Tag Archives: Oily Industry

Assault On The Arctic: President Obama’s Mortal Sin

Posted on September 17, 2015 by markt

Approval of Shell’s Arctic oil drilling has tarnished his environmental legacy and sinned against our children. By Bianca Jagger The Huffington Post (9/15/15) Introduction  President Obama is the first incumbent US President to cross the Arctic Circle. The purpose of … Continue reading →

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Shell Will Despoil The Arctic. But Barack Obama Is The Real Villain Here

Posted on August 23, 2015 by markt

The Greenpeace boat on which John Vidal sailed nears the North Pole in 2012’s summer of record ice loss. Photograph: Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace Obama’s decision to let Shell go ahead will always be seen as plain wrong By John Vidal The … Continue reading →

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In Major Loss To Environment, Obama Betrays Supporters Giving Final Approval To High Risk Arctic Drilling

Posted on July 25, 2015 by markt

    By Timothy Cama The Hill (7/23/15) The Obama administration gave its final stamp of approval Wednesday to Shell Oil Company’s application to drill in the Arctic Ocean. Under the approval, Shell can start drilling exploratory wells as soon … Continue reading →

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Five Lessons From The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement

Posted on July 23, 2015 by markt

By Emma Howard  The guardian (7/16/15) “We’re here to take on the most powerful industry in the world!” came the cry from the stage as around 300 fossil fuel divestment campaigners gathered in a London venue strewn with banners of … Continue reading →

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Not Only Did BP Get Off Cheaply On Gulf Coast Settlement, They Could Get Billions In Tax Breaks On Oil Spill Settlement

Posted on July 12, 2015 by markt

(Editor’sNote: Truly, there is no corporate crime — from banking to home mortgages to the environment — too big or too egregious to not be paid for by working families through their tax burden. Corporate America cashes in. Working Americans … Continue reading →

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Secrecy Over Fracking Chemicals Clouds Environmental Risks, Advocates Say

Posted on July 6, 2015 by markt

Despite a report that links practice to contaminated drinking water, list of more than 1,076 chemicals used during fracking process remains unknown to public. By Rose Hackman  The Guardian (7/5/15) The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed … Continue reading →

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WATCH: Yes Men Protest Shell Oil Drilling by Sharing Snow Cones from “Last Icebergs of North Pole”

Posted on June 19, 2015 by markt

“First taste of the last frontier!” Democracy Now! (6/15/15) Democracy Now! was there last week in when culture jamming activist group The Yes Men took to the streets of New York City to protest Shell’s plans to drill for oil … Continue reading →

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Pipeline In Santa Barbara Spill Was 82% Corroded

Posted on June 5, 2015 by markt

Corrosion at the break site had degraded the pipe wall thickness to 1/16 of an inch. By Michael R. Blood & Brian Melley The Associated press (5/3/15) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated 101,000 gallons … Continue reading →

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Arctic Rush: The Last Big Grab May Launch Us Right Over The Climate Cliff

Posted on May 28, 2015 by markt

Oil, gold, armies, spies. By Tom Ashcroft On Point Radio (5/21/15) The Arctic Circle is opening up at a gallop as the ice disappears. Oil, gold, armies, spies. Big opportunities and fear of the consequences. In Seattle this week, kayakers … Continue reading →

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Relax, The Oily Industry Knows What It’s Doing And “Everything is perfectly safe!”

Posted on May 26, 2015 by markt

With pipelines bursting, crude oil trains going off every other week it would be tempting to assume the oil industry is running a slipshod operation. Nothing could be further from the truth. This oil industry defender is ready to explain … Continue reading →

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World Governments Subsidize Burning Of Fossil Fuels To The Tune Of $10 Million A MINUTE

Posted on May 23, 2015 by markt

By Mark Hertsgaard The Nation (5/21/15) $10 million a minute. According to the comprehensive account in The Guardian that broke the story of a new IMF study, $10 million a minute is how much the world’s governments are spending to subsidize the burning of … Continue reading →

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Spike In Dolphin Deaths Directly Tied To Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Researchers Say

Posted on May 22, 2015 by markt

By Ryan Grenoble The Huffington Post (5/20/15)   A dramatic increase in dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico is directly linked to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists concluded in a report published Wednesday. Following the 2010 explosion on the … Continue reading →

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Doubling Down On Madness: Wolves Shot From Choppers Shows Oil Harm Beyond Pollution

Posted on April 29, 2015 by dennis

By Rebecca Penty Bloomberg Business (4/22/15) Here’s one aspect of Canada’s energy boom that isn’t being thwarted by the oil market crash: the wolf cull. The expansion of oil-sands mines and drilling pads has brought the caribou pictured on Canada’s … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Betrays The Future — Approves Arctic Oil Drilling

Posted on April 2, 2015 by markt

(Daily Call cartoon by Mark L. Taylor, 2015. Open source and free to use with link to www.thedailycall.org)     “The government should wipe the slate clean and start over.”   By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Fuel Fix (4/1/15) The Obama … Continue reading →

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Stealth XXL: Wisconsin Pipeline Dwarfs Keystone And Threatens Every Waterway In The State

Posted on February 15, 2015 by dennis

In the end, tar sands passing through pipelines in Wisconsin are bound for refineries and then storage tanks, where the oil will sit until prices rebound. Wisconsin is just a pass-through state that will see little if any economic benefit … Continue reading →

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