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Pentagon Claims US Authority to Shoot Any Syrian Govt Official Who Tries to Take Control of Syrian Oil

Syrian soldiers are seen deploying in an oil-rich area in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Hasakah province, Syria, on Nov. 5, 2019.

Trump's Stated Plan to Loot Syria's Oil Reserves 'Would Be a War Crime,' Critics Say

Julia Conley, staff writer

"He's pulling back that curtain and just telling you the truth."

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'New War for Oil?': Pentagon Chief Confirms US to 'Strengthen' Military Presence Near Syria Oil Fields

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Abrams tanks

"It's all out in the open, the blatant barbarism of U.S. imperialism."

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'Just Another Day in the Kleptocracy': Trump Interior Dept. Official Heads to Fossil Fuel Extraction Company in Apparent Sequel to Alaska Plunder Push

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Then-Interior Department assistant secretary Joe Balash signs directives June 26 in Anchorage revoking decades-old federal public land orders, in the process making more than 1.3 million acres overseen by the Bureau of Land Management eligible for conveyance to the state, Alaska Native corporations, and other uses.

"The revolving door of the Trump Administration continues to spin—and it's...

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An oil well in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas on May 3, 2018. (Photo: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images)

US Set to Blow Other Countries Away With 'Staggering' Scale of New Oil and Gas Production

Greenpeace Campaigners Stop BP Rig Bound for North Sea, Stalling Fossil Fuel Giant's Plan to Extract 30 Million Barrels of Oil

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sign reads: Keep it in the ground

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

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”

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Andy Rowell

Americans Want Action on Climate; Not War Over Oil With Iran

Bill McKibben

A Future Without Fossil Fuels?