Podcasts by Rivers of Oil

Rivers of Oil

Oil. It’s in your tires, your makeup, your kids’ toys, your gas tank. And the pipelines that get it to you have become the focus of growing protests, from Keystone XL to Dakota Access. On Rivers of Oil from Minnesota Public Radio News, we’ll look at those pipelines buried beneath our feet, how they’ve come to the forefront of an epic tug of war between reliance and risk, and how we all have a role to play in this story.

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Rivers of Oil
4: The rallying cry from 2018-06-27T00:00

In the early 2000s, the Keystone XL oil pipeline became one of the most powerful symbols in the fight against climate change. And since then, it's not just local landowners fighting pipelines in th...

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3: The spark that ignited fires from 2018-06-26T00:00

Pipelines have become a potent issue for Native American and indigenous people, who are fighting them across North America. Part of the fight is over culture and identity. But it also involves a me...

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2: The largest inland spill from 2018-06-20T00:00

This story isn't just about the risks of transporting huge amounts of oil through pipelines. It's also about the reward that oil provides.

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Rivers of Oil
Coming soon: Rivers of Oil, an MPR News podcast from 2018-06-11T00:00

All over the country, people are moving to camps in the woods, climbing trees, chaining themselves to bulldozers, all in the name of stopping an oil pipeline. What's going on? Why is there suddenly...

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Rivers of Oil
Coming soon: Rivers of Oil, an MPR News podcast from 2018-06-11T00:00

All over the country, people are moving to camps in the woods, climbing trees, chaining themselves to bulldozers, all in the name of stopping an oil pipeline. What's going on? Why is there suddenly...

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Rivers of Oil
Coming soon: Rivers of Oil, an MPR News podcast from 2018-06-11T00:00

All over the country, people are moving to camps in the woods, climbing trees, chaining themselves to bulldozers, all in the name of stopping an oil pipeline. What's going on? Why is there suddenly...

Listen