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Read the latest insights and analysis from the experts at Oil Change International.

Big Oil bet big…and lost.

Thousands Say No to Northern Gateway

Over 3,000 people braved the rain and cold to protest against the Northern Gateway, which is planned to take the dirty tar sands from Alberta through the forests of British Columbia to the west coast of Canada.

“We have protected these lands with our hearts, soul and lives”

Locals in Ecuador are fighting PetroAmazonas to explore close to the ecologically and culturally sensitive Yasuni national park.

Koch’ed up: Petcoke’s political pollution

If there's a statistical correlation between dirty oil and dirty politics, we have yet to quantify it – but here's another story for the pile of anecdotal evidence.

Canada and Shell “Strangling Climate Action”

If the irony of Shell, a company at the forefront of exploiting the dirty tar sands, being a sponsor of a conference on climate change was lost on the delegates, it was not lost on protestors.

US crude exports: the fight for climate just got that little bit tougher

The Financial Times has just revealed that the oil trading arms of BP, Shell and Vitol have applied for licenses to export U.S. crude to Canada.

“A World of Infinite Gas”

So great is the fracking boom in the US that it has created a “world of infinite gas” according to Tony Hayward, the disgraced ex-boss of BP.

Big Oil spin vs. Reality in Tonight’s Debate

It’s pretty safe to assume one or both of the candidates will bring up energy issues in some predictable ways.

Different Voices Unite Against Tar Sands

From Canada to Texas, from protestors to oil industry whistleblowers, there is one message. Stop the tar sands and KXL.