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On September 11, 1921, oil workers in the San Joaquin Valley went on strike in a desperate, though ultimately failed, attempt to improve their lives. Showing how hard it was.
This is an amazing story of a reporter invited to a Shell meeting about the climate change future and allowed to take notes and write about it so long as.
This is the grave of Edwin Drake. Born in 1819 in Greenville, New York, Drake grew up on farms in New York and Vermont. He wasn't too interested in doing.
This piece on automation in the Permian Basin oil fields is telling for both why companies want to automate all their jobs and why this is disastrous for working-class Americans..
The big story in the Northwest right now is the overturning of the oil train in Oregon's beautiful Columbia Gorge, leading to a big explosion and fire. Katie Herzog at.
Here is another story on how the oil companies are exploiting the Huaorani people of Ecuador. This is a story that might not be familiar to you, but is very.
On January 23, 1973, the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers went on strike against Shell Oil. This strike gained unusual supporters. Environmentalists came out hard against Shell and in support.
Sometimes, if you fight long and hard enough, you might win something and positive change results. At least that's the case for 239 Citgo employees at the company's refinery in.