Includes bibliographical references and index.

A complex network of pipelines successfully transports natural gas / NaturalGas.org -- Will the Dakota access pipeline threaten water supplies? - Aleszu Bajak -- Negative effects outweigh benefits of Keystone XL pipeline / Melissa Denchak -- Delivering natural gas to the consumer / NaturalGas.org -- All methods of oil transport have risks and benefits / Juliana Henao -- Energy technologies favored by climate skeptics can reduce emissions / Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger -- Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and natural gas / Diana Furchtgott-Roth -- Pipeline spills create economic opportunity but at what cost? / David Suzuki -- Aging pipelines are accidents waiting to happen / Elizabeth Shogren -- Explaining the protests over the Dakota access pipeline / Brad Plumer -- Destructive effects linger after oil spill / Debbie Elliott -- Raw, corrosive tar sands oil is cause for concern / Anthony Swift, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, and Elizabeth Shope -- The Trump administration poses a threat to the planet / Michael Ware -- Canadian economic prosperity depends on oil sands / Shawn McCarthy -- Offshore oil production could alleviate poverty for indigenous people / Bill Flowers -- Less energy consumption is the answer / Richard Heinberg -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.