Gulf of Mexico – Page 2 – People's World

Outrage spurs BP boycott

June 1, 2010 By Joe Sims

Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.

Exxon Valdez survivors and Gulf residents fight the same battle

May 19, 2010 By John Wojcik

They may be four thousand miles apart but the people in this region are joining a battle taken up more than 20 years ago by the residents of Cordova, a small Alaskan fishing village.

Oil spill could surge, lawmaker warns

May 11, 2010 By John Wojcik

Oil gushing from the BP well off the coast of Louisiana could surge to 60,000 barrels a day if the company's plan to cap it with a four-story metal container fails, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said...

Nationalize BP!

April 30, 2010 By James Thompson

Those of us who live along the Gulf Coast have been shocked by the callous disregard for safety, worker's lives and destruction of our environment exhibited by BP in Texas and Louisiana.