By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatchFeb 12, 2013
In the near future, President Obama is expected to give construction on the Keystone XL pipeline a definitive thumbs up or thumbs down. The decision he makes could determine the fate of the Canadian tar-sands industry and, with it, the future well-being of the planet. If that sounds overly dramatic, let me explain. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 1, 2012
It turns out that Susan Rice, President Obama’s apparent favorite for the next secretary of state, has financial investments in more than a dozen Canadian oil companies and banks that stand to profit from the growth of the North American tar sands industry and the operation of the proposed multibillion-dollar Keystone XL pipeline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 15, 2012
The planned route of this six-state, 1,700-mile proposed pipeline is fast becoming a flashpoint in the war of attrition against the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatchMar 14, 2012
The world still harbors large reserves of petroleum, but they are of the hard-to-reach, hard-to-refine, “tough oil” variety that will be more costly to extract, refine and buy at the pump. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 24, 2011
Hundreds of environmental activists have shown up outside the White House this week -- prepared to risk arrest -- to protest a proposed transnational oil pipeline project they say will do more harm than good. More than 200 people have already been arrested. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 21, 2011
Author, activist and founder of the global environmental movement 350.org Bill McKibben was arrested outside the White House on Saturday along with 64 others protesting the construction of a pipeline from Canada's tar sands sites to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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