A View From the Tipping Point: The ‘Switch’ for Energy’s Future
Itâs a heavy question: Where is all of our energy going to come from? That puzzle is at the center of a new film and education project, âSwitch.’
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July 19, 2012
July 6, 2012
How Exxon Learned From its Mistakes: A Conversation With Steve Coll
Just after midnight on March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the water, which soon made its way to shore. It took three years to clean up. It was the worst oil spill in history. That was until two […]
How Exxon Learned From its Mistakes: A Conversation With Steve Coll
Just after midnight on March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the water, which soon made its way to shore. It took three years to clean up. It was the worst oil spill in history. That was until two […]
July 5, 2012
Inside an Oil Empire: A Conversation with Steve Coll on ExxonMobil
Steve Coll has traveled the world reporting on nuclear weapons, the CIA, and terrorists in the Middle East for The New Yorker and Washington Post. But he may have found his biggest reporting challenge yet right here in Texas. In his new book, âPrivate Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power,â Coll takes a close look at […]
Inside an Oil Empire: A Conversation with Steve Coll on ExxonMobil
Steve Coll has traveled the world reporting on nuclear weapons, the CIA, and terrorists in the Middle East for The New Yorker and Washington Post. But he may have found his biggest reporting challenge yet right here in Texas. In his new book, âPrivate Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power,â Coll takes a close look at […]
June 19, 2012
How Falling Oil Prices Impact Texas: An Interview with Robert Dye
Tomorrow, 38 million acres of offshore drilling areas in the Gulf of Mexico will go on sale. Drillers are clamoring for the rights, but lurking in the background is a question: What happens if oil prices keep going down? Just months ago, everyone was trying to figure out why prices were rising so high. But […]
How Falling Oil Prices Impact Texas: An Interview with Robert Dye
Tomorrow, 38 million acres of offshore drilling areas in the Gulf of Mexico will go on sale. Drillers are clamoring for the rights, but lurking in the background is a question: What happens if oil prices keep going down? Just months ago, everyone was trying to figure out why prices were rising so high. But […]
June 18, 2012
One Day Left to Bid on Gulf Offshore Leases
The sun is setting for drillers wanting a new piece of the Gulf. There’s one more day to bid on leases to drill offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The Department of the Interiorâs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) will hold a sale of nearly 38 million acres of offshore leases Wednesday. Those leases run in […]
One Day Left to Bid on Gulf Offshore Leases
The sun is setting for drillers wanting a new piece of the Gulf. There’s one more day to bid on leases to drill offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The Department of the Interiorâs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) will hold a sale of nearly 38 million acres of offshore leases Wednesday. Those leases run in […]
June 1, 2012
In Photos: The Impact of Oil
Oil prices are finally going down (for the moment, anyways) but this year has been pretty painful at the pump. While price is most on our minds, there’s also plenty to think about with the production and impact of oil. A new art app for the iPad aims to get viewers to think deeper […]
In Photos: The Impact of Oil
Oil prices are finally going down (for the moment, anyways) but this year has been pretty painful at the pump. While price is most on our minds, there’s also plenty to think about with the production and impact of oil. A new art app for the iPad aims to get viewers to think deeper […]
May 18, 2012
Come and Get It! Feds Issue Final Notice for Gulf Offshore Drilling Sale
If you were hoping to get in on some of the action in offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, time is running out. On Thursday the Department of the Interiorâs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gave final notice of an upcoming sale of nearly 38 million acres of offshore leases. Those leases run an area […]
Come and Get It! Feds Issue Final Notice for Gulf Offshore Drilling Sale
If you were hoping to get in on some of the action in offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, time is running out. On Thursday the Department of the Interiorâs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gave final notice of an upcoming sale of nearly 38 million acres of offshore leases. Those leases run an area […]
May 1, 2012
How Mass Lawsuits Could Change the Oil and Gas Industry
One Houston lawyer’s attempt to hold oil and gas companies accountable when he feels the state and EPA cannot.
How Mass Lawsuits Could Change the Oil and Gas Industry
One Houston lawyer’s attempt to hold oil and gas companies accountable when he feels the state and EPA cannot.
April 24, 2012
Two Years After Spill, Feds Arrest Former Texas BP Engineer
The first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were filed today by the Department of Justice, two years after the disaster began. Former BP engineer Kurt Mix was arrested today and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for “intentionally destroying evidence,” according to the Department. The former engineer is from Katy, Texas. […]
Two Years After Spill, Feds Arrest Former Texas BP Engineer
The first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were filed today by the Department of Justice, two years after the disaster began. Former BP engineer Kurt Mix was arrested today and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for “intentionally destroying evidence,” according to the Department. The former engineer is from Katy, Texas. […]
April 23, 2012
Eyes of the Spill: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster in Photos
It’s been two years since the explosion that marked the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident at a BP oil rig took 11 lives, and the oil spill afterwards leaked over two hundred million gallons of oil. It was the largest ocean oil spill in history. In the slideshow above, you can […]
Eyes of the Spill: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster in Photos
It’s been two years since the explosion that marked the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident at a BP oil rig took 11 lives, and the oil spill afterwards leaked over two hundred million gallons of oil. It was the largest ocean oil spill in history. In the slideshow above, you can […]