Tag Archives: Gulf Spill
An unassuming warehouse on the banks of the Hudson River provides cover for the most absurd – not to mention irresponsible – use of BP tourism funds to date. Inside is a 1,600-square-foot artificial swamp, just like the kind you’d find down on the bayou in Louisiana (except fake) – complete with live alligators, turtles and 15-foot cypress trees draped in Spanish moss. Why, you ask? What purpose could this [...]
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Air Sampling Reveals High Emissions From Gas Field
BP’s Big Apple Alligator Stunt Bites
Fukushima Radiation May Be Killing Off Alaskan Ringed Seals and Other Arctic Mammals
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Chesapeake Energy Fined $565,000 for Pennsylvania Violations
BP’s Past Accidents Barred as Evidence at First Gulf Spill Trial
U.S. Approves First Nuclear Plant In Decades
Read More »The French Quarter in New Orleans is the heart and soul of the southern party scene. All the essential ingredients are here, in abundance: great drinks, even better food, revelers of every stripe and music – live, loud music deep into the night. From Jazz Fest to Mardi Gras and all the gumbo and crawfish festivals in between, the French Quarter knows how to throw a party. Although the Quarter [...]
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
BP Could Face Up to $17.6 Billion in Fines for Largest Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History
Emails Show Panic Within US Nuke Agency in Wake of Fukushima Disaster
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Frack, No: Vermont Looks North to Québec as It Considers a Ban on Natural-Gas Drilling
BP Plans to Drill Deeper Than Ever
Messages Show Conflict Within NRC After Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Fracking With a Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
Groups Sue to Halt 7-Year Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
Bird Population in Collapse Near Fukushima
Read More »When Hurricane Ivan blew across the Gulf of Mexico in 2004, it severely damaged an offshore platform and 28 associated oil wells owned by Taylor Energy Company. The site has been leaking oil ever since, without any discernible spill response from Taylor or the U.S. Coast Guard. Environmental groups monitoring the site – at the surface and via satellite – estimate that “hundreds of gallons have leaked from the site [...]
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Ronald Fraser: Gas Industry Money Tilts the Debate On Drilling
Should Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Oil Spills?
CA Nuclear Plant Closed Due To Leak
Read More »A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Drillers Must Now Disclose Fracking Chemicals
Spill Cleanup? Just a Cost of Doing Business?
Atomic Agency Backs Safety Tests for Japan’s Reactors
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