Tag: oil
Can Baltimore Take on Big Oil?
Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis explains why the city is suing big oil companies and responds to critics who say the suit doomed to fail Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Major Legal Victory: Canada’s Kinder Morgan Pipeline Stopped
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals completely halted work on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, scoring a major victory for environmentalists and Canada’s First Nations. It is unlikely that the pipeline project, which would have…
The US Loves Dictators and Volatility in the Middle East – Q&A (Pt 5/6)
Paul Jay says US policy in the Middle East is not aimed at defending national security, but is primarily driven by the interests of arms and fossil fuel industries – From a live recording on…
World Leaders Fight Over Turbulent Oil Market at G20 Summit
As world leaders gather for the G20 summit, oil is at the top of the list of issues. Scholar Vijay Prashad discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton the fight between the US, Russia, China, and Saudi…
Amid Middle East Realignment & Saudi Blockade, Qatar Withdraws from OPEC
Qatar is withdrawing from oil organization OPEC, while Saudi Arabia continues its blockade. Colonel Larry Wilkerson says this is part of a larger realignment in the Middle East, as Turkey exerts more influence Visit https://therealnews.com…
Blood for Oil in Venezuela?
Vijay Prashad discusses the extent to which US interest in Venezuelan oil and other natural resources is driving Trump’s policy of seeking regime change. The link is not that straight-forward, but it is there, says…
Venezuelans Who Oppose Nicolas Maduro Say Trump Wants To Control Venezuela’s Resources
In an affluent part of Caracas, TRNN Correspondent Dimitri Lascaris discusses Venezuela’s crisis with ordinary Venezuelans Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
AOC: Climate Change “Not An Elitist Issue”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that more Americans lives will be lost if representatives continue to treat climate change as a partisan issue and put the interests of oil companies over people Subscribe to our page…
Trump’s Latest Iran Sanctions Show an Unraveling of US Foreign Policy
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says unilateral sanctions against Iran are illegal, and show the ascendancy of John Bolton; they intensify tension with China and threaten our international position Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Texas Pipeline Bill Criminalizes Water Protectors
Since the 2016 protests at Standing Rock, ND, the fossil fuel industry has been pressuring state legislatures to pass laws criminalizing protests against pipeline construction. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….
Methane Emissions Down, but Still Causing Climate Change
A new study concludes U.S. oil and natural gas site emissions have risen in the past decade, but at lower levels than measured before. Big Oil has jumped for joy, but methane emissions still up…
Future Resource Wars
The fantasy of the USA becoming the first global empire in history quickly dissolved in the wake of the Iraq war. Pepe Escobar and Eddie Conway discuss the coming nexus of global competition and climate…
G20 Members Dole Out Coal Subsidies Despite Climate Crisis Talk
A new report documents G20 member states giving $63.9 billion in subsidies per year to King Coal, while professing the urgency of the climate crisis. The study says this may “underestimate the actual amounts of…
The Pentagon’s Carbon Boot Print
Two new studies show that the U.S. military consumes more fossil fuels—and emits more greenhouse gases—than many countries Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Philly Locals: It’s Time to Shut Down Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery
After a series of explosions, the largest oil refinery on the East Coast said they were shutting down. But then they declared bankruptcy and said they plan to reopen. Subscribe to our page and support…
Philadelphia Activist: ‘Oil Refinery Explosion Literally Rocked the Very Foundation of my Community’
The refinery is set to shut down after an explosion that could have killed millions, but at Netroots Nation 2019, Philly Thrive member .O says it was already negatively impacting low-income Black people who live…
After Democrats Push Bill to Send Fracked Gas to EU, Trump Includes in Budget
The European Energy Security and Diversification Act, legislation offering $1B to promote sending U.S. fracked gas to EU countries, was inserted into the federal budget bill signed into law by President Donald Trump. Democrats invoked…
Argentina’s Fracking Boom Is Creating Climate Justice Concerns
Big Oil hopes Argentina’s shale oil and gas boom can rival the United States’. Backed by US dollar diplomacy, the boom has come at the cost of climate change, ecological damage, and encroachment on indigenous…
How Can Oil Be Worth Less Than Zero?
Dan Dicker traded oil futures for 25 years on the NYSE. He explains how COVID-19 created a perfect storm for oil markets, and why it still doesn’t make green energy inevitable. Producer:Steve Horn Director/Video Editor:…
As Oil Price Plummets, Call to Nationalize Industry Rises
The price of oil dropped below zero, prompting new subsidies from the Federal Reserve. Progressive voices in the U.S. and Canada have a different idea: nationalization as a way to wind down the sector, tackle…
How war in Ukraine is shaping Iran nuclear deal talks
As Russia’s assault on Ukraine grinds on and fears over the deployment of chemical or nuclear weapons grows, Iran nuclear talks are picking up speed down in Vienna. The aim of these negotiations, ostensibly, is…
