Financial TimesSpeculators loom large in oil price movesFinancial TimesIn an attempt to explain the conundrum, experienced traders are pointing at the influence of multibillion-dollar macro funds. While much of the increase in speculative demand has been d …

The GuardianEcuador's president urges Brad Pitt to scrap Amazon oil spill movieThe GuardianPitt's film is expected to be partly based on the book Law of the Jungle, by US journalist Paul Barrett, which details how American oil firm Texaco (now owne …

NorthJersey.comBergen County residents protest oil trainsNews 12 New JerseyDozens of people crowded a railroad crossing in Bergen County on Saturday to protest oil trains. Rail cars full of Bakken crude oil are being shipped through the county, which resid …

The GuardianPalm oil firms in Peru plan to clear 23000 hectares of primary forestThe GuardianThe companies involved in Maniti and Santa Cecilia, Islandia Energy and Palmas del Amazonas, are both receiving “technical and financial support” from Palmas del E …

The GuardianIndigenous Peruvians win Amazon pollution payout from US oil giantThe GuardianIndigenous Peruvians win Amazon pollution payout from US oil giant. Out-of-court settlement ends long legal battle for compensation for deaths, birth defects and envi …

abc7news.comEnvironmental activists in the Bay Area blast PepsiCo's use of palm oilabc7news.comPalm oil is now the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, and is in about half of all the packaged products in your grocery store. That includes many …