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On AlterNet: oil

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

Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil

Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil

Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala. May 7, 2008.
Since the 1980's, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed every year.

A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off

A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off

Christian Parenti, The Nation. May 6, 2008.
Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil.

It's the Obscene Profits, Stupid! Exxon's Enormous Gains from the U.S. Keep Growing

It's the Obscene Profits, Stupid! Exxon's Enormous Gains from the U.S. Keep Growing

Nomi Prins, The Wip. May 6, 2008.
Exxon is working to assure that whoever gets into the Oval Office doesn't try to tax some of their profits away.

The Gas Crisis May Be About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

The Gas Crisis May Be About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

The Progress ReportMay 2, 2008.
How can we increase pain at the pump? By suspending the gas tax, as shortsighted Clinton and McCain have suggested.

Iraq: US Has No Claim to Oil Boom

Iraq: US Has No Claim to Oil Boom

Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
Iraqis are opposed to plans to use their oil to finance the US occupation.

Straight Talk About Gas Prices

Straight Talk About Gas Prices

Brad, Sadly No! AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
America's political leaders have no one to blame but themselves for skyrocketing gas prices.

Bush Rejects McCain's Gas Tax Proposal

Bush Rejects McCain's Gas Tax Proposal

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2008.
Even George Bush isn't buying what McCain is selling at the gas pump.

A Simmering Battle Over Kirkuk

A Simmering Battle Over Kirkuk

Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor. April 29, 2008.
Tensions are rising between Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen factions over the heart of northern Iraq's oil industry.

U.S. Congress to Iraq: Pay Our War Expenses With Your Oil Revenue

U.S. Congress to Iraq: Pay Our War Expenses With Your Oil Revenue

Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2008.
Adding insult to injustice, five new pieces of legislation call for Iraqis to pay for the U. S. occupation of their country.

Hey George: How's That Plan to Lower Gas Prices by Sucking Up to Oil Producers Working?

Hey George: How's That Plan to Lower Gas Prices by Sucking Up to Oil Producers Working?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 17, 2008.
Let's retrieve a campaign promise from the memory hole.

How New Energy Order Will Dramatically Change our Daily Lives

How New Energy Order Will Dramatically Change our Daily Lives

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. April 16, 2008.
Get ready for a new world order in which energy will govern what we eat, where we live, and if and when we travel.

Those Who Control Oil and Water Will Control the World

Those Who Control Oil and Water Will Control the World

John Gray, Comment Is Free. April 7, 2008.
New superpowers are competing for diminishing resources. The outcome could be deadly.

It’s Cheney's Turn to Make Things Worse in the Middle East

It’s Cheney's Turn to Make Things Worse in the Middle East

Trish, Pensito Review AlterNet: Video. March 17, 2008.
Our interest in the Middle East is and always has been, about one thing.

No Blood for Chevron

No Blood for Chevron

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. March 16, 2008.
Anti-war protesters take their opposition to Chevron's gates.

Baghdad to Block Oil Contracts Signed by Kurds

Baghdad to Block Oil Contracts Signed by Kurds

Middle East OnlineMarch 10, 2008.
Central government brands Kurdish deals illegal.

Bush on $4 Gas:

Bush on $4 Gas: "I Hadn't Heard That"

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: Video. February 29, 2008.
The "liberal media" will let Bush off the hook on this one, just as they always do, because his being out of touch is simply par for the course.

Aboard the Condoleezza Rice

Aboard the Condoleezza Rice

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 13, 2008.
Clearly, what's good for big oil isn't good for most Americans. So why are the interests of oil companies mistaken for those of the nation?

Is There a Plan for Life After Peak Oil?

Is There a Plan for Life After Peak Oil?

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. February 12, 2008.
Yes, but it involves a new generation of biofuels that are an environmental disaster.

Iraq Oil Deals Near Completion

Iraq Oil Deals Near Completion

Ben Lando, UPI. February 4, 2008.
Officials from the world's largest oil companies have been meeting with Iraqi Oil Ministry officials to fix the terms of technical support contracts.

Barreling Into Recession: How Oil Burst the American Bubble

Barreling Into Recession: How Oil Burst the American Bubble

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. February 1, 2008.
Cheap oil propelled the stock market to dizzying heights. We're in for a long fall.

Bush’s Energy Policy: Begging for More Oil

Bush’s Energy Policy: Begging for More Oil

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. January 16, 2008.
If the GOP assumes they can separate Bush's catastrophic polices from the damage those policies have on the US economy, they're in for a surprise.

Iraqi Shiite, Sunni MPs Sign New 'Unity' Pact

Iraqi Shiite, Sunni MPs Sign New 'Unity' Pact

Ammar Karim, Middle East Online. January 14, 2008.
Parties demand oil, gas, other natural resources should remain Iraqi treasures, triggering Kurds' anger.

What Does the Future Hold for Us?

What Does the Future Hold for Us?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.
Now is the time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares.

The Top Ten Best Environment Stories of 2007

The Top Ten Best Environment Stories of 2007

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 15, 2007.
From the top 100 ways global warming with change your life to anti-environmental homeowners associations to the biofuel hoax, read this year's best.

Americans Have Spoken: We Want Clean Energy

Americans Have Spoken: We Want Clean Energy

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. December 12, 2007.
So why are the Republicans threatening to filibuster the best chance we have?