Because the Dakota Access pipeline is considered largely a Native American issue, most of us don’t spend too much time understanding what’s actually going on, and the totality of what’s at stake. But here are a few things that everyone …
Only a Few Paying Attention to the Dakota Access Pipeline Read More »
Let’s not mince words. The enormous show of government force being applied to silence protesters’ exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech and free assembly in North Dakota is nothing short of appalling. Replete with attack dogs and rubber …
There Is No Reason to Build the Dakota Access Pipeline Read More »
When it comes to oil company citizenship, this is probably about as good as it gets. It’s a $1 billion investment in cleaning up some of the noxious byproducts of fossil fuel consumption, with a refusal to spend a nickel …
Oil Companies Announce Green Fund–But There’s a Catch Read More »
In our discussions of the externalities associated with fossil fuels, we sometimes leave out the cost of cleaning up disasters, e.g., oil spills. For those wishing to see some sort of quantification of the problem, here is a map displaying …
The Environmental and Financial Costs of Petroleum-Related Disasters Read More »
Frequent commenter Frank Eggers notes on my post on the Dakota Access Pipeline: The material will be shipped whether or not the pipeline is built. If it is not shipped by pipeline, it will be shipped by rail and rail …
When’s It Time To Stop Building Pipelines? How About Now? Read More »
Here’s a question that I just fielded on Quora.com (which is a very cool website, btw). When will fossil fuels be depleted? Never. Yes, there is a finite amount of coal, oil, and natural gas beneath the Earth’s surface, and …
When I tutor young people in history, I normally wind up drawing a time-line to help put things in perspective. In fact, my first rule for teaching (or learning) anything is: If it can be drawn, draw it.
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo offers this observation about my post on “Prayer and Oil,” in which I wonder how it’s possible that the staunchest supporters of oil are also the most ardent Christians, given the Lord’s pacifism and compassion for …
We Need To Give Our Kind and Profuse Thanks To the Oil Industry—and Then Ask It To Leave Read More »
It’s always eluded me how religion and politics got to the position we find them in the U.S. today. In particular, how did it come to be that the most extreme right-wingers on energy, i.e., the fossil fuel zealots, turn out …
Here’s a tale of a billionaire coal baron who wants to become governor of West Virginia. There’s a problem, though: he owes $15 million in mine safety fines in six states that he’s apparently unwilling to pay. Jim Justice, an …
When It Comes to Regulating Fossil Fuel Giants, There Is No Justice Read More »
