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Texas Pipeline Company Admits Santa Barbara Oil Spill Was 40 Percent Larger Than Estimated
The pipeline, owned by Plains All American Pipeline, burst in May and led to hundreds of bird and mammal deaths, in what was the worst spill in 25 years
Greenpeace Temporarily Blockades A Shell Vessel, As the Oil Major Begins Drilling in the Arctic
Activists rappelled off Portland, Oregon's St. Johns Bridge, hanging about 100 feet off the surface and blocking the ship for nearly two days.
These Swedish Reporters Spent 438 Days in an Ethiopian Prison for Their 'Terrorist' Journalism
They were shot, faced mock execution, and were left to rot in jail because they were traveling with a group of rebel fighters on the way to investigate an oil company.
Shell Executive Says the Company Might Drop the Word 'Oil' From Its Name
Environmentalists say the possible move is a ruse aimed at disguising the company's impacts on the environment and contribution to climate change.
Here's How Many 'Bomb Trains' Could Pass Through the Pacific Northwest Every Day
According to a report by the Seattle, Washington-based Sightline Institute, one hundred million barrels of oil could pass through the region each day on the way to refineries and export terminals along the coast.
A Year of Low Oil Prices Means Fewer Rigs in the US — But Not Less Oil
In the Bakken region of North Dakota, the drop in oil prices has forced companies to cut costs and improve well efficiencies.
BP Just Agreed to Pay $19 Billion in Damages for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Federal officials and environmentalists have praised the deal, the largest environmental settlement in US history, which will help cover the costs of Gulf Coast restoration.
This Is TransCanada's Latest Justification for Constructing the Keystone XL Pipeline
Canada and the Group of Seven leading industrial nations have pledged to cut emissions, so it's time to build the pipeline, says a company executive in a letter to the US State Department.
It's Official: New York State Bans Fracking
The state's Department of Environmental Conservation conducted a seven-year evaluation of the controversial drilling technique and found a lack of scientific certainty on the potential environmental impacts.
Here's Why Canada's Oil Is Worse Than America's
A study by the US Department of Energy, the University of California, and Stanford University says fuel derived from Alberta's tar sands is about 20 percent more carbon intensive then fuel made from US crude oil.
Here's Why Oklahoma May Be Having So Many Earthquakes
Oklahoma is the most seismically active state in the nation — and Stanford University researchers say it might be related to hydraulic fracturing.