TIMEAlaska Governor Says More Oil Drilling Needed to Combat Climate ChangeTIMEBill Walker Mark Thiessen—AP Alaska Gov. Bill Walker addresses a news conference when it was announced that nearly every Alaskan will receive $2,072 from this year's oil divi …

NJ.comEnvironmentalists call for action on oil trains, report saysNJ.comTEANECK — Environmental activists held a forum Sunday calling for action on freight trains carrying Bakken crude oil through Bergen County, The Record reported. Crude oil shipments by …

Alaskans Eager to Learn Amount of Upcoming Oil PayoutABC NewsOil prices are so low, they're hovering at benchmarks not seen in years, plunging oil-dependent Alaska into a crippling budget deficit. But the industry's woes won't affect the payout …

Aljazeera.comRussia: From oil curse to sanctionsAljazeera.comOil is often seen as a curse for energy producers and this has certainly been the case for Russia - 70 percent of its exports are oil and gas. But things could be changing, as western sanctions d …

CBC.caDifficult to invest in green energy in Canada without Big OilCBC.caThe reason is that, outside of government, it is the traditional oil and gas companies that are constructing much of the green energy projects in the country, such as wind, hydro and …

ReutersBoone Pickens sees oil rising, bets on Bush for White HouseReutersTalking about what he knows best, Pickens said the price of oil would climb because demand has picked up anew, with worldwide demand hovering around 1.5 million barrels a day, up from …

ReutersOil company CEOs likely to avoid big hit to compensation – for nowReutersAccording to compensation consultants and some investors, the mostly generous packages executives were receiving when the oil price was much higher, and the U.S. shale oil boom …

Gov. Walker offers partial funding for new UAF engineering buildingFairbanks Daily News-MinerLimited funding for the engineering building was the highlight of a bleak allotment for the University of Alaska system. The only other capital item in Walker' …

PowerSourceBlasted over oil project, Alaska governor seeks broad tribal policyAlaska Dispatch NewsIn a sign the honeymoon may be nearing an end for Gov. Bill Walker, an Alaska tribal government is blasting him for promoting a ConocoPhillips project that wo …

Engineering Alaska's future: Despite budget woes, UAF building deserves ...Fairbanks Daily News-MinerThe UAF College of Engineering and Mines' new building is a gleaming new steel-and-glass edifice looking over the southeast corner of the campus, a …