Oil

The world’s persistent dependence on oil continues to be one of the biggest challenges to preventing climate change and maintaining environmental integrity worldwide. This section explores the global oil industry and the challenges it presents to advancing a robust ecological agenda.

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Oil

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May 6, 2010 Oil

Possible health risks from oil weigh on Gulf Coast mayors

PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi – Mayors along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi are today huddling on how to deal with the BP oil spill that is […]

May 6, 2010 Arctic, Oil

Petroleum activities off Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja

The sea areas outside Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja are among the Norwegian coast line’s most valuable. Oil activities here would […]

oil spill workers (Frontpage ingress image)

May 5, 2010 Oil

Oil makes landfall in Louisiana as BP positions its containment funnel

PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi – A ship carrying a giant metal containment box has arrived at the site where a sunken oil rig has been […]

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May 5, 2010 Oil

Officials say Gulf spill could grow as lawyers, including Robert Kennedy, Jr. bring suit against BP

PASS CHRISTIAN, MS/VENICE, LA – Officials from British Petroleum who operated the exploded Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil rig […]

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May 4, 2010 Oil

BP’s hope at plugging Gulf leak hinges on giant funnel to be deployed Thursday

PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi – British Petroleum is in a race to prepare a giant iron funnel to halt the huge oil spill in the Gulf of […]