Oil
Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline illegal, Dems demand Biden shut it down
February 8, 2021Five Democratic lawmakers on Friday encouraged President Joe Biden to order an immediate shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Read moreBiden’s halt to oil and gas leasing on federal lands cheered
January 28, 2021With his signature, the president ends Trump’s opening of vast areas of the U.S. to corporate exploiters to corporate exploiters.
Read moreOil, gas, and coal behind far right and white supremacist politics
January 21, 2021By following the money it is clear that the criminal element in U.S. politics is bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry.
Read moreMaduro claims CIA spy arrested with explosives near oil refinery
September 21, 2020Minister of Petroleum Tareck el-Aissami also said the government foiled a plan to set off an explosive device at the El Palito oil refinery in the northern state of Carabobo recently.
Read moreForty environmental groups demand Trump protect oil rig workers against coronavirus
September 9, 2020Citing COVID 19 outbreaks on rigs and drilling platforms, they demand that Trump take action to protect workers against the new threat they face.
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