Community Power vs. the Kochs
While the oil and gas lobby dominates at the federal level, communities across the United States are making great strides in gaining control of energy production by advancing an impressive range of renewable projects.
While the oil and gas lobby dominates at the federal level, communities across the United States are making great strides in gaining control of energy production by advancing an impressive range of renewable projects.
AP | Posted 04.30.2012
TORBERT, La. (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. says it is cleaning up about 80,000 gallons of oil that spilled from a pipeline in rural Louisiana. ...
Reuters | Posted 04.28.2012
* USW says Exxon has failed to offer key safety provision * Talks for a new contract to continue till mid-June HOUSTON, ...
Mike Casey | Posted 04.27.2012
The clean energy industry has to dramatically scale its advocacy investment to meet an aggressive disinformation campaign trained against it by the fossil lobby.
Elliott Negin | Posted 04.20.2012
With ALEC in the spotlight, what has still gone unmentioned is its longtime stealth campaign to scuttle state -- and federal -- climate change initiatives, despite the fact that a number of its corporate members publicly acknowledge that global warming is a serious problem.
Jose Suarez | Posted 04.17.2012
If Carnival were a person, there would be a word to describe its behavior: bratty. You know, the way none of us would want to see our kids act.
Mitch Feierstein | Posted 04.04.2012
I'm an Apple-fan. An Appleholic. But I'm a professional fund manager and I don't like losing money. And despite all my admiration for everything appley, that admiration does not extend to its stock price at these levels.
The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.26.2012
Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, so...
Suzanne Merkelson | Posted 05.23.2012
It's been widely reported today that the American Legislative Exchange Council helped pass the law that might allow Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, to escape prosecution.
Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.19.2012
President Obama needs to keep his 2008 campaign promise and pass a windfall profits tax on oil and gas industry. It will help keep the price of gas down, boost the economy and raise revenue to balance the budget.
Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.14.2012
The headline on the iPad news program was grim..."What can the President do about gas prices? Not much..." As I sat thinking about being oil company victims, I looked up. And there it was: $5.12 per gallon.
David Fagin | Posted 05.09.2012
Perhaps, next time you hear someone ask, "Where's the beef?," you should tell them the correct term is, "What's the beef?"
Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012
* Complex regulation hinders energy development, economy * State, local regulation sufficient * Shell, Statoil CEOs more conciliatory about ...
Reuters | Posted 05.06.2012
* Landslide swept over quarry used for Exxon gas project * Independent expert had raised safety concerns * Call for thor...
AP | BY PETER SVENSSON | Posted 04.30.2012
NEW YORK — Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured – an...
Lloyd Chapman | Posted 04.17.2012
The promise was displayed prominently at the top of the "economy" section of Obama's campaign website. However, the language regarding the windfall profits tax vanished in an unceremonious and abrupt manner.
John Blumenthal | Posted 04.11.2012
Since the pro-lifers came up with this awesome personhood idea, I've been dating an ovum named Emily. She's a babe. Obviously, we can't have sex because that would form an embryo, which is a no-no, but we can do... um... everything else.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.25.2012
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AP | Posted 01.19.2012
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Exxon Mobil says 1,509 barrels of oil spilled into the Yellowstone River during a pipeline break in Montana last summer – an ...
AP | Posted 01.08.2012
NEW YORK -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and the Norwegian oil producer Statoil have reached an agreement with the federal government that will allow the compani...
Reuters | Posted 03.06.2012
(Adds quotes, details) By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The chief executives of BP and ConocoPhillips, two of Ala...
AP | By FABIOLA SANCHEZ | Posted 01.03.2012
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela said Monday it has successfully defended itself in an international arbitration case brought by Exxon Mobil Corp. and ...
Reuters | Posted 03.01.2012
CARACAS, Jan 1 (Reuters) - U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil said on Sunday an arbitration panel awarded it $908 million over a contractual dispute with Ven...
Posted 12.31.2011
2011 may have been the year of baroque chain-restaurant creations like Denny's Maple Bacon Sundae and Burger King's Stuffed Steakhouse Burger. But in ...
Aaron Bartley | Posted 05.07.2012