberg's PAC Aimed at Division, Not Coalition-Building
Reform and action should come about via a diverse coalition supporting measures that benefit everyone.
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Questions still unanswered following Exxon oil spill
It has been more than a month since the Exxon Mobil tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas and residents and investigators are still waiting for answers to basic questions about the disaster.
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Study finds 30 toxic chemicals at Exxon oil spill site in Arkansas
An independent study co-published by the Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group and Global Community Monitor found a chemical soup in the aftermath of the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline oil spill.
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Update on Mayflower Oil Spill: Chemist finds benzene, AG investigates, residents organize
It has now been five weeks since the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas. Here's an update on the latest reports.
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If Keystone XL is rejected, will rail shipments fill the gap?
While rail may be considered safer than a pipeline, I don't find that argument compelling when considered in the context of the math of climate change. The debate over rail versus pipelines is the wrong argument to be having.
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BP's lies about Gulf oil spill should worry Arkansas victims of Exxon spill
A must-read article by Mark Hertsgaard in Newsweek reports how BP lied about the size of the oil disaster and the danger posed to its workers, the public and the environment. It is a cautionary tale for victims of all oil spills.
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Tests find oil has reached Lake Conway, Exxon denies
There is oil in Lake Conway, according to water tests conducted by Opflex Solutions, a company that specializes in oil spill clean-up.
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Update on Arkansas oil spill: Exxon rejects AG request to pay for investigation, offers residents $10,000
Today marks the fourth week of the cleanup in Mayflower, Arkansas, after the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline ruptured spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a neighborhood and wetland.
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InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer for oil spill reporting
For only the third time ever, a web-based news organization has won a Pulitzer Prize.
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Clean-up or cover-up? Latest in Exxon oil spill reveals AG hired firm with oil industry ties, residents are ill and workers misinformed.
Here's the latest from local and national media on the ongoing clean-up of the ExxonMobil oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas.
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Monday links of stuff you should know
Go read these things.
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Exxon pipeline rupture is 22 feet long, indicating immense pressure, possible criminal negligence.
Two weeks ago today, Exxon Mobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured catastrophically, creating a 22-foot long gash that unleashed hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil and toxic chemicals. Here's the latest news.
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As Exxon censors local media, citizen journalists document Arkansas oil spill. Can the pros be doing more?
The local media and the public owes them all a huge thanks to citizen journalists for the work they've done to expose how significant this mess Exxon has caused truly is.
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Comedy video skewers Exxon over Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill
Comedians Andy Cobb and Mike Damanskis have a new video about the ExxonMobil oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas called Exxon - Energy Everywhere.
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Severe weather threatens Exxon oil spill cleanup, Mayflower residents feel health effects, lawyers discuss class action lawsuit and more [UPDATE]
Here's the latest from local and national media on the ongoing cleanup of the ExxonMobil oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas.
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Canadian government learns from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy about how to stifle dissent
Approving a pipeline across Toronto is a lot like building a bypass through Arthur Dent's house.
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Arkansas oil spill could be almost 300,000 gallons, video shows oil in wetland (UPDATES)
New estimates of the amount of oil spilled by Exxon Mobil in Mayflower, Arkansas have grown far beyond the initial figures. Meanwhile, an activist group has video of an alleged "dumping ground" of crude oil.
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Mayflower, Arkansas "on lockdown" following Exxon oil spill
Several media outlets have noted the strict control Exxon has over journalists trying to cover the oil spill in Arkansas.
