Tag: Oil
EPA Bans Fracking Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants
“While no known municipal treatment plants currently accept fracking waste, the option could have become more attractive to drillers as standards tightened on other waste disposal methods.”
The Desperate Plight of Petro-States
With a Busted Business Model, Oil Economies Head for the Unknown
EPA Finalizes Methane Rule for New Oil and Gas Operations
A new EPA rule limits methane emissions from new oil and gas infrastructure and requires operators to submit to semi-annual or quarterly monitoring, depending on the type of operation.
Debacle at Doha
In announcing the kingdom’s new economic blueprint on April 25th, Prince Mohammed vowed to liberate the country from its “addiction” to oil.”
Three Surprising Reasons Saudi Arabia May Be Getting Out of the...
In as little as fifteen to twenty years, petroleum may be illegal in some places; and will be in retreat everywhere.
How A Small Town Won an Unlikely Victory Against Big Oil
A port commission vote against a proposed $1.2 billion oil refinery in a Washington town proves that the people still have a voice.
Climate Activist Who Chained Herself to Shell Vessel Argues Necessity Defense
Chiara D'Angelo, who spent three days chained to a Shell vessel last year to protest Arctic oil drilling, says her actions were necessary to prevent climate catastrophe
Infographic: The Surprising Ways You Consume Oil Every Day
Less than half the oil we consume is used for gasoline. Petroleum also goes into a bunch of everyday products. Some useful, and many we could live without.
Ecuador Set to Sell One Third of Pristine Rainforest to Chinese...
Ecuador is in the midst of talks to sell one-third of pure, untouched rainforest to Chinese oil companies despite environmental impact and protests from indigenous people.
An Exceptional Nation? French Foreign Policy and the 21st Century Scramble...
There seems to be no amount of human suffering and destruction that can’t be excused when undertaken by western countries who are always deemed to have good intentions, while those opposed to them are tarred as savages at best and pure evil at worst.