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Richmond, Calif., fights back against Chevron’s choke hold
Chevron, which has been polluting Richmond for more than a century, is trying to win over residents with gardens and parties. It'll have to try harder.
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It probably shouldn’t have taken Exxon 46 minutes to shut off a broken pipeline
A 2011 oil spill along the Yellowstone River was made worse by ExxonMobil's delay in stopping the flow of oil.
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A new year, a new Keystone XL blockade
The Tar Sands Blockade has launched a new tree-sit -- and this time activists think TransCanada won't be able to reroute its pipeline around them.
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GOP Congressman’s first priority: Party with the coal lobby
After all, why make all of his biggest fans have to go outside?
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The feds fine Transocean $1.4 billion for Deepwater spill
If you've ever wondered how much it costs to have a subsidiary role in leaking millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, now you have your answer.
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Shell’s Alaska mishap has a big PR cost — and a big cost to taxpayers
The effort to recover Shell's grounded drilling rig off the coast of Alaska is being run by the oil company, but it's getting help from the Coast Guard.
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Leaked, useless report suggests fracking is fine for New Yorkers
The state is currently conducting a new, more thorough health review as it considers allowing fracking.
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Record-high average gas prices in 2012 are almost certainly great news for oil companies
Gas prices in the U.S. haven't gone down even though domestic drilling has gone up. Can Republicans explain that?
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Avis buys Zipcar, delighting investors and unnerving customers
A deal to acquire the car-sharing company might make more Zipcars available on the weekends. It might also kill the business altogether.