Oil
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Syria that ‘never happened’
May 26, 2023Trump was blunt when about the U.S. occupation of Syria: “We are leaving soldiers to secure the oil.”
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U.N. Indigenous forum tells U.S. and Canada to decommission Great Lakes oil pipeline
May 15, 2023Enbridge’s aging Line 5 oil artery crosses the Straits of Mackinac, end.
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Biden upsets greens, progressives, Alaska Natives with Willow oil project approval
March 15, 2023Although he approved an area 40% smaller than what Trump originally gave ConocoPhillips, the president is still being bombarded with protests.
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U.S. gas monopolies get wish as Germany moves to nationalize Russian pipeline
June 29, 2022Unlike cheap Russian gas, U.S. natural gas is expensive to produce, given that it comes mostly from fracking and has to be turned into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and shipped across the ocean on massive tankers.
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European Union takes a U-turn on Russian oil embargo
May 31, 2022Germany amends its constitution to meet NATO demands that it drastically hike its military spending.
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