energy
As oil gushes, BP spews nonsense
June 2, 2010While BP has its own "reporters" enthusing about a "ballet at sea" in the Gulf, some 200,000 workers in the region are either out of work or facing imminent unemployment.
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On Gulf Coast many doubt BP can stop leak soon
June 1, 2010Union leaders, fishermen and environmentalists in the Gulf region say there is almost no chance that BP can stop the gushing oil by August.
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Outrage spurs BP boycott
June 1, 2010Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.
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Obama halts offshore drilling
May 27, 2010President Obama announced today that he is extending a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling permits, and said the BP explosion showed the need to transition to a green economy.
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A California battle over power to the people
May 17, 2010A public clean energy program began delivering electricity to 6,000 customers this month, and a for-profit electric giant is fighting it tooth and nail.
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