Oil

Inside the rush to buy an electric vehicle

Inside the rush to buy an electric vehicle

Inside the rush to buy an electric vehicle

Meet the man who sinks the world’s biggest ships for a living

Meet the man who sinks the world’s biggest ships for a living

Meet the man who sinks the world’s biggest ships for a living

What fracking is doing to the Earth—and to our bodies

What fracking is doing to the Earth—and to our bodies

What fracking is doing to the Earth—and to our bodies

What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous

What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous

What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous

What happens when an oil rig shuts down?

What happens when an oil rig shuts down?

What happens when an oil rig shuts down?

‘This is Cofán land’: the fight to save Amazonia from intruders

‘This is Cofán land’: the fight to save Amazonia from intruders

‘This is Cofán land’: the fight to save Amazonia from intruders

The most dangerous job? Inside the world of underwater welders

The most dangerous job? Inside the world of underwater welders

The most dangerous job? Inside the world of underwater welders

Can UNESCO safeguard the Okavango from oil drilling?

Environment
Wildlife Watch

Can UNESCO safeguard the Okavango from oil drilling?

Can UNESCO safeguard the Okavango from oil drilling?

The true story of the Osage murders

History & Culture

The true story of the Osage murders

The true story of the Osage murders

An oil rig that environmentalists love? Here’s the real story.

An oil rig that environmentalists love? Here’s the real story.

An oil rig that environmentalists love? Here’s the real story.

Controversial oil drilling paused in Namibian wilderness

Animals
Wildlife Watch

Controversial oil drilling paused in Namibian wilderness

Controversial oil drilling paused in Namibian wilderness

These cities are sinking into the ground

These cities are sinking into the ground

These cities are sinking into the ground

They ripped through a wilderness for oil—and found trouble

Animals
Wildlife Watch

They ripped through a wilderness for oil—and found trouble

They ripped through a wilderness for oil—and found trouble

The world’s newest whale is already endangered

The world’s newest whale is already endangered

The world’s newest whale is already endangered

History helps uncover old methane-leaking oil wells

Environment
Planet Possible

History helps uncover old methane-leaking oil wells

History helps uncover old methane-leaking oil wells

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