Oil & Gas

Gas Exports Have a Dirty Secret: A Carbon Footprint Rivaling Coal’s

The LNG export terminals greenlit by the US would spew 78 million tons of CO₂ into the air every year, according to Bloomberg calculations. That’s comparable to the emissions of 24 coal plants3 or 18 gigawatts of coal-fired power—more than Kentucky’s entire coal fleet.

Louisiana’s Sinking Coast Is a $100 Billion Nightmare for Big Oil

The state can’t pay, so someone has to. And the water keeps rising.

Longshot Oil Riches Draw Wildcatters to the Utah Desert

The prospect of unlocking Utah's so-called oil sands has drawn a motley bunch to this desert ridge outside of Vernal.

The Company Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Has Another Big Problem in Ohio

Construction of the $4.2 billion Rover natural gas line has caused seven industrial spills, polluted fragile Ohio wetlands and angered local farmers. 

Big Oil Gets a Huge Role in Trump's Administration

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court broke up John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil in 1911, the energy industry has been at loggerheads with the federal government. Now it is the government.