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US Senator Bernie Sanders Says This Oil Company May Have Committed Fraud
The Democratic presidential candidate says ExxonMobil spent millions of dollars to obfuscate the truth that human activities are causing the atmosphere to warm.
The US Government Just Closed Its Case on the Exxon Valdez Disaster
Nearly 26 years ago, the Exxon Valdez struck a reef about 125 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil in what was then the worst spill in US history.
The Harsh Reality of Oil Spill Cleanups (Excerpt from ‘Pipeline Nation’)
In this excerpt from ‘Pipeline Nation,' VICE News speaks to the EPA’s Onsite Coordinator at the site of the Yellowstone River pipeline spill about the difficulties of recovering oil once it’s polluted the water.
Pipeline Nation: America’s Broken Industry
VICE News visits the site of a pipeline spill that dumped more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River, and to find out why the industry has such weak regulatory oversight.
Pipeline Nation: America’s Broken Industry (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News visits the site of a pipeline spill that dumped more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River, and to find out why the industry has such weak regulatory oversight.
Papua New Guinea Is Cursed
I met a Huli shaman who introduced me to his dead father, talked shit about ExxonMobil's massive new gas pipeline, and tried to sell me a bong at his gift shop. Then I met the local governor to talk about his people's "Resource Curse."
'Risk of Climate Change Is Clear,' Exxon Says, But Will Burn All Its Oil Anyway
Exxon currently has 25 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, a fairly hefty chunk of the planet's doomsday stock.
“The Risk of Climate Change Is Clear," Exxon Says
It still plans on selling 25 billion barrels of oil too, though.
Exxon Mobil's CEO Is Pro-Fracking Unless It's Next to His Texas Ranch
CEO Rex Tillerson has joined a lawsuit to stop the fracking next door, claiming it will "adversely impact the rural lifestyle [he] sought to enjoy." Oddly, Tillerson was quoted in 2011 criticizing "overzealous regulation" of the fracking industry.
How Tribal Customs Confront Globalization Chaos
In the early 1930's, three Australian brothers, Mick, James, and Danny Leahy walked into the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea and became the first white people ever to meet the one million inhabitants of those fertile valleys and mountains. They...