5 Signs Solar Power Is Taking Over the World

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas and oil) is putting 32 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two Giant Oil Pipelines Would Double Tar Sands Production

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 9, 2014 Two new pipeline projects announced earlier this month would bring to market a "neck-breaking 1.1 million barrels of oil per day" and almost double the region's daily petroleum output to 760,000 barrels without requiring President Obama's approval. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil on the Tracks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 24, 2014 More crude oil was spilled in U.S. rail incidents in 2013 than in the previous 37 years combined. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

B-i-g O-i-l M-o-u-s-e

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jan 13, 2014 Dig deeper

Peak Oil Is Dead

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Jan 10, 2014 Among the big energy stories of 2013, “peak oil” -- the once-popular notion that worldwide oil production would soon reach a maximum level and begin an irreversible decline -- was thoroughly discredited. The explosive development of shale oil and other unconventional fuels in the United States helped put it in its grave. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Crude Oil Made From Algae May Compete With Cheap Petroleum

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2014 Scientists can turn the sea plants into oil in less than 60 minutes; the FDA is forcing antibacterial soap manufacturers to prove the efficacy of their product or take it off the shelves; meanwhile, America's state borders would look very different if many had their way. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Team Makes Oil From Algae — Fast

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 23, 2013 Although it's still a long way from commercial viability, a U.S. team has produced oil from algae in less than an hour, in contrast with the millions of years the natural process needs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Indigenous Groups Win Right to Try to Seize Chevron’s Canadian Assets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 20, 2013 A Canadian court Tuesday granted Ecuadorean farmers and fishermen the right to attempt to seize the oil giant's Canadian assets due to a 2011 decision in an Ecuadorean court that found the company liable for nearly three decades of soil and water pollution and the ruined health and livelihoods of people living in nearby areas of the Amazon rainforest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Isn’t Anybody Talking About the Major Oil Discovery in Australia?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 Crude found outside a small town in the land down under nearly outnumbers all the reserves in Saudi Arabia; former Cuban President Fidel Castro believes JFK's assassination was part of a larger conspiracy; meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande stands up to Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Healthful Tar Sands

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Oct 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Energy Investors Pile On the Pressure

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 26, 2013 Fossil fuel companies are feeling the heat from investors concerned that moves toward a global low-carbon economy could leave many of their assets worthless. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bubble May Burst for Fossil Fuel Giants

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 7, 2013 Petroleum corporations are warned they may face a damaging backlash if they try to resist mounting pressure and high profile campaigning for climate change legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )