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'Irreparable harm'new
Why BP is trying to undo a claims settlement it negotiated last year
Tags: BP, gulf oil spill
One Year After the BP Spill, Mysterious Illnesses Keep Cropping Upnew
In the wake of the BP oil disaster, thousands of Gulf cleanup workers and residents have reported illnesses, with symptoms as tame as headaches or as violent as bloody stools and seizures.
Sand Dollarsnew
The berms Gov. Bobby Jindal built in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster are still controversial. What kind of long-term coastal protection will $360 million buy Louisiana?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
12-22-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Bobby Jindal
BP Oil Disaster Takes Emotional Toll on Coastal Residentsnew
A Gallup Poll released Sept 28 found a direct correlation between emotional health and Gulf Coast residents' proximity to the BP oil disaster.
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
BP's Animal Tollnew
A month after the oil gusher was capped at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, response teams continue to collect oiled or injured animals in the disaster's wake.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
10-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Flight Risk: Northern Birds Could Face Danger From BP Spillnew
This fall, as the migration starts, Northern birds will make their way to the marshes and shore areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the birds could be at risk of coming in contact with oil.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
08-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Louisiana Pet Shelters Are Overflowingnew
Pets Are Given Up for Adoption Due to Gulf Oil Spill
Santa Barbara Independent |
Lisa Acho Remorenko |
08-16-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Text Marks the (Oil) Spotnew
Gulf residents help map the oiled Gulf Coast from their phones and kites.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
07-28-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Deepwater Horizon
Was BP Money Allocated Without Following Alabama Governor’s Orders?new
After the state of Alabama received $25 million in grant money from BP for oil spill response efforts, Gov. Bob Riley called on two state legislators in each of Mobile and Baldwin Counties to oversee, endorse and ensure allocations of roughly $10 million to each county went smoothly.
Tags: BP
BP's Toll on Texasnew
If you want to understand the depth of BP’s venality -- and the uselessness of state regulators -- go back two weeks before the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon.
The Texas Observer |
Texas Observer Staff |
07-23-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP
Blame for the Gulf Oil Spill is All Around Usnew
The reason BP is drilling miles from the coast is because we need what they're pushing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
06-30-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: BP
The Horror: A Bird's-Eye View of the Spillnew
“As soon as you get out there, it fucking punches you in the gut,” said Vancouver photographer Kris Krug. “Unless you are out there near the source, up in the air, it is hard to really imagine the scope [of the BP oil spill]."
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
06-23-2010 |
Disasters
Tags: BP
Pissed off at BP? Then Stop Drivingnew
Want to boycott big oil? Just stop driving, says the owner of 127 BP-affiliated service stations. But please, please don't stop buying Slurpies.
The Other Paper |
Lyndsey Teter |
06-18-2010 |
Economy
Tags: BP
Democrats, Griffin Differ on BP Demandsnew
A Tim Griffin news release today cites an Arkansas Times blog post in defense of the 2nd District Republican's position on BP's obligations in the Gulf oil disaster.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
06-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Tim Griffin
The Last Oyster Harvest?new
A family of oyster harvesters contemplates the future after the gulf oil disaster.
Gambit |
Mary Tutwiler |
06-09-2010 |
Environment
