"It is outrageous that one year after BP plead guilty to manslaughter, it can now get contracts with our federal government based on BP's promise that it won't tell any more lies..." said Monique Harden, New Orleans resident and Co-director of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights.
According to a report published last week, BP’s oil will be fouling up the Gulf sea bed for “decades.” The study, which has been described as, “the first large scale examination of the impact of the [Gulf] soft bottom” was led by Dr.
This month's New Yorker magazine features a very good article by Ryan Lizza entitled, "The President and the Pipeline," which examines the merits and politics behind President Obama's upcoming decision on the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline.
“Hey, boss…I don’t know if they’re here. It don’t look real promising.” Bob called out to David Arnesen with a heavy sigh.
They were a couple of miles outside of South Pass, off the coast of Louisiana, chasing kingfish on the first day of August, a picture-perfect day. But after nearly two hours on the water, there was only one fish to show for their effort.
When the Hercules Offshore Inc. gas well blew and caught fire last week, spewing natural gas and flames into the air 50 miles off the Gulf coast, many in the nearby fishing communities had another sickening feeling of déjà vu.
By Michelle Erenberg, crossposted from GulfFuture.org. When it comes to the BP disaster, a big part of GRN's work is focused on ensuring BP is held accountable for restoring the Gulf's environment in the wake of this catastrophe.
It sounds like the stuff of movie scripts and novel fodder, the idea of darkly clothed men sneaking in and out of hotel rooms, leaving behind watch battery sized listening devices, hidden in phone receivers and taped to the inside of lamp shades. Yet during the not-so-long-ago civil rights era, that seemed to be the primary business of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Dr. Bonny Schumaker and Dr. Rick Steiner. Residents from across the Gulf Coast met last week to forge ahead with formal establishment of a Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (GoM RCAC), whose purpose is to empower and involve citizens in the prevention of and effective response to future pollution incidents occurring from oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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This month's New Yorker magazine features a very good article by Ryan Lizza entitled, "
“Hey, boss…I don’t know if they’re here. It don’t look real promising.” Bob called out to David Arnesen with a heavy sigh. 
When the Hercules Offshore Inc. gas well 
By Michelle Erenberg, 
It sounds like the stuff of movie scripts and novel fodder, the idea of darkly clothed men sneaking in and out of hotel rooms, leaving behind watch battery sized listening devices, hidden in phone receivers and taped to the inside of lamp shades. Yet during the not-so-long-ago civil rights era, that seemed to be the primary business of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Dr. Bonny Schumaker and Dr. Rick Steiner. Residents from across the Gulf Coast met last week to forge ahead with formal establishment of a Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (GoM RCAC), whose purpose is to empower and involve citizens in the prevention of and effective response to future pollution incidents occurring from oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.