Cracking Down on Fracking

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 24, 2010 Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tu Shalt Not Pasar

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 Calling back memories of the Falkland Islands war, Argentina has blocked a cargo ship from leaving one of its ports after suspicion arose that the vessel would supply oil drilling equipment to the British-occupied islands. The Argentines allege that the ship was trying to aid in an "illegitimate" search for oil and gas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: CIA Wielded Gun, Power Drill in Interrogation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2009 Another account describing the CIA's alleged use of harsh interrogation techniques has come to light, according to a Newsweek magazine report about the intelligence agency's treatment of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a suspect in the 2000 bombing of the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole in Yemen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Victory for Peru’s Amazon Natives

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2009 After at least 54 people were killed in a bloody roadblock protest earlier this month, native groups in Peru have won a commitment from the government to revoke laws that opened the Amazon to foreign oil and gas companies to exploit indigenous land for resources. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peru’s War on the Indigenous

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 In clashes between native groups armed with spears and development interests packing guns, Peru has seen at least 50 people die and hundreds go missing after President Alan Garcia initiated a campaign to open the rain forest to foreign investors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cuban Windfall: Billions of Barrels of Black Gold

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2008 Cuba may have just hit the oil jackpot, with a revised estimate of its reserves doubling. That means the small island nation has about as much oil as the United States. American conservatives may soon have to choose between their love of oil and the half-century-old embargo that would keep Cuba's petroleum away. How do you say "drill, baby, drill" en Español? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

R.I.P. Offshore Drilling Ban

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2008 Congressional Democrats seemed to have turned in their spine -- yet again -- Tuesday when they announced they would allow the 26-year-old ban on offshore drilling to expire, a resounding sellout to the rhetoric of the McCain campaign and a reactionary move aimed at accommodating the crisis-ridden financial markets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin, Gibson Talk Climate and Energy on ‘Nightline’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2008 ABC News' big-get interview series with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued with another installment on "Nightline" Thursday evening, during which reporter Charlie Gibson pushed Palin on her position on global warming, and Palin pushed back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain on Drilling

Mike Keefe, The Denver Post Aug 15, 2008 Dig deeper

Pelosi Wavers on Drilling Vote

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2008 Once again, the Republicans have managed to take a nonsense issue and make rain. Nancy Pelosi wants to save the planet, and she knows offshore drilling is a "hoax," but the House speaker is under fire and she's starting to budge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big on Oil, Small on Facts

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 "The Daily Show" tackles the campaign's premier nonissue: offshore oil drilling. Experts agree that new drilling won't have an impact anytime soon, but that hasn't stopped McCain from bloviating, Obama from hedging and the punditry from setting the bar even lower. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

His Drilling Plan Is Full of Holes

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 7, 2008 Touring America's oil rigs and nuclear plants, John McCain sometimes sounds as if he'll produce enough wind to power the nation all by himself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )