CTV NewsHapless Alberta Takes Action As Oil Prices CrashOilPrice.comFaced with a crisis moving oil out of the country, the provincial government in Alberta is stepping in to purchase trains in order to ease the midstream bottleneck. Western Canada Select ( …

Business InsiderBig Oil claims it's doing its part to combat climate change. A new study finds it's not even close.Business Insider"This 1% figure pales in comparison with the amount of money Big Oil spends blocking climate initiatives and reg …

ReutersBig Oil outspends billionaires in Washington state carbon tax fightReuters(Reuters) - The U.S. oil industry has spent a record $30 million to fight a ballot measure in Washington state that would create the nation's first carbon tax, double what …

Congo defends right to explore for oil in national parksReutersDAKAR (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's oil minister on Thursday defended the country's right to explore for oil anywhere on its territory after media reports that President Jo …

Wall Street JournalCanada's Oil Provinces Object to Trudeau's Carbon-Pricing PlanWall Street JournalOTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday unveiled a national carbon-pricing proposal, sparking an immediate clash with two of the cou …

Wall Street JournalExxon Touts Carbon Tax to Oil IndustryWall Street Journal“Previously Exxon's positioning on a carbon tax had been passive—'Hey, we're not loving it, but we're not going to get in the way of it,' ” said Michael McKenna …

The GuardianThe Grand Oil Party: House Republicans denounce a carbon taxThe GuardianU.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) speaks as House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) and House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) (2nd L) …

Cheap Oil's Silver Lining for the GulfProject SyndicateBEIRUT – In June 2014, a barrel of Brent crude – the main benchmark of the international oil market – sold for $115. Today, less than two years later, the price is $45 – or even less. Not surprisin …

ReutersObama to seek new tax on oil in budget proposalReutersThe long-shot proposal for the oil fee, set to be announced in Obama's fiscal 2017 budget plan on Tuesday, would provide nearly $20 billion a year to help expand transit systems across the co …

Yahoo NewsUAE channels oil money into alternative energyYahoo NewsSitting on 5.9 percent of the world's oil reserves and 3.1 percent of its natural gas, the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, is a key player in the global energy market. The discove …