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Pipeline Attacks in the Niger Delta Trigger What Could Be the Biggest Oil Spill in Years
Multiple bombings have caused thousands of barrels of oil to seep into rivers and farmland in Nigeria's oil-rich, but environmentally troubled, Niger Delta.
This Tiny Town Is the Last Wall Against Oil Exploration in Canada’s Arctic
“It’s a tiny community of [about 1,000] people taking on the federal government of Canada and three multi-billion dollar energy companies — opponents with virtually unlimited resources,” says a lawyer for residents of a Nunavut hamlet.
Big Oil's Dream of Drilling Off the Arctic Coast Of Alaska May Be Ending
Norway's state-run oil company Statoil is the latest fossil fuel company to walk away from exploratory drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea off the Alaskan coast.
These Oil and Gas Companies Say It's Time to Address Climate Change
The companies, including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Statoil, support holding temperature rise to within 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — but environmental groups are critical of the lack of details.
Shell Abandons Controversial Arctic Drilling Campaign After Spending an Estimated $7 Billion
The company said it was unable to find "sufficient" amounts of oil and natural gas to warrant continued drilling.
Obama Is Heading to Alaska to Highlight Climate Change — Despite Arctic Drilling Approval
He is the first sitting president to travel to Alaska's Arctic, but is facing criticism from environmentalists for allowing Shell to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea.
Hillary Clinton Is Not a Fan of Obama's Arctic Drilling Decision
The presidential candidate called the Arctic a 'unique treasure' and complained that she was 'getting impatient' with the administration's delay in deciding the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline.
The Obama Administration Gives Shell the Final Go Ahead for Arctic Oil Drilling
Environmentalists say there's no safe way to drill for oil in the harsh and remote conditions of the Arctic.
Nigeria Set Up a Fund to Clean Up the Niger Delta — but There's Not Much Cash in It
Oil and natural gas production provides roughly 75 percent of the nation's revenue — but the environmental costs have been high.
Russia Just Laid Claim to a Vast Chunk of the Arctic
The move is the latest in an international scramble for the remote territory which could contain a quarter of the world's untapped oil.
Greenpeace Temporarily Blockades A Shell Vessel, As the Oil Major Begins Drilling in the Arctic
Activists rappelled off Portland, Oregon's St. Johns Bridge, hanging about 100 feet off the surface and blocking the ship for nearly two days.
Shell Just Got the Green Light to Drill in the Arctic
The Obama administration gave Shell the go-ahead to drill in the Arctic, but put limits on how deep the company can drill until better spill response technology arrives.