Exxon Mobil Oil Spill Hits Niger Delta The oil giant Exxon Mobil has acknowledged a new oil spill off the coast of southern Nigeria. Residents … NewsRead more
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Why Are Food Prices so High? Because We’re Eating Oil
Anyone who buys their own groceries (as opposed to having a full-time cook handle such mundane chores) knows that the cost of basic foods keeps … Why Are Food Prices so High? Because We’re Eating OilRead more
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4 Years After BP Disaster
Four years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded and killed 11 workers, causing more than 200 million gallons of oil to spew into the … 4 Years After BP DisasterRead more
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Why No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had a “no fly zone” in place in Mayflower, Arkansas since April 1 at 2:12 PM and will be … Why No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill?Read more
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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas
A breach in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus crude oil pipeline occurred late Friday afternoon near Mayflower, AR (about 20 miles north northwest of Little Rock and at … Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in ArkansasRead more
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Mommy, why does they think you’re a terrorist?
Five years ago, the firm TransCanada submitted a permit request to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Canada … Mommy, why does they think you’re a terrorist?Read more
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Arctic 30
getting bail in Russia is an extremely rare thing, so we are very happy that, in fact, we have succeeded in building enough pressure that … Arctic 30Read more
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Is Oil One Reason For Genocide of Rohingya in Burma?
Human rights campaigners are warning that further ethnic cleansing in Burma, which is being exacerbated by land clearances due to economic developments surrounding the Shwe … Is Oil One Reason For Genocide of Rohingya in Burma?Read more
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Exxon’s Paper Towel Clean Up
When news emerged last week that Exxon had surprisingly secured a no-fly zone over the area surrounding its 150,000 gallon spill in Mayflower in Arkansas, … Exxon’s Paper Towel Clean UpRead more