Oil – Page 38 – People's World

Sudan: Colonialism’s dead hand

February 11, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

Hopefully the recent ceasefire agreement between the warring parties in South Sudan will halt that country's downward spiral into civil war.

Minnesota oil spill largely unreported, spills by rail hit new high

February 11, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Here's something troubling for environmentalists to contemplate: Have oil spills become so common, so normal, that the media only bothers to highlight the largest-scale disasters?

Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy

February 7, 2014 By Blake Skylar

XL 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...

Unions jump into the controversy over Keystone pipeline

February 5, 2014 By John Wojcik And Marc Brodine

Environmental activists, among them many union members, are escalating their protests against approval of the pipeline.

Keystone XL report: some unions for, some against

February 4, 2014 By PAI

The 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.