The sudden dramatic collapse in the price of oil appears to be an act of geopolitical warfare against Russia. The result could be trillions of … Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil DerivativesRead more
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Christie Admin Accused of Forcing Lenient Exxon Settlement for Environmental Damage in New Jersey
A former New Jersey environmental official says the office of Gov. Chris Christie pushed through a favorable settlement that potentially saved the oil giant ExxonMobil … Christie Admin Accused of Forcing Lenient Exxon Settlement for Environmental Damage in New JerseyRead more
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Foreign Intervention in Civil War 100x More Likely in Oil-Rich Nations A new academic study has concluded foreign governments are 100 times more likely to … NewsRead more
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U.S. Hegemony at Root of Ukraine Crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukraine crisis can be traced to a U.S. refusal to accept any … NewsRead more
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Assigning a Cost to BP’s Gulf Oil Spill
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded, causing the single largest marine oil disaster in US history. While the oil gushed from nearly … Assigning a Cost to BP’s Gulf Oil SpillRead more
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Catholic Bishops Call for End to Fossil Fuels A group of Catholic bishops attending the UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, have called for abandoning … NewsRead more
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Keystone company’s PR blitz to safeguard its backup plan
Energy East strategy drawn up by public relations firm Edelman calls for thousands of activists, major online campaign and digging into background of opposition groups … Keystone company’s PR blitz to safeguard its backup planRead more
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New York Says No to Fracking New York has become the first state in the nation with major natural gas deposits to ban the oil … NewsRead more
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Obama’s New Oil Wars
It was heinous. It was underhanded. It was beyond the bounds of international morality. It was an attack on the American way of life. It … Obama’s New Oil WarsRead more