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Oil and Society
As the world's most important energy source, oil plays a vital role in society. Oil consumption is a driving force in economic growth, and oil is the principal fuel for the world's transportation system. Oil corporations are among the world's largest, and they wield enormnous economic and political power, often times in controversial ways. Violent conflict over the world's remaining supplies of oil is now a dominant feature of global geopolitics.
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Oil Drilling Environmental Health Concerns
?Main Image: Ice-breaking ships, described as "huge beasts of the ocean," may contribute as much as 90% of air emissions from offshore oil and gas... More »
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Mistrust and missed opportunities: BP's...
Date of Video: Dec. 20, 2010 Ongoing series by the Gulf Restoration Network documenting the environmental and community impacts of the BP disaster. Take action to support the... More »
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Oil hits home: BP's drilling disaster, Gulf...
Date of Video: Jun. 28, 2010 In the second month of the BP drilling disaster, Gulf Tides revisits the Atakapa-Ishak people of Grand Bayou Community, in lower Plaquemines Parish,... More »
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Tough times, tar balls, and tourists: BP's...
Date of Video: Jul. 18, 2010 As a signs of hope show up at the well-head, the impacts on coastal economies become more apparent for tourist-focused businesses, such as the... More »
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SoLa: Lousiana water stories (1:46)
Date of Video: Jul 2, 2010 Everywhere you look in Southern Louisiana (SoLa) there’s water – bayous, swamps, the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico. And everyone... More »
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Fearing the future: BP's drilling disaster,...
Date of Video: May 23, 2010 As the BP oil drilling disaster slowly unfolds, coastal community leaders and fishermen fear the worst and demand the truth from BP. Gulf Restoration... More »
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Planning for the end of oil (7:23)
Date of Video: Feb. 2010 As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, Richard Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our... More »
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The political chemistry of oil (18:06)
Date of Video: Jun. 28, 2010 In the Gulf oil spill's aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract from the issue... More »
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Impact on children and families of the...
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from: “Impact on Children and Families of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Findings of the Coastal Population... More »
Energy profile of Mexico
Last Updated on 2013-05-10 at 18:08
Mexico is one of the ten largest oil producers in the world, the third-largest in the Western Hemisphere, and an important partner in the U.S. energy trade. However, the... More »
Energy profile of Iran
Last Updated on 2013-05-09 at 20:01
Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), ranks among the world's top four holders of both proven oil and natural gas reserves.... More »
Energy profile of Japan
Last Updated on 2013-05-09 at 17:57
Japan has few domestic energy resources and is only 16 percent energy self-sufficient. It is the third largest oil consumer in the world behind the United States and China... More »
United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),...
Last Updated on 2013-02-26 at 13:59
Introduction
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of... More »
Oil spills in U.S. coastal waters: background,...
Last Updated on 2012-11-05 at 20:20
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from the Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, "Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background,... More »
U.S. offshore oil and gas resources: prospects and...
Last Updated on 2012-10-22 at 14:48
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from the Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, "U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and... More »
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