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Environment watchdogs demand long suspension for BP

December 4, 2012 By Special to People’s World

BP should be banned from receiving U.S. government contracts for the entirety of its five-year probation period because it has a proven track record of irresponsibility and dishonesty, Public Citizen said.

NASA discusses Dec. 21 Mayan end-of-world prediction

December 3, 2012 By John Wojcik

NASA takes on the doomsdayers and debunks their predictions.

Train derailment causes chemical spill in South Jersey

November 30, 2012 By Blake Skylar

A freight train derailment this morning sent two tanker cars off a bridge and into a creek in Paulsboro, New Jersey, polluting the water with hazardous materials.

Oil platform explosion: Another disaster in the Gulf

November 20, 2012 By Blake Skylar

It seems that, for the Gulf Coast, which has already endured the tragic BP oil spill, the hits just keep on coming.

BP to admit guilt for oil spill, pay over $4 billion

November 16, 2012 By Blake Skylar

British oil company BP agreed on November 16 to pay $4.5 billion in penalties for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, pleading guilty to 14 criminal charges.