Big Oil

Big Oil’s Big Plans for Tar Sands in New England

Big Oil, you just can’t trust it. In 2008, when they thought no one was watching, oil companies Enbridge and the Portland Montreal Pipeline Company hatched a plan to reverse … Read more

Keystone XL Backers Could Derail 1 Million Jobs

Friends of Big Oil have been making a habit in this session of Congress of threatening to scuttle “must pass” legislation in order to hasten construction of the dangerous Keystone … Read more

Another Keystone XL Vote as Big Oil Flexes Hill Muscle

Once again essential legislation is being taken hostage by Big Oil’s backers on Capitol Hill. The vehicle this time is the transportation bill, a massive piece of legislation that aims to … Read more

$7 to Stop Wolf Poisoning in Tar Sands Country

The stories that have emerged from Canada over the years on all that is being sacrificed in Big Oil’s quest to mine every bit of tar sands oil, conjure up … Read more

24 Hours to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Congress is at it again–putting the Big Oil agenda before the national interest. In the next 24 hours, the U.S. Senate could vote to greenlight the Keystone XL pipeline project. … Read more

Beyond the Zombie Pipeline – What’s Next For Dirty Tar Sands?

Keystone XL — the zombie pipeline — just won’t stay dead. But while KXL has gotten the most attention, there are other major projects in the works to pump dirty tar sands into the outrageously profitable global oil market. Read more

Media Scrutinizes Modest Clean Energy Investments, Ignores Massive Polluter Tax Giveaways

Imagine if reporters spent even a fraction of the time highlighting America’s hugely wasteful dirty energy subsidies as they do trying to gin up “scandal” in clean energy. How would … Read more

The Big Tell: Oil Prices Fall After Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Rejection

Why would President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline cause oil prices to FALL? You have to wonder what Big Oil is more worried about: That it won’t … Read more

The Dirty Money Influence Behind Keystone XL

Big Oil’s friends on Capitol Hill aren’t going down without a fight — as long as the campaign contributions keep pouring in. Read more

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Canada, from Green to Gray

There was a time when Canada, symbolized by the maple leaf, was a “green,” environmentally conscientious neighbor. Remember, in the 1980s, Canada came knocking on America’s door, rightfully demanding that … Read more