Oil – Page 46 – People's World

Recovery underway for Minnesota oil spill, but what lessons learned?

March 29, 2013 By Blake Skylar

On March 28 in western Minnesota, a mile-long train hauling oil from Canada derailed, leading to a spill of about 15,000 gallons of crude.

Poor people in the U.S. also benefitted from Venezuelan oil

March 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Chavez cared about the poor at a time when "some of the wealthiest people on our planet have more money than they can ever reasonably expect to spend."

Impending disaster uncovered at Louisiana refinery

March 8, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

An EPA inspection uncovered numerous air quality and job safety and health violations that ExxonMobil did not report at the nation's second largest oil refinery.

Ecuadorian President Correa gains second term, scores big win

February 20, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

At least 51 percent of candidates of Correa's Alianza Pais political party gained National Assembly seats. Never before in Ecuadorian history has a single party held a legislative majority.

The cost of renewed U.S. control in Paraguay

February 19, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Paraguay interests the U.S. government now because it's close to unruly Bolivia, because of oil deposits, the Guaraní fresh water aquifer, and lawlessness in the tri-border area.