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Infographic: North Dakota’s Rise To Domestic Oil Royalty
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North Dakota has become the number four oil producing state—but at what cost to its water supply?
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Water Demand is Flash Point in Dakota Oil Boom
Production from the Bakken Shale is projected to use up to 5.5 billion gallons of water annually.
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California Drought is No Problem for Kern County Oil Producers
Farmers do without water because of oil industry uses.
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Indigenous People from Ecuador to Louisiana Forge Alliances Against Global Oil Spills
Indigenous leaders from Amazon rainforests to Bayou swamplands.
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“Crude” Director Joe Berlinger Fights Against Chevron’s Subpoena
A documentary filmmaker lands his own day in court against the oil giant.
Bottomless Precedent: BP Gulf Gusher Endemic to Global Oil Problem
Big spills and bigger damage to people and water resources around the globe.
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Oil Spill in Gulf Could Wash Ashore by Friday, Officials
The oil spill from an oil rig explosion could be leaking oil at five times the rate previously assumed.
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Those Who Control Oil and Water Control the World
A race for the world's resources is underway, resembling the decades leading up to WWI.