Tag: Oil - Page 8
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Shell Gets Approval To Drill in Arctic, Spills 14,000 Gallons in Gulf of Mexico
The two aren't causally linked of course, but the symbolism and timing is pure tragicomedy.
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Russia Spills 5 Million Tons of Oil, Equivalent to 6 BP Disasters, Every Year
A new report shows that Russia spills 1% of its oil output.
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Dozens Feared Dead After Russian Oil Rig Collapse
Although no major environmental damage from an oil leak is expected from the non-operational rig, the incident highlights the troubling risks to human life resulting from the pursuit of increasingly difficult-to-reach sources of oil.
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Congress Finally Agrees on Bipartisan Environmental Safety Bill, Votes For Wrong One
Evidence that there may be divine forces at work preventing Congress from getting anything done.
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In 2011, Congress Averaged More Than One Anti-Environment Vote a Day
The 112th Congress made a record-breaking 191 votes to kill air pollution rules, protect Big Oil subsidies, and block efforts to fight climate change, earning it this dubious distinction:
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Tar Sands Oil is Already Everywhere (Map)
Crap.
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How Big Oil's Back Room Dealing with the GOP Revived the Keystone XL
This is not what democracy looks like.
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Officials Who Regulate the Drilling Industry Are Also Tasked With Promoting It
State oil and gas agencies across the country that are supposed to be regulating the drilling industry, and ensuring risks to the environment and human health are minimized, are also tasked with promoting the same industry.
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Problems Continue in Michigan's Most Polluted Zip Code
Detroit's 48217 neighborhood suffers from many forms of industrial pollution.
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Tipping Barrels: Surf Film Highlights Threats to B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest
Tipping Barrels explores threats to Great Bear Rainforest through stunning cinematography.
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Oil Prices Spiking Again; When Will We Ever Learn?
Dependence on gasoline means the economy tanks when prices get too high. The answer Is to get off gas.
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"When The Oil Runs Out" - A Sadly Relevant Punk Rock Classic (Video)
Punks were singing about the end of cheap oil back in 1980. What the hell have we been doing since then?
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Boehner to Accelerate Keystone XL Pipeline As Part of Payroll Tax Bill
House Republican leaders are planning to accelerate approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline by adding it to a bill that has nothing to do with the pipeline.
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Study Shows That High Gas Prices Do Reduce Driving, Encourage Use of Alternatives
The amount people drive Is Elastic after all, and is price-sensitive.
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Tar Sands Crude Spills Into Denver's Water Supply
"High levels of benzene and volatile organic compounds at the nearby Denver Metro Wastewater plant made closure of a technical services building necessary and have forced employees to wear respirators."
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Archbishop Tutu, Other African Leaders Call on Canada to Fight Global Warming, Not Boost Tar Sands
Once considered a leader on global issues, Canada is a pariah at Durban
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UK Government Secretly Promotes Canadian Tar Sands, Fights EU Legislation
The self-proclaimed "greenest government ever" is busy promoting one of the dirtiest fuels on the planet.
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The Week in Pictures: Lt. John Pike Pepper Spraying Memes, Rubber Glove Bridal Gown, and More
Lt. John Pike is now an internet sensation. We also have a bridal gown made of rubber gloves, vans decked out ultra-luxe and more.
