Environment
Oil plumes spreading under Gulf “like ash from a volcano”
June 8, 2010Government officials confirmed today that oil as far as 3,300 feet below the surface is traveling in clouds through large areas of the subsea Gulf of Mexico. At a news briefing, Jane Lubchenko, of the National...
Read moreBP and disaster capitalism
June 7, 2010A Gulf Coast disaster has again shocked an entire nation. The callous corporate disregard for safety, workers' lives and environmental devastation is infuriating and mind-boggling.
Read moreWorries mount on oil spill health effects
June 4, 2010As oil washes up on Florida beaches, scores of cleanup workers are falling ill.
Read moreBP admits it wasn’t prepared
June 3, 2010President Obama heads back to the Gulf Coast Friday, as BP's CEO acknowledges the company was completely unprepared for a deepwater oil spill.
Read moreOil cleanup workers fight back against BP
June 2, 2010Workers struggling to stem the oil flow on the Gulf Coast are falling ill and some are filing class actions suits against BP.
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