Oil
Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy
February 7, 2014XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying...
Read moreUnions jump into the controversy over Keystone pipeline
February 5, 2014Environmental activists, among them many union members, are escalating their protests against approval of the pipeline.
Read moreKeystone XL report: some unions for, some against
February 4, 2014The department released its environmental impact statement on the project, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta's tar sands to refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast. There are 30 days for public comments.
Read moreNorth Dakota oil train explosion is another harsh lesson
January 3, 2014In what was a devastating end to 2013, on Dec. 30, just a mile outside Casselton, N.D., a train carrying oil collided with another train, producing a series of explosions that left 10 cars ablaze.
Read moreMexican lawmakers OK privatization of nation’s oil industry
December 19, 2013The measure will allow foreign multinational corporations to explore, drill and sell Mexican oil and gas.
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