In Nigeria, oil divides the rich and poor In Warri, Nigeria, oil barons bunker themselves off from the desperate poor, who are left without a steady income or basic services. Income inequality is surging, and there are few countries where it is rising faster than the United States. The distance[...]

Thanks to Michael Bishop for providing EcoWatch this firsthand account of what happens when a company like Trans Canada claims eminent domain on one’s property and begins building a tar sands pipeline—the southern leg of the Keystone XL. Unfortunately, this is one of many examples of corporations putting profits before human health and[...]