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FACT CHECK: President Trump's Plans For Syrian Oil

The president is renewing his push for U.S. control of Syrian oil. Experts say the limited oil there belongs to Syria, but it may provide a pretext for a continued U.S. presence in the country.
Scott Horsley
Environment

Microsoft pledges climate action even as it helps Big Oil drill faster

Microsoft announced new efforts to reduce its impact on the climate on Monday, including making some of its Xbox gaming consoles carbon-neutral. But Microsoft’s announcement that it was partnering with Chevron and Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, left activists and employees questioning how serious the tech giant is about tackling climate change.
John Ryan
Business

Get a check for $91.94 recently? It's legit

If you were among the 1.7 million people who got a mysterious, unbidden $91.94 check in the mail recently, you may wonder if it is legitimate. It is!...
Tom Banse
Environment

Washington tribes and Inslee alarmed by Canadian pipeline approval

Expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Vancouver, B.C., area would boost tanker traffic in Washington waters, poses threat to orcas.
John Ryan
Environment

More tankers in orca waters as oil exports to China increase

It’s meant a jump in tanker traffic in Washington waters – and more risk of oil spills, though fewer tankers ply our waters now than a decade ago.
John Ryan
Business

Oil prices hit a new low. Here's why that might be a bad thing

Oil prices dropped below $60 a gallon on Black Friday, the lowest price in a year. While President Trump credits Saudi Arabia for what he says amounts to a "tax cut," the reality is more complicated.
Francesca Paris
Environment

It’s a gusher! Record sums of oil money flood carbon-fee fight

A gusher of out-of-state cash from oil companies BP, Phillips 66, Andeavor, Valero and Chevron has made the campaign against the carbon fee initiative the costliest “no” campaign in state history.
John Ryan
Donald Trump could veto the Canadian oil sands pipeline project

In May, the Canadian government announced it would buy the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline from Texas-based Kinder Morgan in order to finish the...
John Ryan
Washington’s oil industry gears up for fight against new carbon pricing plan

Supporters of a ballot measure to create a new carbon “fee” in Washington submitted 377,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office this week,...
Amy Radil
Canada's oil feud could spill down to Washington state

Two Canadian provinces’ feud over an oil pipeline could boost gasoline prices and oil tanker traffic here in Washington state.
John Ryan

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