‘Oil Spill Clean Up’ Archives
There's No Such Thing as an Accident: A Prevention Approach to the Gulf Oil Spill
The BP Gulf Oil spill makes one thing clear: our health and the planet's health are inextricably linked. Poisoned sea life, oil-drowned coastlines, sickening toxins in the air—it's taking a toll on our fiscal, physical, environmental, and emotional health. So when it comes to energy policy, it is time for a renewed and forceful partnership [...]
BP stock tumbles as feds announce oil-spill probes | The Daily …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP’s stock plummeted and took much of the market down with it Tuesday as the federal government announced criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP engineers, meanwhile, tried to recover from a failed attempt to stop the gusher with an effort that will initially make the leak worse.Attorney [...]
A Hurricane, an Oil Spill, and the Struggles of a Great American City
Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf of Mexico and devastated the coast, particularly the city of New Orleans, there were many signs of hope for the colorful, lively city known as The Big Easy. But that hope may have been washed away in a tide of oil. In the weeks since the explosion and fire on the Deepwater [...]
McCaskill calls for liability cap to be lifted in BP oil leak (AUDIO)
Senator McCaskill says she wants to see BP pay for every dime of the clean-up effort from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and doesn’t care if it drives the company out of business.“They’ve got plenty of money. Now, they may go out of business, but I don’t care. They gotta pay for it, that’s the risk and the reward. They’ve had the [...]
