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Shadow Fleet Tankers Off China’s Coast: A Sanctions Showdown and Environmental Crossroads

Shadow Fleet Tankers Off China’s Coast: A Sanct...

Ashton Routhier

Three Russian tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of crude are stranded off China’s coast after being barred from local ports due to U.S. sanctions. These vessels, part of a...

Shadow Fleet Tankers Off China’s Coast: A Sanct...

Ashton Routhier

Three Russian tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of crude are stranded off China’s coast after being barred from local ports due to U.S. sanctions. These vessels, part of a...

Salt Marshes: The Silent Guardians of the Great Barrier Reef

Salt Marshes: The Silent Guardians of the Great...

Ashton Routhier

Salt marshes near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are vital ecosystems that filter pollutants, stabilize marine environments, and serve as nurseries for young fish. However, these wetlands are under threat due...

Salt Marshes: The Silent Guardians of the Great...

Ashton Routhier

Salt marshes near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are vital ecosystems that filter pollutants, stabilize marine environments, and serve as nurseries for young fish. However, these wetlands are under threat due...

Frozen in Crisis: Transnistria’s Energy Struggle Amid Russia’s Gas Cutoff

Frozen in Crisis: Transnistria’s Energy Struggl...

Ashton Routhier

Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist region in Moldova, is facing a severe energy crisis after Russia cut off gas supplies on January 1, 2025. The cutoff has left the region's 400,000...

Frozen in Crisis: Transnistria’s Energy Struggl...

Ashton Routhier

Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist region in Moldova, is facing a severe energy crisis after Russia cut off gas supplies on January 1, 2025. The cutoff has left the region's 400,000...

Russian Shadow Tanker Sinks in the Baltic: A Growing Environmental Threat

Russian Shadow Tanker Sinks in the Baltic: A Gr...

Ashton Routhier

A catastrophic oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coastline, caused by two damaged tankers from Russia's shadow fleet, has devastated local ecosystems and highlighted the severe risks associated with unregulated...

Russian Shadow Tanker Sinks in the Baltic: A Gr...

Ashton Routhier

A catastrophic oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coastline, caused by two damaged tankers from Russia's shadow fleet, has devastated local ecosystems and highlighted the severe risks associated with unregulated...

Tariff Threats and U.S.-Canada Oil Trade: Balancing Energy Dependence and Economic Risks

Tariff Threats and U.S.-Canada Oil Trade: Balan...

Ashton Routhier

The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil, with over 50% of its imports coming from Canada, but this critical relationship faces uncertainty due to proposed tariffs from President-elect Donald...

Tariff Threats and U.S.-Canada Oil Trade: Balan...

Ashton Routhier

The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil, with over 50% of its imports coming from Canada, but this critical relationship faces uncertainty due to proposed tariffs from President-elect Donald...

Massive Oil Spill at La Pampilla Refinery: A Devastating Environmental Disaster

Massive Oil Spill at La Pampilla Refinery: A De...

Ashton Routhier

In the early hours of January 15, 2022, a significant environmental disaster unfolded at the La Pampilla refinery in Callao, Peru. During the process of unloading crude oil, a massive...

Massive Oil Spill at La Pampilla Refinery: A De...

Ashton Routhier

In the early hours of January 15, 2022, a significant environmental disaster unfolded at the La Pampilla refinery in Callao, Peru. During the process of unloading crude oil, a massive...