Oil (Petroleum)
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How Kate Beaton Paid Off Her Student Loans
“Ducks,” the Canadian cartoonist’s new graphic memoir, chronicles two years she spent working in the Athabasca oil sands, in northeastern Alberta.
By Sam Thielman
Our Columnists
As Gas Prices Dip, There’s Finally Some Encouraging News on Inflation
Barring an escalation of the war in Ukraine or a deadlier new coronavirus variant, the rate at which prices are rising appears to have peaked.
By John Cassidy
Our Columnists
The Case for an Immediate Energy Embargo on Russia
An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argues that halting the purchase of oil and gas is the surest way to stop Vladimir Putin’s military machine.
By John Cassidy
Dispatch
Remote, Forbidding, and Infected: The Coronavirus Is Spreading in the Russian Arctic
The growth rate of new infections in Russia is the second highest in the world, behind that of the United States.
By Joshua Yaffa
Our Columnists
Trump’s Baffling Plan to Pillage Syria’s Oil
American troops are being kept in the country to commit what legal experts identify as a potential crime.
By Robin Wright
News Desk
An Uncommon Victory for an Indigenous Tribe in the Amazon
Advocates from ethnic minorities—particularly indigenous people—face a high risk of violent attack from supporters of mining, logging, and other industries.
By Rachel Riederer