Obama Clears Shell to Drill in Arctic — With One Restriction

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 President Obama has removed one of the last obstacles to oil drilling in the Arctic and granted Shell permission to develop new exploratory wells that could bring the company enormous profits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New Battle of Seattle

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 When the pope and paddlers unite, change cannot be far off. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Despite Known Risk of Spill, U.S. to Let Shell Drill in Arctic

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 23, 2015 In spite of estimates of a 75 percent or greater chance of an ecologically disastrous spill, the U.S. government is expected this week to give the green light to Shell Oil's plan to restart drilling for petroleum in the Arctic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

25 Years After Exxon Valdez, BP Was the Hidden Culprit

Greg Palast / Truthdig Mar 24, 2014 Two decades ago I was the investigator for the legal team that sold you the bullshit on the crackup of the Exxon Valdez Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, and four years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Obama administration has authorized BP to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico -- and it's all set to happen again Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, it's all set to happen again. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Shell Apparently Won’t Drill in the Arctic

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 The giant fossil fuel corporation announced Thursday that it would shelve plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Universities Urged to Cut Fossil Fuel Ties

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 21, 2013 Campaign groups accuse British universities of being too deeply entwined financially with the fossil fuel industry and urge them to divest within the next five years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bubble May Burst for Fossil Fuel Giants

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 7, 2013 Petroleum corporations are warned they may face a damaging backlash if they try to resist mounting pressure and high profile campaigning for climate change legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme

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Independence From Terror

By Subhankar Banerjee, Climate Story Tellers Jul 4, 2013 Do we write words of mourning? Or do we write words of resistance? Those two braids have joined and from now on will flow together -- in our age of the Anthropocene. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch May 23, 2013 We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group, and one for the conscious destruction of aspects of the environment. But we don’t have one for the conscious act of destroying the planet we live on. “Terracide,” from the Latin word for earth, has the right ring, given its similarity to the commonplace danger word of our era: terrorist. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Frack Fight

By Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch Nov 20, 2012 In small hamlets in upstate New York, a loose network of activists is waging a guerrilla campaign not with improvised explosive devices or rocket-propelled grenades, but with zoning ordinances and petitions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Boehner Pays Lip Service to Cutting Government Oil Subsidies

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2011 With gas prices still rising, House Speaker John Boehner has broken from traditional GOP rhetoric to voice his support for ending tax breaks to the oil industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )