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Locals are not amused.
The world's oil travels through regions that are both politically unstable and especially vulnerable to environmental disruption.
Houston is home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored.
Language to rein in emissions from the shipping industry has been removed from the draft climate agreement.
That could change if shareholders adopt a proposed resolution this Friday. It would require Walmart to report and reduce shipping emissions.
The fast-growing German city has a shortage of housing, so it's turning old shipping areas into new green developments.
Residents of the notoriously green city are fighting the oil giant's plans to dock its Arctic drilling fleet at the local port.
The oil industry and its political lackeys are cooking up a new scheme to get Alberta's oil to coastal ports.
As climate change melts Arctic ice, the military is increasingly focused on the far north. That's bad news for ecosystems and native people.