Almost three years ago BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill occurred. Eleven people died. The explosion led to what became the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The civil trial began yesterday in New Orleans, with eleven teams of lawyers participating. They day before, reports say, the U.S. Justice Department and BP were still trying to find [...]
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News Desk: Islamists in Algiers Take Hostages at Gas Field, Including Americans.
“By all indications this is a terrorist act…” – Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta THE REPORT comes from CNN and has been confirmed by BP. Islamists angry over Algiers’ support for the French offensive in Mali attacked an Algerian gas field, caused casualties and seized more than 40 foreign hostages, North African media outlets reported [...]
What’s Next for BP After Felonious Gulf Coast Catastrophe?
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS has a blaring headline and article reporting that the 103-year-old British oil company, founded as an Anglo-Persian venture in 1909, is now seen as a takeover target. A.G. Holder announced BP’s guilty plea to 14 criminal charges and the responsibility of the deaths of 11 crew members last Thursday. Today, in U.S. District [...]
BP Settlement: ‘Record US Criminal Fine,’ But ‘Worth a Fraction of Last Year’s Profits’
The BBC reported the announced agreement or settlement, or probably “deal” is the best word,” with this: BP gets record US criminal fine over Deepwater disaster BP has received the biggest criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5bn (£2.8bn) settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Two BP workers have [...]
Gov. Chris Christie: “The President has been All Over this and Deserves Great Credit”
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy HE IS not just a candidate for reelection, he is the President of the United States doing his job. The comments from Governor Chris Christie say it all. “The federal government’s response has been great. I was on the phone at midnight again [...]
Top Story: U.S. Confronts BP on Gulf Disaster in Court Documents Citing “Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct”
The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up its rhetoric against BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls “gross negligence and willful misconduct.” The court filing is the sharpest position yet taken by the U.S. government as it seeks to [...]
Romney Versus Obama on the Environment: Marauder or Fracker?
ROMNEY RELEASED a document outlining the Romney-Ryan energy plan. This was revealing: North America is the fastest-growing oil and gas producing region in the world, and the continent now has an opportunity to achieve freedom from OPEC that would not have even been contemplated just ten years ago. Unfortunately, President Obama has chosen to turn [...]
Al Gore Chides Obama to Use Bully Pulpit on Climate Change
Poor Al. He wants so badly to help Pres. Barack Obama find his inner presidential activist on behalf of important international policy. But while he scolds him, Mr. Gore also neuters his effectiveness by giving Pres. Obama power over him and the message he’s desperate to drill home. The Joplin tornado proved how badly a [...]
General Electric Mark 1 Reactor ‘Cheaper and Easier’ to Build
That’s the headline on WashingtonPost.com. Perhaps now all the people who were talking about “context” will put the continuing catastrophe in the same light, as in nuclear disaster that was foretold, sort of like BP, but this time instead of wildlife and habitat we have uninhabitable for humans as a sub-heading: Experts Had Long Criticized [...]
BP Cap in Place, So Far No Oil Flowing
This is the first sign we’ve had that BP is getting a real handle on the oil flow. What is called “shut in” tests are under way. Cautious optimism, emphasis on cautious. BP said Thursday that it has stopped oil from leaking out of its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. The gusher has [...]
Is Obama Already Bored with a Dying Gulf, Dead Dolphins and Dying Whales?
Thank the gods for Huffington Post. At least they’re keeping the BP blowout up front, as the hurricane season brings “oil surf.” Meanwhile, nobody but cable hosts are screaming about energy. Is there anything more important? Pres. Obama’s already on to immigration tomorrow. Everyone is working towards what media talking heads are now calling the [...]
Mass Die Off in Gulf
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s message has been loud and clear, using language such as “We will only be winning this war when we’re actually deploying every resource,” “They (the federal government) can provide more resources” and “It’s clear the resources needed to protect our coast are still not here.” But nearly two months after the governor [...]
Republican Right Doubles Down on Oil Spill Crazy
GOV. BARBOUR: Well, the moratorium. The skill–the spill’s a terrible thing, but the moratorium is a, is a terrible thing that’s not only bad for the region, it’s bad for America. – “Meet the Press” Beyond Joe Barton’s sympathy for BP, which is shared by conservatives across the spectrum, the right is upset about what [...]
Joe Barton Is the Republican Energy Policy
originally posted at Huffington Post “I don’t know about that,” (Rand) Paul said, when asked about Barton’s statement during an appearance on WVLK-AM radio on Friday. “I don’t want to pile on him. … I know what that feels like. What I will say is I have never liked the tone of the president when [...]
Minds Like Michelle Malkin Gave us the BP Blowout
… Fully 87% favor including a provision in comprehensive energy legislation to require utilities to produce more energy from wind, solar or other renewable sources. More than three-quarters (78%) favor tougher efficiency standards for building and major appliances. By greater than two-to-one (66% to 29%), the public supports including limits on carbon dioxide and other [...]
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