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The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here

Environment

As the country decides whether or not to move forward with the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, America Abroad hosts a special binational Town Hall on the topic to hear perspectives from all sides of the issue.

Canadian oil company seeks to expand pipelines other than Keystone XL

Environment

Guatemalan villagers make long journey to Canada in search of justice

Conflict & Justice

Two-year-old Michigan oil spill still not completely cleaned up, yields large fine

Environment

Giant gold, copper deposits discovered in Alaska — digging them out the trouble

Environment

‘Living on Earth: Liability Crosses Borders’

Environment

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a ruling that firms may be held responsible for pollution that drifts across borders .

Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay

Conflict & Justice

A group of Guatemalan villagers are suing the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals claiming it is responsible for violence that left one man dead, another paralyzed and a group of women victims of gang rapes, something the company denies.

The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.

Pipeline Troubles

Global Politics

Anchor Aaron Schachter talks with The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson about an oil spill that may have big consequences for a plan to pump oil from Alberta to the Pacific Ocean, and play into the fight over the Keystone oil pipeline in the US.

Central Park Drilling

The World

There will be gas: microbes that gobble up heavy oil and spit out natural gas

Environment

This summer, British and Canadian researchers plan to test new technology for releasing previously unrecoverable energy trapped in heavy oil deposits. It works by stimulating tiny microbes to chew up the sticky, tar-like heavy oil and metabolize it into natural gas. Guest: Steve Larter, New Castle University, University of Calgary