Oil – Page 28 – People's World

Along Oregon’s Rogue River, opposition to gas pipeline grows

September 9, 2015 By J. E. Johnson

There is a certain quality to the air in the Cascades in Oregon that defies attempts to put it into words.

Climate change and oil portfolios: Divesting in the future

September 2, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Methodists linked arms with more than 500 campaigns pushing for divestment by colleges, universities, faith communities, state and local retirement funds, and foundations.

Rail workers score big safety win in California

August 26, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.

First tar sands mine to open for business in Utah

August 21, 2015 By Brady McCombs

"It's heartbreaking. It's impossible to reclaim and rehabilitate the land once they do what they are planning to do with it."

Climate contradictions: Obama approves Arctic drilling, plans visit to Alaska

August 18, 2015 By Blake Skylar

The move is especially bewildering for many, as the president has declared Alaska to be "the frontlines of our fight against climate change."