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Study: 30 Toxic Chemicals, Some Carcinogens, at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site

Steve Horn | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Questions include what exactly caused the spill, how big was the spill exactly, and how long did it take for emergency responders to react to the spill, to name a few. But one thing is certain according to the new study: For the residents of Mayflower, quality of life has been changed forever.

A Blow Against Corruption as Oil, Gas and Mining Global Transparency Advances

Frank Vogl | Posted 04.22.2013 | World
Frank Vogl

Shining a bright light on the global operations of major multinational corporations, including details of the cash they pay to foreign governments, will not end corruption. But, it is a very good start on a long and vital journey.

Lucia Graves

Exxon On Arkansas Spill: Animals Impacted 'Primarily Venomous Snakes'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.13.2013 | Green

Roughly two weeks after Exxon's Pegasus pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Ark., spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of crude into residential streets, ...

Oil Spills Can Be Awesome

Posted 04.09.2013 | Comedy

Who ever said oil spills had to be a bad thing? Certainly not Exxon....

Lucia Graves

Fake Exxon Twitter Account Mocks Arkansas Spill Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.05.2013 | Green

An Exxon parody Twitter account is tweeting fake public relations updates about the oil company's ruptured Pegasus pipeline, which spilled at least 84...

Bay Area Protests Welcome President Obama + Send Clear Message on Keystone XL Pipeline: NO!

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Tina Gerhardt

Mass demonstrations welcomed President Obama to the Bay Area today and sent him a clear message on the Keystone XL Pipeline: Just say NO!

Did the Exxon Spill in Mayflower Just Sink Keystone XL?

Jamie Henn | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Jamie Henn

If President Obama rejects the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, Big Oil executives are likely to look back at last weekend's tar sands spill in Mayflower, Arkansas as a key reason for their defeat.

Oil Giant Expects Big Change

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business

March 13 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp expects oil and natural gas production in North America to rise 45 percent over the three deca...

BuyPartisan Consensus: ExxonMobil Donates $260,000 to Obama Inauguration

Steve Horn | Posted 03.23.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Critics say it's more of the same out of an Obama Administration that in the first term had a cozy relationship with corporate patrons.

Amid Heat Records, 'Exxon Hates Your Children' Ad Hits TV

Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 03.11.2013 | Green
Tom Zeller Jr.

How relentlessly are global average temperatures rising? Try this for an indicator: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology recently had to add two new colo...

'Exxon Hates Your Children,' New Ad Claims

Posted 12.05.2012 | Green

"Exxon Hates Your Children," a new ad targeting the fossil fuel industry declares. Two advocacy groups, Oil Change International and The Other 98%...

Would Romney and His Friends From Exxon Throw Us Over the Climate Cliff?

Charlie Cray | Posted 01.01.2013 | Politics
Charlie Cray

It's interesting to note that like Romney, even Exxon shifts its position slightly when it becomes too costly to remain in total denial.

The New York Times' Natural Gas Mania

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.22.2012 | Business
Raymond J. Learsy

Once a bee gets into the New York Times' bonnet it has a tendency to make a lot of noise and wont fly easily away. For reasons unbeknownst to mere mortals the New York Times has an obsession with its reportage on the natural gas industry that slips to the edge of buffoonery.

Romney Aide Once Pushed Controversial Issue

Mother Jones | Posted 08.08.2012 | Politics

Andrea Saul is the press secretary and chief spokesperson for Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. But before Romney hired her, Saul worked for a...

Is Clean Energy Doomed If President Obama Is Not Re-Elected?

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.02.2012 | Green
Natalie Pace

As the founder and CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Michael and his team are the world's most comprehensive providers of independent analysis, data and news in the clean energy and carbon markets.

Dear Mr. President, "I Believe" Isn't Good Policy

Shannyn Moore | Posted 09.10.2012 | Politics
Shannyn Moore

Your secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, recently told reporters asking about Shell's recent drilling permits and Alaska's Arctic, "I believe there's not going to be an oil spill." "I believe" is not good policy. I believe that unicorn fur is the most absorbent clean-up product.

Exxon's CEO and Me

David Fenton | Posted 09.01.2012 | Green
David Fenton

You lost the audience -- and where you risk our economy and our kids -- saying "we'll adapt" to climate change, which is "an engineering problem, and it has engineering solutions." That answer, and the attitude behind it, threatens us all and is a giant business mistake.

Has Climate Denial Reached the Turning Point?

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 08.07.2012 | Business
Carol Pierson Holding

I would argue that Heartland's billboard was more than just a matter of living in a bubble: climate deniers are at a turning point. The oil industry and petroleum supporters are backed into a corner on the issue of climate change.

Union To Oil Giant: 'Treat Us Equally'

Reuters | Posted 06.27.2012 | Business

* USW says Exxon has failed to offer key safety provision * Talks for a new contract to continue till mid-June HOUSTON, ...

Planning For Yellowstone River Oil Spills

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 06.06.2012 | Green

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is working with government agencies on a plan to speed up the response to oil spills along Montana's upper ...

Exxon CEO Speaks Out Against Federal Regulations

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012 | Green

* Complex regulation hinders energy development, economy * State, local regulation sufficient * Shell, Statoil CEOs more conciliatory about ...

Energy Giant Announces Ambitious Oil Discovery Plan

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.08.2012 | Business

NEW YORK — Exxon said Thursday that it will spend about $150 billion over the next five years to find more oil and natural gas to satisfy the wo...

Two Ounces of Kafka: How a Little Oil Caused a Ton of Trouble

Paul Loeb | Posted 03.29.2012 | Politics
Paul Loeb

For years, Seattle salmon fisherman Pete Knutson has developed pioneering environmental alliances between commercial fishermen, Native American tribes...

And The Most Valuable U.S. Company Is...

AP | Posted 03.26.2012 | Technology

NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter, though the oil company has regained the l...

Several Dead After Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea

AP | Posted 02.14.2012 | Green

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Rescuers were pulling bodies from the debris of a landslide that struck mountainous central Papua New Guinea, a disa...