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What happens when an oil rig shuts down?

Environment

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

Environment

‘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

Environment

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.

Environment

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

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Wildlife Watch

Controversial oil drilling paused in Namibian wilderness

Controversial oil drilling paused in Namibian wilderness

These cities are sinking into the ground

Environment

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

Animals

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

Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline heats up

Environment

Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline heats up

Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline heats up

No state is losing land like Louisiana. None has a bolder plan.

Environment
Planet Possible

No state is losing land like Louisiana. None has a bolder plan.

No state is losing land like Louisiana. None has a bolder plan.

Kuwait: a land of extreme climate and wealth

History & Culture

Kuwait: a land of extreme climate and wealth

Kuwait: a land of extreme climate and wealth

What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

Environment

What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

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