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A Less Toxic Approach to Oil-Spill Cleanup

By Lance Frazer August 7, 2015

In this story: oil, oceans, technology

An alternative to chemical dispersants for cleaning up oil spills: Mesh captures oil (red) at Ohio State University.

5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want To Miss

By Jasper Scherer July 23, 2015

In this story: astronomy, science, animals, oil, drilling

6 Environmental Stories You Don't Want to Miss

By Stephanie Steinbrecher June 11, 2015

In this story: science, photography, wildlife, EPA, fracking

Fury Road: All Your Darkest Environmental Nightmares Come True

Is there an environmental message at the core of George Miller's new high-octane "Mad Max" film?

By Steve Hawk April 9, 2015

In this story: film, oil

In the environmentally degraded future portrayed in the film Mad Max: Fury Road, oil is precious, cars are worshipped as religious artifacts, and "half-life war boys" drive around the desert in synchronized style.

The Nightmarish Normalcy of Canada's Tar Sands Mines

In Alberta, ponds that kill birds and 24/7 cannon fire are just part of the routine.

By Michael Brune February 9, 2015

In this story: dirty energy, tar sands, oil

In Alberta, Canada, ponds that kill birds and 24/7 cannon fire are now considered normal

Our Best Ally In the Fight Against Keystone XL: The House of Saud?

By Paul Rauber January 30, 2015

In this story: keystone xl, oil, pipelines

Slick Arguments

Oil-giant BP wants us to think the Gulf of Mexico is doing just fine. Too bad we’re so willing to go along.

By Reed McManus October 31, 2014

In this story: , oil, , dirty energy

Crude leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico on April 28, 2010.

Lego Lets Go

Toymaker cuts its ties with oil-maker

By Reed McManus October 10, 2014

In this story: oil, drilling

A Slick Idea

By Reed McManus July 11, 2014

In this story: , oil, climate change,

Greenpeace takes on Lego's partnership with Shell.

Busting Out of Boom and Bust

The oil and gas drilling frenzy hits Western public lands

By Joshua Zaffos July 1, 2013

In this story: dirty energy, fracking, fracked gas, oil, saving wild places

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