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Oil Trains, Indigenous Insurgency, and the Disruption of Capitalist Logistics
There is huge potential for different communities in the Bay Area, the West Coast, and the First Nations to coordinate their ongoing disruption of the supply chain of the carbon economy.
Posted in Energy and Ecology, Political Economy, Revolutionary Politics
Tagged bay area, california, canada, capitalism, climate change, economics, indigenous, insurgency, militancy, native, oil, politics, resistance
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The Environmental Externalities of Fracking, According to Peer-Reviewed Science
There are numerous scientific, peer-reviewed papers that have been published in recent years that point to the dangers of hydraulic fracking, and its impact on public health and the environment.
Posted in Energy and Ecology
Tagged ecology, energy, environment, environmentalism, externalities, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, oil, pollution, radiation, regulation, science, water
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The Oil Industry in the Bay Area–Current Problems, Proposed Expansions, and Community Resistance
The communities of the northern Bay Area of California–mostly working class communities of color–have a long dealt with the externalities of local oil refineries. Now, due to the fracking boom, these companies are set to expand their infrastructure even more.
Posted in Energy and Ecology
Tagged bay area, california, capitalism, carbon, energy, environmental justice, externalities, fossil fuels, oil, petroleum, pollution, public health, racism
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Nigerian Oil Militancy and International Capital
The escalating violence in the Niger Delta region by armed militant groups against multinational oil companies is a product of the social and environmental devastation that accompanied the “development” of the Nigerian oil industry.
Posted in Energy and Ecology, Political Economy
Tagged energy, environment, militancy, multinationals, nigeria, oil, violence
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Oil as the Foundation of Keynesian Political Economy
I recently read a paper by George Caffentzis, titled “A Discourse on Prophetic Method: Oil Crises and Political Economy, Past and Future.” It was a fascinating read, and argued that oil prices–and consequently, the class struggles around oil production–are intimately … Continue reading
Posted in Energy and Ecology, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, economics, energy, history, imperialism, keynesianism, neoliberalism, oil, political economy
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