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9 Years After Deepwater Horizon, Has Anything Changed?

Florian Martin

Posted on April 19, 2019 · A report by an ocean advocacy group finds oil spills continue to happen.

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Big Oil has operated in Russia for decades, but many companies are cutting ties in protest of the Ukraine invasion

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Posted on March 1, 2022 · Due to the invasion of Ukraine, BP said it will abandon its share in Russian oil company Rosneft, while Shell announced it's ending projects with Gazprom, the majority state-owned natural gas company. Experts say that's putting pressure on Houston-based Exxon Mobil to make a similar decision.

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Houston’s environmental failures, vegan and vegetarian restaurants, and Latino rap (Oct. 7, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 7, 2021 · On Thursday's show: Houston's continued environmental shortcomings, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, the best vegan and vegetarian restauarants right now, and a closer look at the world of Latino hip-hop in Houston.

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