Gulf oil spill
The BP oil spill and the tyranny of private ownership
By Tom Eley, June 11, 2010
Fifty-two days into the worst ecological catastrophe in US history, Washington has stepped up its efforts at containment—not of the oil spill itself, but of the financial dangers it poses to BP and ...
Scientists increase flow rate estimate
Oil spill reaches Alabama, Florida inland waterway
By David Walsh, June 11, 2010
Scientists released a significantly higher estimate of the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, poisoning the environment and damaging the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people.
BP and government authorities collude to suppress reality of oil spill
By David Walsh, June 11, 2010
Numerous accounts confirm that BP, in collusion with the Obama administration and various federal agencies, is attempting to block information about the extent of the damage wreaked on the Gulf Coast ...
More doubts over spill rate
By Tom Eley, June 10, 2010
Evidence continues to mount that the rate of the spill advanced by the Obama administration last week—12,000 to 19,000 barrels—vastly underestimates its actual dimensions.
Government scientists confirm massive oil plumes
BP issues denial
By Tom Eley, June 10, 2010
Government scientists on Tuesday confirmed the existence of massive underwater plumes of oil creating large oxygen-starved and poisoned “dead zones” in the Gulf.
Spill rate far worse than latest estimate, scientist says
By Tom Eley, June 9, 2010
Scientists serving on a government-sponsored committee have said that the flow may by multiple times that reported by BP and the Obama administration.
The Gulf oil spill and the case for socialism
By Jerry White, June 8, 2010
The ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the US government’s complicity and impotence in relation to energy giant BP reveals in the most striking manner the irrationality and socially destruc...
BP and White House continue cover-up of oil spill
By Hiram Lee, June 8, 2010
The US Department of the Interior intentionally misrepresented the findings of a recent study by federal scientists of the oil spill in order to minimize the true scope of the disaster.
Behind the Gulf oil crisis: Big Oil extends its political influence
By Dan Brennan, June 7, 2010
Among the principal factors leading up to the April 20 oil rig explosion that is causing untold environmental devastation are the incestuous ties between the oil industry and all sections of the US go...
Ecological effects of Gulf oil eruption will last for years
By John Curnutt, June 7, 2010
The visible effects of the Gulf oil eruption—including oil covered beaches and wildlife—represent only a small fraction of the devastation underway.
BP cleanup workers report serious health problems
By Hiram Lee, June 5, 2010
BP cleanup workers spending long hours on waters contaminated by oil and chemical dispersants have begun reporting health problems including headaches, nosebleeds, chest pains and dizziness.
BP likely to proceed with dividend payout
By Tom Eley, June 5, 2010
BP will likely proceed with a multibillion-dollar dividend payout to investors in spite of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill resulting from the explosion of its leased Deepwater Horizon rig on Apri...
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