The images from the summer of 2010 were undoubtedly gruesome: the carcass of a young sperm whale, decayed and partially eaten by sharks, sighted at … US downplayed effect of Deepwater oil spill on whalesRead 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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Profit over Safety
A federal judge has ruled that BP was “grossly negligent” and “reckless” in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers … Profit over SafetyRead more
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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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$800 Million Tar Sands Oil Spill In Michigan
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed multiple corrosion cracks and “pervasive organizational failures” at the Calgary-based Enbridge pipeline company for a more-than-20,000-barrel oil spill two … $800 Million Tar Sands Oil Spill In MichiganRead more