The Conversation: Letters and Other Responses to ‘Pacific Standard’ Stories
Write to us at letters@psmag.com. (Photo: Pacific Standard) What Motivates Extreme Self-Sacrifice? Harvey Whitehouse argues that suicide bombers…
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The Effects of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill, One Year Later
Catching up with a scientist who conducted surveys of humans and sea creatures in the wake of last year’s oil spill at Refugio Beach.
The Pipeline Company Responsible for the Santa Barbara County Oil Spill Has Been Indicted
But it will take years for researchers to fully assess and respond to the environmental impact. By Elena…
Beyond the Bundys: The Far Right and the Future of Conservation
Legislators in both Capitol Hill and the high country, awash in Big Oil campaign contributions, are rapidly dismantling the pillars of American conservation.
This Is What the Fossil Fuel Industry Spilled Into Our Rivers, Towns, and Fields in Just a Year
An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.
Millions of Students Attend Schools in ‘Potential Impact Zones’ for Oil Train Disasters
Every week, barrels upon barrels of volatile crude oil crisscross Chicago by rail, endangering tens of thousands of kids.
Five Years on, We’ve Learned Nothing From the Largest Onshore Oil Spill in U.S. History
Five years ago, a pipeline spilled a million gallons of tar sands crude into a Michigan river—and we’re still cleaning it up.
It’s Time for a New Gas Tax
The main federal fund for roads and bridges runs at a deep deficit. If even red states can raise the gas tax, why can’t Congress?
How a Conservative Billionaire Is Moving Heaven and Earth to Become the Biggest Alternative Energy Giant in the Country
Philip Anschutz wants to turn his 500-square-mile cattle ranch into the world’s largest wind farm. The project would generate four times more electricity than the Hoover Dam, enough to power all of the households in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It would also make Anschutz the nation’s most unlikely environmental hero—if he can ever get the thing built.