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BP And Its Apologists
Jun 21st
thinkprogress.org OIL SPILL BP And Its Apologists Last month, BP CEO Tony Hayward lamented the continuing Gulf oil spill crisis was preventing a return to his privileged life of skiing and sailing. “There’s no one who wants this over more than I do,” said Hayward. “I would like my life back.” While Hayward, who is [...]
Lawmakers accuse BP of ‘shortcuts’
Jun 15th
By Steven Mufson and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, June 15, 2010 To save time and drilling costs, BP took “shortcuts” that may have led to the oil rig explosion and the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter released Monday by two House Democrats leading an investigation of [...]
Cheney’s Culture Of Deregulation And Corruption
Jun 10th
How Bush Administration Inaction Created the BP Disaster A look at the culture of deregulation, self-regulation, and corruption ushered in on Cheney’s underscores why the BP oil catastrophe should forever be remembered as Cheney’s Katrina. SOURCE: AP/Cliff Owen By Joshua Dorner | June 9, 2010 Big Oil spent millions of dollars to sweep—and keep—George W. [...]
The Oil Disaster
Jun 8th
Rafael MADDOW: (A partial transcript of her discussion) When President Obama returns to this coast tomorrow for his third visit since the B.P. oil disaster began, my guess is that he will feel concern for the welfare of this region. He will feel frustration at the failure to keep oil off these shores. He will feel [...]
Republicans Demand a Government Takeover and Bailout of the Oil Spill
Jun 3rd
June 1, 2010 By Bob Cesca from the Huffington Post. The words “government takeover” were originally injected into the discourse by Frank Luntz in the early stages of the health care reform process and have been repeated in the pejorative sense by Republicans across the board. Despite the fact that thousands of Americans die every [...]
BP’s Credibility Gap
Jun 3rd
thinkprogress.org Six weeks ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig located nearly 40 miles off the Louisiana coast exploded and sank, killing 11 workers. Since then, 20 to 100 million gallons of oil have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, soaking Gulf Coast shoreline with crude, killing thousands of wildlife, endangering public health, and unleashing untold [...]
BP’s Latest Effort Temporarily Blocks the Oil Gush – But Is It Stable?
May 28th
The Guardian / By Andrew Clark and Suzanne Goldenberg “This will be felt for generations to come,” warns oceans expert. May 27, 2010 | A delicate “top kill” operation by BP tentatively halted the gush of oil and gas from its ruptured Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, although experts warned that [...]
