Canada Keystone at the tipping point

Human extinction worth the risk? Humanity is on the line, according to scientists. If Keystone is approved, extracting oil from Canada sand and piping it southward will result in pushing the earth’s atmosphere to...

Halliburton liable for all violations on all fronts

Who is Halliburton? " “Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is the world's second largest [6] oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates,...

GULF OIL SPILL: A Matter Of National Security? by Dr.Tom Termotto

Why does the US Federal Government continue to allow British Petroleum (BP), a serial criminal among oil companies, to control the biggest crime scene in American history?!Why hasn’t the Barack Obama Administration (BOA) simply taken complete control of the situation, moved...

What Will Be The Outcome of Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?

Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue.  Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for...

$27 Billion Lawsuit: Blogger Sends Correspondent to Ecuador

“Big Oil” is under siege.  Nowhere, however, are the stakes higher than in Ecuador.  Within six months, a judge in that country is expected to issue a decision in a class-action environmental lawsuit...

Boil them in Big Oil? Let's start with you!

The Guardian UK is reporting that James Hansen, self-professed leading climate scientists is going to speak before congress. In this speech he will “call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and...

Oil companies plan NAFTA suit over research demands

Big oil, NAFTA, and government are proving to be a risky mix as two giant oil companies defy requirements to fund local research and development. As Exxon Mobil and Murphy  Oil demand $50 million each from governments, the power of NAFTA agreements may be at stake."Two...

Fighting Big Oil the BC way.

Opinion By Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor British Columbians and Canadians tired of being held hostage by big oil can easily fight back in their own small way.With current gas prices for regular...

NATO Offers BP & Shell Oil Maritime Protection

gCaptian.com brings us this story on BP and Shell's talks yesterday with NATA: Considering the recent security concerns with Nigerian Militants NATO is in discussions with major oil companies to provide active...

Dion's Corporate Welfare For Big Oil

"The Tories hate all things Liberal. Well almost. They cut various social programs they identified as Liberal much to the detriment of Canadians. One Liberal program they didn't cut was corporate welfare for Big Oil. But today John Baird identified that subsidy program...

Alberta Tar Sands & US Energy Security

"CBC Canada News Now is reporting that they have obtained the minutes of a secret bilateral meeting of Big Oil and both the U.S. and Canadian governments a week prior to George Bush's State of the Union Speech last year when he declared that the U.S. was addicted to...

Harpers Most Dangerous Cabinet Minister

"The most important change in the Harper Cabinet shuffle, which was overlooked by the MSM , is the decision to put Monte Solberg in charge of HRDC. This is a logical step and a dangerous one for workers and the trade union movement in Canada."

Wisdom of the East

"So, it is not correct to say that oil prices go up because of shortage or war. The fact is that there is more production of oil today than was the case some 10 years ago. The production is going up, the consumption is going up, but refinery capacities are not increasing in a...

Harper Full Of Gas

"Uh oh the Harpocrite broke another promise. He is telling Canadians to live with high gas prices. "

The Dark Magic of Oil Sands

Canada's Alberta province has oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia's, but they're not a liquid asset. We visit Fort McMurray, the boomtown where oil-rich sands are mined-and a black-gold rush is on.

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