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On AlterNet: oil

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "oil"

Soil Not Oil: Why We Need to Kick Petroleum Out of Our Farms

Soil Not Oil: Why We Need to Kick Petroleum Out of Our Farms

Vandana Shiva, South End Press. December 3, 2008.
Biodiverse farms offer us more food, better food, higher incomes for farmers and a defense from climate disasters.

Why It's Not OK for Palin to 'Drill Baby, Drill'

Why It's Not OK for Palin to 'Drill Baby, Drill'

Silja J.A. Talvi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 1, 2008.
Dr. Riki Ott has a special response to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's heavy push for oil drilling in the Arctic.

Offshore Drilling in Alaska: Obama Must Slow the Rush

Offshore Drilling in Alaska: Obama Must Slow the Rush

Margaret Williams, Yale Environment 360. November 19, 2008.
Obama must reverse Bush policies to avoid irreparable harm to Arctic wildlife and to some of the most biologically productive waters on earth.

Drilling and Killing: Landmark Trial Against Chevron Begins Over its Role in the Niger Delta

Drilling and Killing: Landmark Trial Against Chevron Begins Over its Role in the Niger Delta

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 29, 2008.
In 1998, Nigerian protesters occupying a Chevron oil platform were jailed and murdered. Now, the case is in a U.S. court.

Getting to the Bottom of the Deceptive, Secretive and Artificial Iraq-U.S. Negotiations

Getting to the Bottom of the Deceptive, Secretive and Artificial Iraq-U.S. Negotiations

Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2008.
Whatever the U.S.-Iraqi "agreement" ends up looking like, it is unlikely to have much of an effect on the occupation.

How Big Oil's Lobbyists Contributed to Big Finance's Crash

How Big Oil's Lobbyists Contributed to Big Finance's Crash

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.
Working Americans are reeling from the "unintended consequences" of their relentless war against regulation.

We Are One President Away From a Future of Fossil Fuel Addiction

We Are One President Away From a Future of Fossil Fuel Addiction

David Sassoon, SolveClimate. October 6, 2008.
America's energy and climate future will be determined by what the nation decides to do with its deposits of oil shale.

Iraq to Give 82% of Proven Oil Reserves to International Oil Companies

Iraq to Give 82% of Proven Oil Reserves to International Oil Companies

Staff, Iraq Oil Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. October 5, 2008.
Oil companies to benefit from war? Say it ain't so.

Gas Lines Return to U.S.: Let's Party Like it's 1973!

Gas Lines Return to U.S.: Let's Party Like it's 1973!

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2008.
Gas shortages hit Southeast cities.

McCain's Costly Environmental Flip-Flops

McCain's Costly Environmental Flip-Flops

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Election 2008. September 23, 2008.
How can McCain fix our energy crisis when he's in Big Oil's pocket?

McCain's Green Economy: Drill, Baby, Drill

McCain's Green Economy: Drill, Baby, Drill

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Election 2008. September 19, 2008.
McCain's Big Oil Agenda Today on Meet the Bloggers (1pm ET, 10am PT)

McCain's

McCain's "Friends" Shill for Big Oil

Staff, MoveOn.org AlterNet: Video. September 16, 2008.
Check out all of the lobbyists in McCain's campaign.

Bush Administration Officials Lived Lives of Sex, Drugs and Oil

Bush Administration Officials Lived Lives of Sex, Drugs and Oil

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2008.
There was a fraternity house atmosphere inside the Denver Minerals Management Service office.

A Telling Palin Scandal: Her Environmental Record

A Telling Palin Scandal: Her Environmental Record

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. September 10, 2008.
Sarah Palin has an environmental policy so toxic it would make George W. Bush blush.

The Bush Administration Checkmated in Georgia

The Bush Administration Checkmated in Georgia

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. September 4, 2008.
The recent fighting in the Caucasus is part of a bigger struggle between Moscow and Washington over the energy riches of the Caspian Sea basin.

Palin Helps Alaska Get Rich Off Oil While the Rest of the Country Suffers

Palin Helps Alaska Get Rich Off Oil While the Rest of the Country Suffers

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. September 3, 2008.
We're all part of one nation. So why do the people of Alaska get a cut of oil company profits when the rest of us don't?

Baghdad Getting Only Half of Needed Water Supplies; Iraq Approves Oil Deal with China

Baghdad Getting Only Half of Needed Water Supplies; Iraq Approves Oil Deal with China

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 3, 2008.
First Saddam-era deal approved; UNICEF blasts Iraqi government for not investing in drinking water.

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.
The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.

McCain Visits Offshore Rig to Prove Loyalty to Big Oil

McCain Visits Offshore Rig to Prove Loyalty to Big Oil

Matt, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. August 19, 2008.
McCain visits oil platform owned by chevron, the same company his National Finance Co-Chairman lobbies for.

Gingrich Falsely Claims Tire Inflation Lines Big Oil's Pockets

Gingrich Falsely Claims Tire Inflation Lines Big Oil's Pockets

Brave New Films, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. August 19, 2008.
An absurd assertion full of hot air.

How Taxpayer Money Is Wrapped Up in Georgian War

How Taxpayer Money Is Wrapped Up in Georgian War

Sharona Coutts, ProPublica. August 14, 2008.
A pipeline that runs through Georgia is the second largest in the world, and American tax dollars helped fund big oil projects in the region.

Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 9, 2008.
From this week's Meet the Bloggers with host Cenk Uygur.

Kucinich Fights for Iraq Against U.S. Oil Companies

Kucinich Fights for Iraq Against U.S. Oil Companies

Dan Graeber, Iraq Oil Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 7, 2008.
The Gentleman from Ohio does the right thing, again.

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 5, 2008.
An animated video from the NRDC drills deep for humor.

How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises

How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 5, 2008.
To survive we need to recognize that these threats are not separate problems, and they must be addressed as one major crisis.