“Double Dip” Oil Plunge Gets “Ugly” For The Tar Sands
Those in the oil industry hoping for a reprieve from the volatility of the oil price had their hopes dashed yesterday as the price of oil dropped to its lowest level in four months.
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TransCanada’s Other Massive Pipeline Plan
TransCanada's proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline faces massive opposition in Canada. A large demonstration is planned in Quebec City on April 11th.
Big Oil Eyes Up “The Prize” of Iran
As world leaders converged on the Swiss town of Lausanne over the weekend, their historic deliberations about Iran’s nuclear programme were said to have reached the “end-game” before the deadline at the end of the month.
US Shale Boom “Goes Bust”
The global oil price rose slightly this morning on the back of the news from the US government that US shale oil output is expected to fall for the first time in four years.
What’s wrong with our energy policy in one short video
We all know a picture speaks a thousand words, but sometimes a video says even more. If you're looking for one clip that shows a bit of the craziness of an energy policy pushing bomb trains, arctic drilling, and unchecked oil...
State of Emergency as “Repeat Offender” Causes “Nightmare” Oil Spill
A state of emergency was declared yesterday in southern California after 105,000 gallons of oil poured out of a ruptured pipeline near Santa Barbara.
Subsidy Spotlight: Utah Land Defenders Stand Up To Dirty Politics
New technologies like fracking––along with government subsidies––have ushered in an energy boom reliant on extreme extraction methods to produce oil and natural gas. Now the Uinta Basin is ground zero for what threatens to become the next phase in extreme...
KXL is “like two bald men fighting over a comb”
As the political squabbling over Keystone XL continues to dominate the political landscape in Washington, yesterday the Senate energy committee voted 13-9 in favour of a bill that would force construction of the controversial pipeline.
BP Spill: Up to 10 Million Gallons Of Oil On Gulf Floor
In the months that followed BP’s devastating Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, one of the biggest mysteries was what happened to the 200 millions gallons of spewed black crude.
US Frackers to “Pump and Pray”
The oil industry often prides itself in pushing the boundaries of technology. The whole fracking revolution has been driven by the industry pioneering new techniques to exploit oil and gas that was previously out of reach.