Oil
Obama withdraws Alaska’s Bristol Bay from drilling
December 17, 2014President Obama announced Tuesday that he's removing more than 52,000 square miles of waters off Alaska's coast from consideration for oil and gas exploration or drilling.
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Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon
December 16, 2014A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.
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Activists protest oil drilling in Canary Islands
December 9, 2014Canarians and tourists formed a giant 'SOS' on a beach in Spain's Canary Island of Fuerteventura protesting oil drilling.
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Alberta pipeline hits swamp with over 15,000 gallons of oil
December 3, 2014Yet another major spill in the routinely oil-plagued Alberta, Canada, has left the swamps of Red Earth Creek polluted.
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The big chill: tensions in the Arctic
November 24, 2014The Arctic may be cold, but the politics surrounding it are pretty hot. There is a great deal at stake.
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