Obama’s Neutrality on Dakota Pipeline Will Ruin His Environmental Legacy
The President has turned his back on Native Americans when they need him the most.
View ArticleNurses, Vets Lend Support Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Unarmed water protectors have been hit with mace and shot with rubber bullets and bean bags by North Dakota State Police Troopers and Dakota Access Pipeline Security.
View ArticleCan Iran, Iraq and the Saudis Keep Teetering OPEC Together?
Should the 56-year-old oil cartel fall, which holds a critical meeting next week, much of the blame will lie with Iraq and Iran.
View ArticlePolice Smear Campaign Against Standing Rock Veterans Backfires
Morton County Sheriff’s Dept likens veterans to ticking-time-bomb zombies 'triggered' into ruthless, aggressive soldiers.
View ArticlePolice Restart Propaganda Campaign Against Standing Rock Water Protectors
The Standing Rock activists were right to be wary that the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline would be halted.
View ArticleBrace for the Oil, Food and Financial Crash of 2018
80% of the world’s oil has peaked, and the resulting oil crunch will flatten the economy.
View ArticleHow World War I Ushered in the Century of Oil
Before World War I, petroleum had few practical uses, but it emerged from the war as a strategic global asset necessary for national stability and security.
View ArticleKids’ Lawsuit Scares Off Big Oil Lobbyists Who Can’t Disprove Climate Change
Three industry groups pulled out of Juliana v. U.S. because they couldn't convincingly argue that climate change isn't real.
View ArticleHow Electric Vehicles Could Take a Bite Out of the Oil Market
However long it takes, shifting to electric vehicles might not make oil demand level off or decline on its own.
View ArticleWhat Will All Top 10 Oil Companies Do in 60 Years?
Oil companies of the future may look different, but they are perfectly viable in the foreseeable long term.
View ArticleNAFTA Talks See Trump in Driver’s Seat—and Canada at Risk
Mexico has traditionally been NAFTA's biggest loser. But Canada is at risk if the U.S. gets its way in removing a dispute settlement mechanism from the deal in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiations.
View ArticleThe Beauty Industry Has Spoken: CBD Is the New Super Oil
Argan oil may be the stalwart of the beauty oil trend, but newcomer to the industry, CBD, is making a big mark. Here are five products—from face serum to hair pomade—to try out.
View ArticleNJ Politics Digest: Will State ‘Dodge a Bullet’ When It Comes to Offshore...
"We made it clear we want to be off the drilling list," Rep. Tom MacArthur said in the report.
View ArticleWhy Are Renewables Buoyant Even as Oil Sinks?
Oil prices are plummeting. Gas is cheap; heating–whether from oil or natural gas – is too. So is clean energy in trouble as its older, dirtier cousin becomes more economically attractive? Not as much...
View ArticleThis Is the Easiest and Least Costly Way to Fight Climate Change
Everyone knows that reducing carbon emissions is hard. Republicans like former presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (with little evidence) contend that acting on climate “would be devastating...
View ArticleInterview With Susan Sarandon: Obama and Clinton ‘Silent’ on Dakota Pipeline
Starting in April 2016, Native American tribes from across the country began gathering outside a small town in North Dakota called Cannon Ball, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline in solidarity with...
View ArticleNYC Council ‘Stands United’ With Standing Rock Against Dakota Access Pipeline
The City Council today issued an official proclamation of support to Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II, whose reservation has battled the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline...
View ArticleNJ Politics Digest: States Are Going Local to Fight Offshore Drilling
In politics, as in many things, the secret is location, location, location. And so states opposed to the Trump administration’s efforts to open areas off their coasts to offshore drilling are using...
View ArticleNew Report Indicates the Scrutinization of Arts Funding Is Only Going to...
At major arts organizations all over the world, a huge ripple effect is being absorbed and dealt with in a number of different ways. The ripple in question is an increasingly common awareness of the...
View ArticleThe National Gallery Becomes the Latest Art Institution to Cut Ties With BP
According to new reports, after years of sustained protests and similar moves by other arts organizations, London’s National Portrait Gallery is ending its collaboration with British Petroleum,...
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