Author and Activist, Antonia Juhasz, discusses her book, The Tyranny of Oil, and what we must do to stop it. Freddy’s Brooklyn Roundhouse presents Ms. Juhasz’s brief history of the oil industry and how deregulation and reconsolidation have created concentrated financial giants that are destroying our economy and the environment.
Duration : 0:26:35
The Modern Falkland Islands.
The islands have experienced a massive economic and social boom since the 1982 Falklands War.
Duration : 0:6:44
Meet The Bloggers and Sen. Harry Reid discuss Oil Companies and the Environment
Duration : 0:8:1
Shows the sustainable practice by the Malaysian palm oil industry
Duration : 0:2:11
Elastec/American Marine Boom Vane is a great tool for single vessel or river boom deployment. For more information visit www.elastec.com
Duration : 0:6:38
People & Power speak to native and environmental groups, as well as government and oil industry spokespeople about the impact Alberta’s oil sands development is having on the environment.
Duration : 0:12:36
Indonesia oil well blow-out belonging to the Lapindo Brantas company, a complete ecological disaster. Not oil but boiling mud & muddy water. Blowing out over 1 million bbls/day.
There are over 2000 dump trucks hauling dirt, 47 dozers & 24 trac hoes all running 24/7, to keep building up the levees, to contain the mud & water .
Over 29,000+ acres, are literally under mud & water, anywhere from 10′-45′. Over 15,000 people have been displaced. Farm land, homes, villages, manufacturing plants, stores are devastated & under all this mud & water.
Duration : 0:2:19
A Link TV special: The new feature-length documentary Crude Impact directed by James Wood examines how deeply our current existence relies on fossil fuels, and the cost that extracting oil has had on indigenous populations and the environment. Visit www.linktv.org to learn more about a live web chat about the film.
Duration : 0:2:50
Oil boom deployment in Gothenburg harbour