First Criminal Charges Filed in Gulf Oil Spill: Former BP Drilling Engineer...
Federal prosecutors have arrested a former BP engineer for intentionally destroying key evidence detailing how much oil was spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from the blownout Macondo Well in the early,...
View ArticleSix Hundred Days of Blasting: Miami’s Beloved Biscayne Bay Faces Destruction...
Biscayne Bay's pristine tropical waters teem with exotic marine life from manatees to dolphins to "super corals" to environmentally critical sea grasses. Strips of mangroves and wetlands cushion the...
View ArticleToxic Oysters: Heavy Metals Have Entered Gulf Food Chain, Could Inhibit...
It's official: The BP oil spill has poisoned the iconic Gulf oyster. And the fallout, according to scientists, could be devastating to the surrounding ecosystem and the people who work the Gulf waters....
View ArticleSellout of the Century: UK’s “Greenest Ever” Olympic Games Embrace BP as...
It was billed as the "greenest Games ever." Hailed as the most environmentally friendly Olympics since the Greeks raced chariots through the streets of Athens (or some such equally ridiculous claim)....
View ArticleClock Is Ticking In Fight To Save “Legacy” Lawsuits Against Big Oil
The choice facing Louisiana lawmakers over so-called "legacy lawsuits" against oil-and-gas drillers isn't nearly as complicated it sounds. Between now and the end of their session next month,...
View ArticleThis Probably Won’t Make BP’s Next Tourism Ad: Tar Mat Off Alabama Beach
It's hard to turn on your TV these days and avoid those cloying spots for Gulf Coast tourism that BP is spending millions of dollars on -- proving that the only thing the company behind the Deepwater...
View ArticleBirds of Prey: White Pelicans in Minnesota Are Contaminated By Oil, Corexit...
Last week, many people were pained to see -- for the first time --photographs by government experts showing dead, oiled sea turtles taken in the weeks immediately after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon...
View ArticleSummer’s Here, And There’s Something Missing From The Gulf of Mexico
Memorial Day is considered the official start of summer -- even down here on the Gulf where the mercury's been rising for some time now. It's a great holiday for hitting the beach, going camping, and...
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