Oil
Black Goo, the Environment and the End of the World
Douglas Coupland looks to the past to find an answer for the impending environmental apocalypse of the extreme present.
We Watched Greenpeace Park a Gigantic Polar Bear Outside Shell's London HQ This Morning
The protesters hope to remain locked up inside the double-decker bus sized beast until Shell stop drilling in the Arctic.
Azerbaijan Is Trying to Attract Tourism with Its Crude Oil Spas
While getting your crude oil all over the place is usually frowned upon, there's one town in Azerbaijan that's tied its fortune to dunking tourists in the stuff.
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 travelling with a group of rebel fighters on the way to investigate an oil company.
Photos of the People in the Path of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Some view it as their savior, others as a project that will hasten their demise.
An Exhausting Day in the Life of a Petrol Station Employee
Gas stations are a microcosm of American culture – everyone goes to them, rich or poor, young or old. Working behind the counter means seeing a slice of life pass through the doors each day.
Canada Plans to Use Satellite Technology to Protect Its Arctic Sovereignty
The Canadian Government, the German Aerospace Centre and the Swedish Space Corporation's northern station will soon become a leading science and technology centre.
The Eclipse May Have Been Crap But What It Told Us About Our Future Is Great
Today, a solar eclipse had a slight chance of fucking up our power grid – and that's a really great thing, because it means that we're slowly starting to wean ourselves off oil.
The 'National Geographic' Photographer Who Likes His Phone More Than His Camera
An interview with Ivan Kashinsky about the joys of the camera phone.
Did Fracking Cause an Earthquake in Alberta?
So far there's no conclusive proof, but fracking has been connected to earthquakes in other places, and British Columbia is already cracking down.
Friday Night in the Bakken Oilfield
"We get drunk and think about how Williston used to be, then go home and dream about how it could be."
With the Russian Ruble Collapsing, What's Putin's Next Move?
Economic sanctions and the falling price of oil seem to be crippling Russia's fragile economy, but is that actually a good thing for the West?