Some of our politicians would have you believe that deregulation of energy production would be a good thing. The propaganda assures us that drilling can be done safely and won’t do harm.

Our experience where the government fails to exert control is, frankly, ugly. The damage is visible, and for people who live off the land, it can be an existential threat. Reading this article will convince you that nothing good comes to locals when big energy is unfettered.

Opinion | They Came for the Oil. They Took Everything.

Oil extraction and organized crime plague my community in the forests of eastern Mexico, but we’re fighting back.