June 4, 2010 -
BP's attempts to tame an oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico have failed. With thousands of barrels of oil a day leaking into waters and washing ashore, the region is on the brink of an ecological disaster.
June 4, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest The liability costs stemming from the ongoing environmental disaster
June 2, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest President Obama's declaration that the federal government is in charge of the response to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is apparently meant to deflect Katrina comparisons and show that his administration is fully engaged. With that P.R. mission accomplished, Obama now needs to turn to the question of what to do about BP.
June 1, 2010 -
In the wake of BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which has yet to be contained, many environmentalists and political observers thought the allure of offshore oil drilling would take a hit.
June 1, 2010 -
The Louisiana Environmental Action Network reports that British Petroleum is threatening to fire fishermen hired to help with the oil spill cleanup for using respirators or other safety equipment that wasn't provided by the company. But the fishermen say they're wearing their own equipment because the company hasn't provided what they need.As LEAN reports in a recent alert:We have had numerous fisherman, that have been hired through BP's Master Vessel Charter