Skip to main content

Oil

"Alarming" Report Details Emissions Danger of Plastics Production and Disposal—And It's Set to Get Worse

Plastic production and disposal is responsible for high greenhouse gas emissions, warns a new report.

Third Houston Area Chemical Fire in Under Three Weeks Prompts Calls for Action From Progressives, Environmental Groups

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

A fire burns at the KMCO chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, on April 2.

"Repeat offenders to the environment, our health, and communities should be shut down, fined and prosecuted."

Read More

After Earlier Assurances Over Air Quality, Benzene From Petrochemical Fire Triggers 'Shelter in Place' Order for Texas City

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

A plume of smoke rises from a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company Monday, March 18, 2019, in Deer Park, Texas.

" This is not going to get any better anytime soon."

Read More

Climate Crisis Be Damned, 'Shale Revolution' Poised to Make US Net Exporter of Oil in Three Years

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Sign reads: Keep it in the ground

"The second wave of the U.S. shale revolution is coming," says International...

Read More

Citing 'Permanent Oil Price Decline,' Norwegian Fund's Fossil Fuel Divestment Could Spark Global 'Shockwave'

Oil Execs Charged in Brazil for 'Contaminatio

Lawmakers Introduce Reality-Based Plan to Achieve “Freedom From Oil”

Views

Bill McKibben

A Future Without Fossil Fuels?

Order stickers here...