Tag: oil
Trump, Saudi Arabia and yet another arms deal
Russell E. Lucas, Michigan State University
The first stop on Donald Trump’s first trip as U.S. president was to Saudi Arabia.
That...
Fracking comes to the Arctic in a new Alaska oil boom
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Arctic lands and waters hold irresistible allure for global oil companies. Despite opposition from environmental groups and...
Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of...
Paul Griffin, University of California, Davis and Amy Myers Jaffe, University of California, Davis
Prior to President Donald Trump taking office, there was a push...
Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk
Gillian Foulger, Durham University; Jon Gluyas, Durham University, and Miles Wilson, Durham University
People knew we could induce earthquakes before we knew what they were....
Exxon’s Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American...
Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics
Brian C. Black, Pennsylvania State University
“How Big Oil Bought the White House and...
Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School
President Obama gave environmental advocates a Christmas present when he announced in late December that he was banning oil and...
What’s at stake in China’s claims to the South China Sea?
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
It’s now official: the South China Sea does not belong to China.
Official, that is, according to a new ruling...
How plummeting prices are spurring reform in oil producing countries
Nafis Alam, University of Nottingham
It has been a turbulent year for oil. Prices were strong in summer 2014, before plummeting in the second half...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
