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Fossil Fuels

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Migratory Birds Face Danger From Oil Spill Long After Shipping Channel Will Open
Heavy fuel oil that spilled from a Kirby Inland Marine oil barge after it collided with a cargo ship on March 22, began washing up on Galveston Bay's shoreline …

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What Comes After Capitalism?
The economy will crash again because we are so addicted to constant growth, and quarterly capitalism that the global financial elite will march us to the edge of the …

Why ExxonMobil’s Partnerships With Russia’s Rosneft Challenge the Narrative of US Exports as Energy Weapon
The situation in Ukraine is a simple one at face value, at least from an energy perspective.

Saturated With Oil Money, Texas Legislature Saved Industry From Pollution Rule
The Texas legislature's rush to protect the oil and gas industry reflects a culture in which politics and business are almost inseparable.

You Can Now Drive Across The US For Free, Mainstream Media Ignores It
A car company has announced that you can now drive an electric car across the continental US for FREE. And yet our corporate media does not seem to think …

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Lakota Vow: ‘Dead or in Prison Before We Allow the KXL Pipeline’
President Obama is scheduled to be make a final decision on the pipeline by the middle of 2014.

Study: Nuclear Reactors Are Toxic to Surrounding Areas, Especially With Age
Health in the communities surrounding the Diablo Canyon power plant declined dramatically after the plant was built.

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By the Way, Your Home Is on Fire: The Climate of Change and the Dangers of Stasis
Right now, you can think of the way we're living as an office tower and the fossil fuel economy as a plane crashing into it in very, very, very …

Neoliberalism, “Just Desserts” and the Post-Climate Crisis Economy
There's absolutely nothing to lose by taking the high ground.

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Matt Stoller: Big Oil Hooked Americans on Credit Cards
The credit card industry gets short shrift when it comes to history.