Big Oil

Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession

The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black…

August 11, 2022

Longterm impact of historic oil price plunge

For the first time in history, on April 20 the price of U.S. oil fell to minus $38 per barrel.…

April 24, 2020

Workers strike Big Oil for safety

Anacortes, Wash. -- In the first national strike in decades, 3,800 refinery workers represented by the United Steelworkers union went…

February 13, 2015

Top ten climates that need changing

1. The climate of greed that says that making oodles of money is more important than keeping the environment safe…

September 20, 2014

March marks Rabaa massacre anniversary

Thousands of Egyptian-Americans marched from the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations to Times Square on Aug. 14 to mark…

August 22, 2014

Women declare: ‘Let Gaza live!’

The International Working Women's Coalition, which for the past 10 years has commemorated International Working Women's Day in New York…

July 29, 2014

Native & environmental activists take on GE & Big Oil

The tar sands of Alberta, Canada, are the dirtiest, most polluting oil source in North America and require very specialized,…

January 18, 2014