crude oil
Warren Buffett Really Likes Oil Trains — Despite the Explosions
America's favorite investor has invested heavily in moving oil by rail, but he hasn't done enough to address the inherent safety issues.
Transporting Oil by Rail Is a Crude Gamble
Oil trains charging through North America are derailing and exploding—resulting in severe environmental damage and human casualties.
Do You Live In A “Bomb Train” Blast Zone?
This map shows if you live in an area where millions of barrels of crude oil is traveling through.
This First Nation-Backed Pipeline Is a Sensible Alternative to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway
First Nations leader and advocate Calvin Helin is spearheading the kooky idea of actually listening to the communities affected by Canada's energy sector. In a standoff with Enbridge, his company is proposing to beat the oil giant at its own game with...
Lac Mégantic Could Have Been Saved, if the Train Had a Conductor
We spoke to a train conductor who says if the train that barreled towards Lac Mégantic was properly staffed with a second conductor to help test the brakes, this awful tragedy could have been avoided.
Impressions from Lac Mégantic
Surveying the damage of the small Quebec town that was detonated by a runaway train carrying crude oil.
Hugo Chavez Told Me He Won't Sell Oil to the Kochs
I’ve been tracking a tube of black putrid ooze, a toxic viper slowly slithering 2,000 miles across the belly of America, swallowing all water aquifers, politicians, and reason in its path. It's called the XL Keystone Pipeline.