Tag: Oil
Oil tanker fire near Hong Kong kills 1, potential spill could...
The explosions were strong enough to be felt by residents of the nearby island.
Energy Transfer uses workaround to open mariner east 2 pipeline amid...
“We expected the state regulators and the governor to step in and assure the safety of Pennsylvanians. They have not.”
Dakota Access Pipeline company misses deadline to plant 20,000 trees along...
"This really is not as much about the monetary amount as it is about awareness and influencing future behavior."
Fracking in 2018: Another year of pretending to make money
Instead, the fracking industry has helped set new records for U.S. oil production while continuing to lose huge amounts of money – and that was before the recent crash in oil prices.
Michigan Gov. signs bill to keep Line 5 pipeline flowing
"We are deeply disappointed Gov. Snyder approved legislation that will keep oil pumping through the damaged Line 5 Pipeline for another decade or more."
Canadian government declares oil trains safe and plans to get into...
Here's why that's bad news for the communities in both Canada and the U.S. where this influx of oil train traffic will pass.
60,000 liters of oil spills from pipeline into Brazilian bay
"It was a leak of significant proportions, with an impact on the mangroves."
US Coast Guard demands Taylor Energy clean up 14 year oil...
"The time to clean this up was 14 years ago. Taylor Energy has shown nothing but negligence all this time."
Peak shale: Is the US fracking industry already in decline?
Has the industry run out of good rock?
First ‘Red’ level tremor at UK fracking site put legal pause...
Cuadrilla Resources was forced by law to pause operations at its site in Lancashire, England when a tremor with a magnitude of 0.8 took place in the area Friday morning.
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University of Illinois students face felony charges for peaceful Gaza protest, raising concerns over free speech suppression and institutional bias.
Resist: How to keep ‘it’ from happening here
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Trump’s Project 2025 architect pick sparks fears for Social Security and Medicare cuts
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