Tilting at Windmills
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Do We Have to Start Worrying About the Integrity of Museums Now?
Big oil companies like Shell and BP sponsor museums for good PR. But they're beginning to affect what's on display, too.
The Dark Side of Oil Boomtowns: A Discussion on Reddit
Join us next Monday, June 8th for an AMA with University of Regina professor Dr. Rick Ruddell to discuss why resource-rich areas are hotbeds for the abuse of Native American women, and other crimes.
The Santa Barbara Oil Spill Caught a Small Federal Regulator at a Vulnerable Time
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has scarcely more staffers than the agency responsible for America's 59 war cemeteries.
Don’t Blame the Oil Rigs
Will a conflict over oil erupt in the South China Sea? Probably not. While hydrocarbon competition can inspire international spats, the real danger in the region will come from territorial disputes.
Scenes From the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
A collection of on-the-ground photographs from Gail Osherenko.
Slick With Denial: The Oil Industry’s Inaction on Advancing Clean-Up Technology
The scrubbing, soaking, and skimming happening now on the Santa Barbara coast are the same methods used back in 1969.
What Can the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Teach Us About Animal Life?
History—and science—have a lot to teach us here in Santa Barbara, California.
The Human Cost of Keystone XL
In North Dakota’s oil boomtowns, rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence rates are spiking, with American Indian women suffering the most. Now tribes along the Keystone XL pipeline route worry that the violence could be headed their way—and tribal police may be unable to stop it.