DRILLING
The New Zealand Government Wants to Allow Drilling for Oil in a Dolphin Habitat
Plans for oil and gas exploration are a death sentence for the world's smallest and rarest dolphin.
Environmentalists Are Gearing Up for the Next Phase of New York's Fracking Wars
Emboldened by New York's new ban on hydraulic fracturing, environmentalists plan on ramping up the fight against the state's oil and gas industry.
Republicans Want to Drill for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Alaska preserve is a pristine habitat for all sorts of iconic North American species — and it also sits atop an estimated 10.3 billion barrels of oil.
Here's What Fracking Is Doing To Air Quality
Air samples collected at 96 sites in Wyoming, Ohio, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado found dangerously high levels of know carcinogens.
This Giant Catamaran Plucks Old Oil Rigs Out of the Sea Like Daisies
Coming soon to a North Sea oil rig near you!
The Bros of Fracking
VICE heads to North Dakota fracking territory to meet the new generation of young and wealthy directional drillers who are taking part in the politically loaded and controversial method of obtaining oil.
Another Arctic Spill Is Inevitable, and We Are in No Way Prepared
Expensive, risky deep-water drilling in harsh seas will come inevitable oil spills, spills that the industry and regulators aren't ready to handle.
It's Now Illegal to Protest Oil and Gas Exploration in New Zealand
The NZ government doesn’t care what you think about drilling.
Let's Take a Tour of Russia's Most Controversial Oil Rig
The rig has been touted as the first Arctic-ready, ice-resistant oil platform.
Big Oil Is Fracking the Nile
At least three major companies—the Dutch oil giant Shell, the American oil and gas corporation Apache, and the United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas—have launched major hydraulic fracturing operations in Egypt.
Flack for Fracking
A University of Texas researcher found no link between hydro-fracking and water contamination. Spoiler: He's being paid.
Getting to the Bottom of Antarctica's Last Great Mystery
If the Russian expedition to explore the lake buried deep beneath the South Pole didn't sound enough like a sci-fi horror film, the loss of contact with the scientists last Friday practically begged for a creepy Hollywoodish tag line. _But in a...